Re-energized

I play drums with our church's gospel choir. Last night we traveled from Chicago to Kalamazoo and during the bus ride I had a conversation with a friend who is a history teacher at a Christian High School in the suburbs. That conversation reinforced what I have been trying to do on this blob. Due to a two week break in August and starting a new job two weeks ago, this blog has taken the back seat to other things going on. But now, I have been re-energized.

American Christianity and the mysterious malaise of a middle class who has everything, we seem to have slipped into survival mode. Protect what we have because everyone is trying to take it away from us. The President to the Pastor is preaching fear. But the bible says do not fear. The bible says we have nothing to protect and all that we have, we have so we can give it away and bless those who have none.

Jesus would not drive a Hummer unless he was in the Congo and the engine was powered by a fuel cell. Jesus would not move his church out of communities for bigger and better facilities but would plant a church in areas that needed the plant without abandoning the communities the church is already a part of.

Disagree? Let me know and I will give you my reasons.