{"id":16285,"date":"2012-08-20T16:14:43","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T20:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=16285"},"modified":"2012-08-20T16:15:22","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T20:15:22","slug":"ministers-unite-to-combat-spiritual-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=16285","title":{"rendered":"Ministers Unite To Combat Spiritual Depres- sion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cThings fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere. The ceremony of innocence is drowned; the best, lack all conviction, while the worst, are full of passionate intensity.\u201d (Excerpt:\u00a0 <strong>W. B. Yeats\u2019<\/strong> Poem: Second Coming)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We gather at convention time hoping we can garner social, economic and political leverage, but we have overlooked our own spiritual crisis. There is a spiritual crisis in our country. Things have indeed fallen apart.\u00a0 We have neglected our responsibility as global citizens to address the cognitive dissonance created by the clamor of corruption, anxiety, fear, anger, bitterness, mistrust, and schizoid politics (<strong>Rollo May<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes (pictured, right)<\/strong> explains that there is an absence of accountability between politicians and the spiritual community.\u00a0 A discourse fueled with contempt, and it is up to the spiritual community to restore hope. Why is it the responsibility of the spiritual community to restore hope, one might ask?\u00a0 The answer is this: It is pervasive in our families, communities and we are everywhere impacted. We must face ourselves in-the-mirror to face our own schizoid nature.<\/p>\n<p>Many religious groups have already chosen sides in the campaigns.\u00a0 Questions of a candidate\u2019s beliefs and spiritual qualifications to be president have been dogging the hopefuls for more than a year.\u00a0 We are being called to a higher level of accountability at this time, to seek healing from \u201cspiritual depression\u201d.\u00a0 One might ask why?\u00a0 The answer is obvious.<\/p>\n<p>The result of this spiritual malaise has caused a national crisis of \u201cspiritual depression\u201d and the symptoms arise from the obvious disconnection from God, others, family and community.<br \/>\nThe answer is this; we must recover our moral and spiritual connectors.\u00a0 On the eve of the Republican National Convention the <strong>Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes<\/strong> will preach; <em>\u201cHope In The Time of Spiritual Depression\u201d<\/em> to illuminate the issue of spiritual depression and crisis across our nation.<\/p>\n<p>What is our path back to togetherness? Our Congress can\u2019t come together as depression fills their halls. We must renew the center and create a consciousness of hope and conviction. We must sound out the political idols of our day and raise political awareness in our spiritual contexts. We must commit to a higher level of accountability between spiritual and political communities. The Christian community must come together. It is our responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Well, three of our local pastors have joined together to get this message to the people of our community. The message will be presented by <strong>Dr. James A. Forbes<\/strong>, retired Sr. Pastor of the famed Riverside Church, New York City, New York, on Sunday, Aug 26.\u00a0 Service times are listed below, and the entire city is invited.<\/p>\n<p>8am: St. John Prog. Bapt. Church 10am: Bible-Based Fellowship<br \/>\n<strong>Rev. Bart Banks, Sr<\/strong>. Pastor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Rev. Arthur T. Jones, Sr.<\/strong> Pastor<br \/>\n2504-Chipco Ave.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4811-Ehrlich Road<br \/>\nTampa, FL 33605\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tampa, FL\u00a0 33647<\/p>\n<p>12 noon: College Hill C.O.G.I.C.<br \/>\n<strong>Elder Charles Davis, Sr.<\/strong> Pastor<br \/>\n6410- N 30th St.<br \/>\nTampa, FL 33610<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThings fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere. The ceremony of innocence is drowned; the best, lack all conviction, while the worst, are full of passionate intensity.\u201d (Excerpt:\u00a0 W. B. 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