Urshan University Urshan Pulpit Conference '22 - Brent Coltharp Wednesday Night
Apr 20, 2022
A passionate exploration of how childhood narratives shape our values kicks off the discussion. Brent reflects on the glorification of war versus its grim realities, linking it to modern conflicts. He challenges listeners to confront spiritual warfare, emphasizing the need for the church to recognize and combat spiritual dangers. Through practical applications like preaching and self-denial, he inspires commitment in both faith and community. Drawing lessons from ordinary heroes, he urges a legacy of courage, resilience, and unwavering faith in God.
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Formative Hero Stories From Childhood
- Brent Coltharp recounts discovering biographies and a comic-book Bible as a child, acting out heroic stories in his living room.
- Those childhood plays shaped romanticized visions of courage, honor, and heroic narratives that later matured with life experience.
Romanticizing War Masks Its Cost
- Coltharp reflects that romanticized views of war hide its real cost and trauma, like PTSD and loss experienced by veterans.
- He warns that idealized hero narratives can obscure the brutal realities and personal loss of actual conflict.
Spiritual Warfare Is The Primary Battle
- Coltharp argues the church faces a greater, ongoing atrocity: spiritual destruction by Satan targeting souls.
- He urges Christians to see spiritual warfare as more consequential than distant political or military conflicts.