Ethos asks, "What makes you credible? What makes your message credible?" The ethos game assumes you have something going for you, and that something is a good reason for people to listen to you.
Ethos asks, "What makes you credible? What makes your message credible?" The ethos game assumes you have something going for you, and that something is a good reason for people to listen to you.
When you have a church with diverse experiences and perspectives, these moments present opportunities to talk about the racism in our stories and our oneness in Christ. But this is easier said than done. Many of us struggle to seize these opportunities because of our fears.
Do not be dismayed by the challenges you continue to face while navigating this season. Remember the “why” as you prep for Easter.
Packer says that knowing God "is crucially important in living our lives...we're cruel to ourselves if we try to live in this world without knowing the God who owns and runs it. The world becomes a strange, mad, painful place, and life in it a disappointing and unpleasant business, for those who don't know God. Disregard knowing God and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded, with no sense of direction, no understanding of what surrounds you."
In this post, I want to share what I learned about Caleb, how some aspects of his life parallel the account of the Syrophoenician woman, and what these stories show us about God when we consider them side-by-side.