The dialogue… it hurts
You know, the internet blew up the other week when Anne Rice announced that she was leaving organized Christianity. She sliced that pretty well, actually, saying that nothing changed about what Jesus did for her life, just that she was sick and tired of being associated with a lot of the things done by organized religion. There’s a pretty in-depth story at Christianity Today about it. Now, it’s clear from her statement that Ms. Rice and I are about as far apart on a lot of issues as two people could be. But…
I guess what gets me is that some days, I understand where she’s coming from. Some days, the dialogue that Christians are trying to have with the world really does seem hateful, arrogant, and… I’ll say it… dumb. Really dumb. We have the Gospel, and instead we share our twelve (hundred) points (stated negatively) for transforming culture, or politics, or whatever.
We do not transform anything. The Gospel transforms everything. Man, some days I wish we acted like we believed it.
“The Gospel transforms everything. Man, some days I wish we acted like we believed it.”
Me too, I wish I acted like I believed it.
Love you,
Stunning article. Bookmarked it already. Thanks.