Growing up in that area of town, I was able to walk and go fishing in that exact same area of the river.
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
Earthly shepherds abandon the sheep with no one looking for them.
Ezekiel 34:6
Earthly shepherds cause the sheep to be scattered and to become prey in the world.
Ezekiel 34:5
Earthly shepherds minister with cruelty instead of healing and seeking the lost.
Ezekiel 34:4
Earthly shepherds live bountifully but neglect the congregation.
Ezekiel 34:3
Earthly shepherds feed themselves and not the congregation
Ezekiel 34:1-2
Glory of God stands on the East Mountain and the word of God is brought to those in captivity
Ezekiel 11:23-25
Living by the desires of this world brings the judgment of God
Ezekiel 11:21-22
Israel was to be of a new spirit, living by the word of God, but the rebellious were to face the fury of His judgment
Ezekiel 11:19-20
The Jewish people were gathered to Israel and told to remove the abominations
Ezekiel 11:17-18