The Radical Middle is an informational and devotional newsletter published by Steven Fry Ministries and Messanger Fellowship. It is designed to inspire, and encourage, and communicate with other spiritual leaders. Our hope is that, together, we will discover truths that help us to:
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Authority — Another Word for Love
Published 07-08-2009
In this issue, I want to share an excerpt from my new book True Freedom: What Christian Submission and Authority Look Like. The word ’submission’ is not a very popular word, of course, and you might think that this is a read you’d rather avoid.
But this book is really about relationships. It’s about seeing authority not as a synonym for ‘control’, but rather as God’s pattern of ensuring life. Many of us have a love/hate relationship with authority, but I think that this book will help you to discover that ‘authority’ is really another word for ‘love’ – if it’s rightly understood.
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Dear Friends,
Yesterday my 17 yr old daughter graduated. I was asked to pray for the graduates of her class. The following is my prayer. As I reflected on this threshold she is crossing, I thought of so many of our youth – and the world they are inheriting.
May this be a prayer we can all pray for [...]
