One of the "missions" that those who are part of the emerging/missional church are trying to do is to break down the wall between sacred and secular. There is definitely another much longer post that goes along with this mission, but for now, I want to quote Mike Pilavachi from his book When Necessary Use Words: Changing Lives Through Worship, Justice and Evangelism:
"We've often separated our spiritual activities from our secular ones: We go to a home group - that's spiritual; we buy a pair of running shoes - that's secular. Or is it? If we do our part to ensure that the person who is making our running shoes gets a fair wage and works in reasonable conditions, isn't that an act of loving our neighbor and, therefore, a spiritual activity? God is interested in the whole of our lives and He wants access to everything so that we can make choices that better reflect Him."
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There are definitely huge barriers that go way back ...Most people can't integrate the two..which is too bad.
Honestly, most people in this country don't give one thought to who made their running shoes.
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