As Christians, thanksgiving should permeate our daily lives. Through Jesus, we are freed from the cycle of ingratitude and empowered to live as people marked by thankfulness. Our gratitude flows from the knowledge that we are both God’s creatures and his redeemed children.
Thanksgiving is not limited to a holiday or an annual ritual; it is the heartbeat of the Christian life.
Rooted in the belief that God has bestowed a divine mandate upon His followers, Christians are called to embrace both our private spiritual lives as well as our public roles in shaping and influencing the culture around us.
As Christians, we are called to embrace the Great Commission and the Cultural Mandate, two essential aspects of our faith that empower us to impact the world in profound ways.
When my daughter, Natasha, was in college, she made a project that featured angels. When she told the professor that she believed in angels and the Bible, her professor began going after her, saying those were fantasies and fables.
We need voices that are faithfully Christian but also distinctively engaged in our world. I think this Institute is of enormous importance. May it flourish here in South Florida, but also be a precedent for many other similar movements around the country.
Os Guinness
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