Ex Chaplain Has Nice Take on "Gotcha Evangelism"

I troll the Web in search of spiritual insights that aren't making headlines or produced by the mega-speakers and blockbuster authors who are making tons of money on spirituality. Not that I have anything against those folks; I hope to be one someday (though the days of my life run short). But today's insight into what he calls "Gotcha Evangelism" comes courtesy of a former Air Force Chaplain named Norris Burkes writing in the Elmira (NY) Star Gazette.

In a column that starts out being about the highly visible public failure of Harold Camping's predicted end of the world on May 21, Burkes offers these keen insights:
Heaven, Jesus rightly pointed out, is someday and today.
"The kingdom of God" he said, "doesn't come by counting the days on the calendar nor when someone says, 'Look here!' or, 'There it is!' And why? Because God's kingdom is already among you."

Grace and forgiveness are not something we escape to, but rather something we are blessed to live in. Grace is so big we can't possibly get our arms all the way around it. It's constantly unfolding to us.

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