Amen! I truly appreciate your honesty. I've seen my perception of God change from my youth to now. For the better; from seeing Him as a God of judgment to a God of love, always. And I still have a long way to go. Old thought patterns rear their ugly head from time to time, but God reminds me of His love again and again, and those patterns appear less and less. He is so good!
Absolutely beautiful! It is refreshing and encouraging to read this from a fellow Pastor. Often, as a SDA pastor of 30 years, and coming to the same conclusions, I feel like a fish out of water concerning institutional Adventism. I just don't fit. Thank you, Shawn, for articulating what I've felt for a long time. Shalom and grace to you!
Thank you so much for your kind words, Tony! I'm glad the piece resonated with you, and that you've had a similar journey. Hopefully we can keep banging this gospel-drum and see Adventism saturated with the love of Jesus.
Amen! I truly appreciate your honesty. I've seen my perception of God change from my youth to now. For the better; from seeing Him as a God of judgment to a God of love, always. And I still have a long way to go. Old thought patterns rear their ugly head from time to time, but God reminds me of His love again and again, and those patterns appear less and less. He is so good!
Awesome, Linda! I'm so glad the piece resonated with you and reflects your experience as well. Thanks for reading and for commenting.
This is a really beautiful explanation. And centers on what is most precious. Thanks for the encouragement to keep looking through this lens.
Thank you for your kind words, Karah! I'm so humbled and grateful that the piece resonated with you.
Absolutely beautiful! It is refreshing and encouraging to read this from a fellow Pastor. Often, as a SDA pastor of 30 years, and coming to the same conclusions, I feel like a fish out of water concerning institutional Adventism. I just don't fit. Thank you, Shawn, for articulating what I've felt for a long time. Shalom and grace to you!
Thank you so much for your kind words, Tony! I'm glad the piece resonated with you, and that you've had a similar journey. Hopefully we can keep banging this gospel-drum and see Adventism saturated with the love of Jesus.
Loved that. It put me to think a lot.