Amen, and amen, Brad!

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad D" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] George and family update


> Phil,
>
> Can you give me the address for both the church and the chief? There is
one
> way to put an end to "third party" comments. I'll outright ask for the
> person who George talked to, if George doesn't mind that is not say his
> name, I'll do nothing until or if there's word he  doesn't mind, if he
> does, I'll not, and why they didn't at least give a reference to help an
> out of state/town  family with a terminally ill child. As well perhaps if
> god desired for chief to help out George and his family, then perhaps he
> would like someone to tell him so. Time for some action to be taken to
find
> answers and not just speculative talk.  There is a balance of right and
> wrong, even in the church. We here in Wisconsin have a media brawl between
> churches who support and invite homo-sexuals saying those Christians who
> say homosexuality isn't OK are twisting scripture, and then there are
those
> trying to uphold what God wrote. So I'm sorry, this bride we talk of in
the
> name of Christian church is not lilly white nor absolved from being
> corrected where it is obvious. Thinking so is dangerous. As well tearing
it
> down from within is as well, which is not what we are trying to do. I
think
> we are frustrated on both ends of the pulpit and out it comes on this
> little list based on our own caring and willingness to do what we can with
> the resources we have as individuals. What happened to faithful are the
> wounds of a friend and deceitful are the kisses of an enemy we just talked
> about? We are not kissing the church, and yet not beating it to a pulp
> either.   I just keep seeing the Scripture...
>
> James 2:14-18
> 14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no
> deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without
> clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you
well;
> keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what
> good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied
> by action, is dead.
>
> 18 But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."
>
> Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I
do.
> NIV
>
>
> Brad
>
>
>
>
>
> At 01:02 PM 2/26/2005, you wrote:
> >Brad,
> >
> >No, you are right and that's the way it happened.  After George's wife
did
> >her best to explain everything, she was told they only help members of
their
> >own church.  That's when they new they would have to look elsewhere.
Chad
> >Smith is the chief of the Cherokee nation so I am going to find out how
to
> >write to him.
> >
> >Phil.
> >
> >
> >
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