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[All day event] CHARITY is a fool for Christ
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- "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who ar e perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." ~& nbsp;1 Corinthians 1:18
I once saw a man in Los Angeles wearing a s ign that said, "I'm a fool for Christ. Whose fool are you?" I thought at t he time, "That's the most stupid thing I've ever seen." But one night many years later it would be revealed to me that God - who is more than just an image on a piece of wood - loved me. And though I had shunned Him all my l ife, I realized my desperate need of Him.
It was then I understood the truth of that odd sign I had seen years before: the cross is foolishnes s to those who are perishing. That night I knelt at the foot of the cross a nd believed in Jesus. I have been a fool for Christ ever since. ~ John Wimb er, adapted
Has such a revelation ever come to you? How does our Co uncil promote a spirituality that brings us closer to Christ?
"So then do not be foolish, but understand what t...
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