Thursday; June 27
What is the greatest era for Christian expansion? What about the 1st Century – one that was filled with the newness of Christian thought and miracles … but also featured archaic ways of communicating and martyrdom? What about the Victorian Era – one that highlighted chaste sexual thoughts … but also featured classism, slavery and child labor? What about the 21st Century – a time filled with blatant sexuality and political dysfunction … but one where everyone has access to the Word of God and unfettered (and unfiltered) access to evangelism? I think it is tempting to look back at the “good old days” and wish we could recreate the perceived openness to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Yet, the truth of the matter is that there is (and has never been) a golden age for Christianity. Since each era has been filled with people there have been problems and possibilities. In essence, the times that are most conducive to spreading the gospel throughout the world is the one in which we live. T