This year at the Stronger Conference, a young minister stopped me as I was walking out of the room at the conclusion of a workshop and she said, "I want to tell you something..." (I was all ears.) She said, "Do you notice how many of the speakers this weekend are saying, "Now, I'm just being transparent when I tell you..." or "I'm just keepin' it real..." I nodded yes. In fact, I mentioned that I was one of those speakers. I think I probably said a few times in both my keynote message and my workshop that I was just "keepin' it real." After I affirmed that yes, I had noticed that -- she said, "Do you know why they have to do that? They do it...and you do it, because so many people don't keep it real. So many in leadership aren't transparent, Deanna. That's why all these people speaking here feel an urge to declare their transparency.." I let her know that usually when I say, "I'm just kee
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I am very aware of the dangers and how we must at every cost avoid the appearance of evil.
I just can't help but wonder if all of these things that we see occurring are the beginning of the great falling away that will begin to take place before the Lord returns. I have always wondered what would cause such massive droves to leave the church. Something has to trigger it. Could it be that those trusted ones falling will be the trigger?
Just a thought.
great blessing (to be part of the last days) and also great challenge...