When the church takes affairs of the state more seriously than they do Jesus, Pax Romana becomes its gospel and the president becomes the Son of God.
Shane ClaibornePrayer is not so much about convincing God to do what we want God to do as it is about convincing ourselves to do what God wants us to do.
Shane ClaiborneIn the Bible, God uses brothel owners, pagan kings, murderers and mercenaries as instruments of good; at one point God even speaks to a guy named Balaam through his donkey.
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