{"id":39,"date":"2025-07-31T21:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingclientswebsites.com\/wp33\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:15:40","slug":"why-is-christlikeness-so-important","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagingclientswebsites.com\/wp33\/why-is-christlikeness-so-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Christlikeness So Important"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b3684 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61b3684\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64cfa41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64cfa41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY IS CHRISTLIKENESS SO IMPORTANT?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5470054 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5470054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingclientswebsites.com\/wp33\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-174\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stagingclientswebsites.com\/wp33\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w.png 536w, https:\/\/stagingclientswebsites.com\/wp33\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156f580 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"156f580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Honestly, haven\u2019t we all been guilty of talking about Christ but not accurately reflecting Him? Here\u2019s the scary part. Non-believers vet us by who we are, not what we say. To them, the words of Yoda or Spock are just as profound as those of Jesus. When we start talking, they are asking themselves questions \u2013 not just about Christ, but about us.\u00a0 They don\u2019t care what we believe about Jesus unless they recognize our belief has changed us into someone they admire and want to become like.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e314cf9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e314cf9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1bd92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be1bd92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VISION FOR THE JESUS GALLERIES<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4558810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4558810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingclientswebsites.com\/wp33\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stagingclientswebsites.com\/wp33\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v.png 580w, https:\/\/stagingclientswebsites.com\/wp33\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/v-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d174195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d174195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Your Prayer?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7826d5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7826d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My wife, Cathy, and I love to drive the back roads of Tennessee, walk the narrow streets of an old European city, find tourist-free restaurants, listen to street musicians, and share the awesome panoramic views of a green countryside or blue ocean. With this in mind, you are invited to come and explore some new vistas of the Christian journey. On the way, listen for heart-tugging melodies resonating in your soul. Seek private moments for personal revelations. Various sights may catch your attention and spark conversations on the way. That\u2019s a good thing \u2013 and a God thing. Oddly, God seems to favor those who come to Him via the scenic route. He likes it (maybe by design) when we individually grope our way to find Him and work out our own spiritual wholeness (Acts 17:27; Phil 2:2). As we journey together, I pray you will hear His Voice, and see familiar things in an unfamiliar way, leading you to experience <em>Christ in you, the hope of glory<\/em> (Colossians 1:27).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d98d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d98d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is The Jesus Galleries a Series?  <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac65161 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac65161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That\u2019s a real possibility.\u00a0 Someone suggested I write a similar book designed for readers who are not yet Christians, either for lack of knowledge or because they feel offended or turned off by church or church people. I have recently finished a draft of that book to be titled, <strong><em>At Face Value \u2013 The Modern Art Jesus Galleries. <\/em><\/strong>My wife and I have taught couples classes for years, and we have discussed collaborating on <strong><em>The BEST Marriage \u2013 The Jesus Galleries for Couples.<\/em><\/strong> Other ideas have surfaced like DWI or traumatic event recovery, and your suggestions are invited.\u00a0 Connect with us via email or social media (see <strong>Contacts<\/strong>}.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHY IS CHRISTLIKENESS SO IMPORTANT? Honestly, haven\u2019t we all been guilty of talking about Christ but not accurately reflecting Him? Here\u2019s the scary part. Non-believers vet us by who we are, not what we say. To them, the words of Yoda or Spock are just as profound as those of Jesus. 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