In a YouTube video released last week by Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship church, Evans and his family members further discussed the topics of faith and loss, and dealing with difficult moments in life that don't make sense. He said that her death is a "big blow," and called on the whole family to "grab hold of God together."
The pastor said in an Instagram video that he doesn't understand Pitts' death, and that he has questions for God. In another message he shared: "When you think about grace, think about its wings - its ability to lift us up and take us beyond what our experience is saying we have to live under and be controlled by."Įvans' niece, Wynter Pitts, who was a well-known Christian author, speaker and founder of For Girls Like You magazine, died unexpectedly last week.
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"When you learn how to locate God in what appears to be His absence, you will learn to trust Him along the dark pathways life often offers," he posted. In a number of other tweets this past week he also touched on the need for people to rely on God. "If so, why would we ever need God for anything?" he asked. If it were true, that would mean we would never face anything that we couldn't solve in our own strength," Evans, who's senior pastor at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, wrote in a Twitter post on Tuesday. "Maybe you've heard the phrase that God never gives us more than we can handle. Pastor Tony Evans has said that the phrase "God never gives us more than we can handle," which is often cited in times of struggle and loss, can be problematic for Christians. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pastor Tony Evans of Oak Cliff Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, invites believers to participate in "The Gathering" that will feature prominent Christian leaders from across the United States who will be uniting in solemn assembly to pray for the country at Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, on September 21, 2016.
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