tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518718139106108698.post1667975305490989090..comments2022-11-05T05:12:16.112-07:00Comments on Ethical Excogitations: Antidote to Apathy?Mark Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678503994869895384noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518718139106108698.post-81132382011004661362011-06-07T16:45:16.702-07:002011-06-07T16:45:16.702-07:00Thanks Jeff. This is a key insight for ministry. H...Thanks Jeff. This is a key insight for ministry. Hope is crucial when progress seems to have ceased. I heard a quote a few years back: With God, even when it seems like nothing's happening, something's happening. He's at work, subtly and silently, through his Spirit. This is important truths to remember as a long semester of tiring work winds down and it's time to reflect. God knows what he's doing, and he's doing it! And because he's doing it, I can't give up on it!Mark Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678503994869895384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4518718139106108698.post-11606870891309570452011-05-08T19:07:07.737-07:002011-05-08T19:07:07.737-07:00Apathy. I think we might also add that apathy sets...Apathy. I think we might also add that apathy sets in when we try to change things, but they don't change. (I've personally struggled with that where I'm currently at). The antidote? As you said: The Spirit of God. If God has sent the Spirit to empower the Church as an agent of mission, then God himself is not apathetic (nor disillusioned), and neither should we be. Hope is an essential characteristic of the resurrection.<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts, Mark.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023804323769826530noreply@blogger.com