{"id":30104,"date":"2023-07-28T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T06:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/?p=30104"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:02:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:02:49","slug":"a-pastors-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/a-pastors-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pastor\u2019s Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a dream of a church without unbiblical legalism that undermines love for our neighbor, and a church without liberalism that tramples on God\u2019s commandments just to please everyone.<\/p>\n<p>I have a dream of a church in which the color of your skin, your immigration status, your economic condition, your political party, or the language you speak is not a barrier to worshipping together, and that at the end of every worship service we can embrace, love, and serve one another.<\/p>\n<p>I have a dream of a church where our relationships are more than just seeing each other once a week with a \u201cHi\u201d and \u201cBye,\u201d but where we are a family that helps one another. 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