Something about these words from David Williamson’s comments on an interesting post at mootblog really stood out to me. Its good to remember that good news is happening in the midst of all the muck.
“When I say these are exciting times I mean it. Ecumenical phenomena such as Taize and St Egidio are bringing the church together to proclaim peace.
Initiatives such as Jubilee 2000, and groups including Speak and Sojourners are communicating a message of justice which beats to the pulse of the gospel.
At the same time, writers as eclectic as Rowan Williams, Phillip Yancey and Bono have drawn our attention to the phenomenon of grace. Its beauty and complexity shines out in such a way that it’s baffling as to why the church responded by splitting into such crude divisions as Calvinism and Arminianism.
Blogging has also created a brilliant worldwide conversation and contemplation which is blessing hundreds of thousands (millions?) of Christians and helping us to share in each others joys and sorrows.
The testimony of Martin Luther King is still sending waves through the church which are strengthening with time. The experiment with party political alliances has left a bad taste in the mouth of millions, and there is a hunger for a return to the wilderness if needs be to give a prophetic voice.
The church’s centre of gravity has shifted to the Global South, where a faith that is dependent on God is blazing across continents.” (more)
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