Megachurch pastor killed on way home from church: Thanking God when it’s hard to be grateful
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 26 November 2019
⏱️ 7 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR NOVEMBER 26, 2019
A megachurch pastor was killed while driving home, while a pilot hanging upside down in his airplane was rescued. Today's podcast explores the challenge of being grateful in and for hard times as well as good times and calls us to trust the God who redeems all times for his glory and our good.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians. |
| 0:07.8 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, |
| 0:12.2 | visit thedailyarticle.com. |
| 0:14.7 | Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.7 | Pastor Dimitri was one of the brightest, most intelligent, and most innovative leaders |
| 0:25.1 | I've ever had the privilege of knowing. |
| 0:27.6 | This is how one pastor remembered Dr. Dimitri Bradley, the founder of a megachurch in Virginia, |
| 0:33.6 | who was killed in a car crash last Wednesday night while driving home from church. |
| 0:38.6 | The 51-year-old pastor and his wife started City Church in Richmond in 1998 |
| 0:43.8 | in the living room of their home, growing it to nearly 4,000 members. |
| 0:49.3 | A memorial service for Dr. Bradley will be held this Saturday at 11 a.m. |
| 0:56.9 | In other news, a pilot was flying his single propeller airplane in rural Minnesota last Saturday when disaster struck. According to the |
| 1:03.1 | Scott County Sheriff's Office, the plane hit a cluster of power lines and became suspended on a |
| 1:08.9 | guideline upside down. The pilot was inside, hanging upside down |
| 1:13.7 | as well, but workers de-energized the power lines and rescued the pilot. He was uninjured. |
| 1:22.2 | It's easy to give thanks to God for remarkable stories, such as the rescue of the stranded pilot. |
| 1:28.9 | I'm sure you have your own examples of wonderful provisions that make Thanksgiving joyful this |
| 1:34.2 | Thanksgiving week. As we learned from Mr. Rogers yesterday, ten seconds is enough time to remember |
| 1:40.4 | those whose love has been instrumental in our lives. However, the Lord states that neither |
| 1:46.2 | his capacities nor his character change with changing circumstances. It is therefore just as |
| 1:53.0 | logical and plausible to view him through the prism of Dr. Bradley's tragic death as through our |
| 1:59.0 | gratitude for the pilot's survival. I'm sure you have your |
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