{"id":2431,"date":"2012-03-30T09:30:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T09:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2014-09-23T11:42:06","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T11:42:06","slug":"the-same-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/the-welford\/the-same-page\/","title":{"rendered":"The Same Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most disheartening reports from any war are injuries from friendly fire. Time and time again we hear about brothers in arms hurting and sometimes killing each other. In war it must be a horrible feeling to find out you have wounded one of your own team.<\/p>\n<p>In many Churches, it is not so obvious.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that some of us spend so much time sniping at each other but because the wounds are not physical we feel little remorse. The desire to be right is far more appealing than the desire to be humble. Debates about doctrine draw us in to present our own opinion above all others, including the Bible. I wonder how much richer our lives would be if we invested that time in the promotion of the gospel of Christ rather than our own perverted gospels?<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day Christians are all on the same page, or at the very least the same book. Perhaps if we realised we all look out from that book in slightly different directions, and that that is something to be celebrated rather than feared, we could get on with our mission more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Galatians 6:10 &#8220;Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/the-welford\/the-same-page\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most disheartening reports from any war are injuries from friendly fire. Time and time again we hear about brothers in arms hurting and sometimes killing each other. In war it must be a horrible feeling to find out you have wounded one of your own team. 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We live in a nanosecond microwave culture, we want things and we want them yesterday darn it! I don\u2019t know if you are like me, but I have allowed this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Welford&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9219,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/lockdown-3-0-read-the-bits-of-the-bible-that-you-enjoy\/","url_meta":{"origin":2431,"position":1},"title":"Lockdown 3.0: Read the bits of the bible that you enjoy","date":"24 February 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"At CVM we are focused on sharing the good news of Jesus to as many men as we can.\u00a0 So, in light of that, I decided to put together a quick blog series to help us stay in the fight and keep Jesus front and centre during lockdown. This is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team CVM&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lockdown.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8186,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/shaped-by-the-word\/","url_meta":{"origin":2431,"position":2},"title":"Shaped By The Word","date":"23 October 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"In my last blog, I shared the first of ten values that I am endeavouring to live by. That was to relentlessly pursue God, and in those moments when we lose sight of Him purposefully choose to hunt Him down. In my experience, and in so much of my reading,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team CVM&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/read-bible.jpeg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5994,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/demolition-squad\/eight-evangelism-strategies\/","url_meta":{"origin":2431,"position":3},"title":"8 Strategies to Assist You in Your Evangelism","date":"12 August 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Evangelism is a spiritual struggle. It's a bloody, vicious war. There is no Geneva Convention or International Court of Justice imposing civility. Our enemy is not a gentlemen and he is out to totally, utterly ruin all that you love, cherish and seek to protect. In this war we have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Demolition Squad&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/8-strategies-evangelism-men.jpg?fit=1200%2C794&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7891,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/top-ten-memory-verses-pt-1-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":2431,"position":4},"title":"Top Ten Memory Verses (Pt 1\/10)","date":"27 February 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Growing up I was taken along to church and soon discovered an incredible gift, I was amongst the elite few in Draw Swords and Bible memory verses. 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