The Frank Peretti Collection by Frank E. Peretti

Author:Frank E. Peretti
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2015-06-06T04:00:00+00:00

ARE WE JEALOUS, Reverend Sherman?

I had not known Nancy Barrons to be quite so personal and direct in her editorials, but Kyle’s letter, which she did print on the Op-Ed page, must have aroused more anger than her cool professionalism could contain.

When the word of a simple ranch hand draws more people in one weekend than your preaching has drawn for as long as you have been here, I see in this fact a message. Perhaps Jesus is more than just a white, middle-class, right-wing fundamentalist Republican. Perhaps he dwells outside the walls of our respective institutions and defies our petty descriptions of him. Perhaps he is more concerned with people than with opinion.

Everyone is free to see whatever he or she wants in this stranger at the Macon ranch. I saw a kindly doer of good who allowed everyone the dignity of their own convictions. He touched and healed but did not judge, he blessed and did not condemn. He dared to speak of the good in all of us and inspired us to do some good in this world. He was there for the people and not the other way around.

What a refreshing change: a Messiah who believes in us.

The town of Antioch could use such a message. Certain clergy of Antioch would do well to preach it.

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