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Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Marco Funk had a good point in the comments section in response to the "guilt and fear" thread regarding Bono's statements at the prayer breakfast. I wanted them posted here: I hate it when fear and guilt, as a motivational tool, is used but backed by lies; lies like: you're gonna go to hell if you don't do such and such, or believe this way. It is untruthful to say that we worship a God who sits up in heaven just waiting to throw us in hell.But if 'fear' and guilt come as a result of truth being told, then it is a sign that authentic confession and repentance is needed.After hearing Bono's speech, I needed to confess and repent of my own implication in the greed of North America (I'm from Canada).But, after Bono's speech, I was also given a vision of something better... if not a vision of the already-but-not-yet kingdom of God that is breaking its way into our world and history. This vision inspires me to hope...If hope is the fruit of Bono's message, then possibly the fear and the guilt I experienced from his message might be a kind of 'holy pruning' that was much needed for me... but also more importantly for Bono's audience.
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Jimmy Doyle is a dad, husband,
teacher, friend, and other things. Currently he's just trying to figure out what it means to follow Christ and be in community with others. He enjoys having conversations with fellow pilgrims on the journey.
Stephen Zedler has a wife and three kids who he loves very much. He has been called by God to study and teach history, particularly U.S.
history. He also believes that God has called him to reform the way children are educated in America.