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ST16: What Do I Do with Mean Christians?

Slow Theology: Simple Faith for Chaotic Times

CHAPTER

The Power of Gentleness

Jay Parini: I hear from people that they experience kind of disappointment and fatigue when they step into a church and hear mean spirited comments. He says he would define meanness as confrontation without the express desire of actually helping the other person, serving the other person or bringing the other person to a deeper understanding of Jesus. Parini: Confrontation is critical It's important Jesus is constantly confronting people.

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