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Psalm 66:15 (Common English Bible)
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Seeking Women Who Are Wise

3/2/2023

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Photo by Rosie Sun on Unsplash
By Michael Edgar Myers
Founding Artistic Director
​Among the many ironies of Christian faith and Biblical study is the volume of attention given to what Christians are against and the number of Scripture verses that prohibit behaviors. A high percentage of these negative viewpoints are among Christian church leaders, traditionally and currently. This negativity creates two consequences that  undermine the true essence of the religion of Jesus.
  1. 1. Infighting makes Christianity -- and thus, Jesus Himself -- unattractive to followers and those seek what He offers. “Church hurts” or “church splits” cause people to leave a congregation, or the Christian faith entirely. Accordingly, infighting is among factors contributing to the "Exgelical Movement," the abandonment of Christianity by those who were active in the faith through their teens shortly after leaving high school.

  2. 2. Misapplying Scriptures to individuals or circumstances for whom the passages were not originally intended, potentially prevent the purpose of Christ’s ministry to be understood and shared.  That purpose is the love of God – the unconditional love; the tough love.
The saddest effect of those consequences – by Christians -- is that they impede progress of Jesus’ mandate to make disciples of all nations, and teach them what He has commanded.  
 Where this impact is most notable in the U.S. is among youth, people of color, and women.

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Born Believing

7/16/2019

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Worship singers on stage
Despite her shy off-stage persona, to Marissa Brown, leading congregants through musical worship is a natural as breathing.
The phrase "born-again Christian" is redundant.

One cannot be Christian unless born again, as Jesus explained and was quoted in the scripture of John.   

​The "born again" in His reference is rebirth of a man's natural spirit to rebel against God.  That is, to disobey God, to rely on self, to  think of self first.   These are the basic elements of life collectively tagged "sin" -- Jesus says this human spirit, the spirit of sin --  must be "reborn" to submit to God's will and guidance.  This is done, first, by recognizing and acknowledging  the life of Christ as revealed in Scriptures, then by living according to His teachings.  In its simplest expression, this is what it means to be born again.  To renew a spirit to follow God's lead.

But what of those people who were born with such a spirit.  The spirit to follow God and not sin that seems intrinsic from birth.  Are there such people?  Especially in our age?


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Biblical Guides for Mental Health

5/17/2019

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Reading, meditating and living scripture passages early in life can plant seeds for future comfort in difficult situations. -- Photo by Samantha Sophia on Unsplash
by Michael Edgar Myers, Founding Director
Cami Myers, an intern with Kingdom Impact Theater Ministries, has been compiling resources and recommendations for individuals managing mental health challenges and posting them in a series of online essays we call “A Collegian’s Guide to Mental Health.”

We outlined Cami's background and how these essays came to be in an earlier post, "College, Ministry & Stress."  Today, we provide access to the essays themselves and Biblical connections the KIT Ministries staff made while editing them.

Although the essays are not “Christian” in nature, reading them revealed parallels between the practical concepts and Bible basics. There are seven scriptures related to the contents of the four essays themselves, and three other principles that provide perspective on Cami’s spiritual health journey summarized in the four essays.

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Pastors & Stress

10/23/2018

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Among the teachings in his first letter to the church at Corinth, the apostle Paul gave what some Bible translations subtitle, “Concerns for Married Life.” Included in the passage in chapter seven, Paul speaks to pastors…or would-be pastors, with an admonition summarized here by the late Eugene Peterson in his paraphrase, “The Message.”

“Because of the current pressures on us from all sides, I think it would probably be best to stay just as you are. Are you married? Stay married. Are you unmarried? Don’t get married. But there’s certainly no sin in getting married, whether you’re a virgin or not. All I am saying is that when you marry, you take on additional stress in an already stressful time, and I want to spare you if possible.”
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Peterson and Paul’s perspective is the backdrop for this sequence of audio and written reflections based on the book, “Who Prays for the Pastor?” by Fredrick Ezeji-Okoye.

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Big, Big God

7/15/2017

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People speaking in outdoor church service.
Mike shares during an Easter sunrise service at Elk Grove Baptist Church in an earlier ministry season (1995)
The church we have attended for a quarter century -- where Kingdom Impact Theater Ministries was birthed -- is going through changes.  In the last two years there has been a change in the leadership structure, including, in recent months, the pastoral staff on which Mike served for 13 years.

​As part of those changes, Mike and Vikki are embarking upon a new season of ministry service apart from their home church.  It's a frightening and exhilarating time for both our ministry and that of our church.  The transition is reminding us many things about God, and more about our faith IN God through Christ.


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    ​Many are reprints from our newsletter, The KIT 'n' Kaboodle, or Facebook notes over time.

    ​They're written by our ensemble, Garlan Garner, Michael Edgar Myers or Vikki J. Myers -- solo, or collectively.


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