The Gathering

07/19/2025

Capitalism carries within it the seeds of its own destruction.

Karl Marx

The Church carries within it the seeds of its own destruction.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Every civilization carries within it the seeds of its own destruction.

G.W.F. Hegel

Every revolution carries within it the seeds of its own destruction.

Frank Herbert

Individuals carry within them the seeds of their own destruction.

Greek concept of hubris

03/27/2024

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12/15/2022

Fred's Thursday Blog: “Of course it’s hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.”

Of course it’s hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.

11/03/2022

Fred's Thursday Blog: “The challenge for the church is reaching people who are accustomed to being alone for much of their lives."

The challenge for the church is reaching people who are accustomed to being alone for much of their lives.

09/29/2022

Fred's Thursday Blog: “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”

Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.

09/22/2022

Fred's Thursday Blog: What do we do when there is no longer any shred of remorse or regret?

What do we do when there is no longer any shred of remorse or regret?

06/30/2022

Fred's Thursday Blog: "Why had we not done this before? Why had we waited so long?"

Why had we not done this before? Why had we waited so long?

06/23/2022

Fred's Thursday Blog: "Solomon sabotaged the nation’s future by dismantling their moral core. It was not simply personal idolatry."

Solomon sabotaged the nation’s future by dismantling their moral core. It was not simply personal idolatry.

06/16/2022

Be sure to check out new book "Beautiful People Don't Just Happen." Scott was able to join us at The Gathering in San Diego as our Bible teacher a few years ago and we are so grateful for his thoughtful writing and teaching.

Beautiful People Don't Just Happen: How God Redeems Regret, Hurt, and Fear in the Making of Better Humans

06/16/2022

Fred's Thursday Blog: "The course of Western history shifted in that moment. It could have gone one way but it went another."

The course of Western history shifted in that moment. It could have gone one way but it went another.