It is not uncommon for our church to be asked why we do not
do altar calls or hand - raising type evangelistic efforts.
«I've
done altar calls and nothing happened.
In fact, when I was in junior high, I remember being at a Christian youth conference where the speaker
did an altar call of sorts for «young men called to be pastors» and «young women called to be pastors» wives.»
Not exact matches
The other thing about that kind of fiction is that if you don't have an
altar call at the end, people think it has failed.
I don't like the idea that life is a perpetual
altar call.
He'll usually post something on our Facebook page like, «Loved church today, especially the fact that Markus
did an almost
altar call!»
In a way, too, so
does Scorsese's entire
calling — one that started off in the streets of New York as an
altar boy searching for his purpose.
Clearly, that is better than just going through the original
altar call, and ideally even more could be
done.
Yes, there were the occasional
altar calls or prayer requests but they were rather rote and quickly over so I didn't bother with those.
We once went to a crusade in Edmonton (I don't know what possessed my parents) and in the end there was the usual
altar call.
6 «And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and
does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant — 7 these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my
altar; for my house shall be
called a house of prayer for all peoples.»
While the seats are perforated, they are too firm to be
called sumptuous: an indication that this car
does not sacrifice too much of its Sport identity on the
altar of comfort.
** yawn **
Call me when I don't have to worship at the
altar of Steve Jobs to read manga digitally.