Greenville Oaks Church of Christ
Our foundation for healing is a process that we must build. The foundation for true healing is not instant or spontaneous. It is a slow, careful and intentional process that must include the three-steps of Grace, Truth & Time.
Luke 13:6-9 NIV
Romans 6:1-4 NIV
“We are a nation in love with speed. We drive fast, eat fast, make love fast. We are obsessed with breaking records and shortening time spans. We digest our life, condense our experiences, and compress our thoughts. We are culture surrounded by memos and commercials. While other cultures might believe haste makes waste, we are convinced that speed reflects alertness, power, and success. Americans are always in a hurry.
“It is ironic that in a culture so committed to saving time we feel increasingly deprived of the very thing we value…Despite our alleged efficiency…we seem to have less time for ourselves and far less time for each other…We have quickened the pace of life only to become less patient. We have become more organized but less spontaneous, less joyful. We are better prepared to act on the future but less able to enjoy the present and reflect on the past…Today we have surrounded ourselves with time-saving technological gadgetry, only to be overwhelmed by plans that cannot be carried out, appointments that cannot be honored, schedules that cannot be fulfilled, and deadlines that cannot be met.” - Jeremy Rifkin, Time Wars.