Friday, May 02, 2008

What if Wright Had Said This?

There has been plenty of commentary about Pastor Jeremiah Wright's comments and now Senator Obama's denunciation.

If this topic interests you, then you should check out this article. Thabiti Anyabwile looks at this situation, identifies 5 lessons for young pastors:

1. Feed the sheep, feed the sheep, feed the sheep.
2. Be willing to suffer reproach for doing good.
3. Think carefully about a separation of church and state principle in my own ministry and public comments on public issues.
4. Seek counsel before speaking.
5. Pray and war against pride.

He also thinks through what Pastor Wright could have said.

Now this last part is sure to be controversial, but I recommend it because it will prompt you to think about the story in a way that you'll actually learn from it -- not just invest a lot of energy to finger-point and pound away.

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