Focusing on the Facts, Not the Fear

Thinking theologically can be a tough thing to do—even for us pastors. That’s because we focus most of our energy and attention on what I all “the horizontal” aspects of ministry. Thinking vertically is a discipline few have mastered.

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We much prefer to live in the here-and-now realm, seeing life horizontally as others see it, dealing with realities we can . . .

  • Touch
  • Analyze
  • Prove
  • Explain

We are much more comfortable with the tactile, the familiar, the logic shaped by our culture and lived out in our times.

But God offers a better way to live—one that requires faith as it lifts us above the drag and grind of our immediate little world.