Lew, are you losing it?

I'm going to have trouble articulating some of my reactions over the next few months.

A lot of you know that, over the last 5 years, I have toured around local church-meetings on Sunday mornings while hosting the Church for dinner, songs, scriptures, prophetic words, and spiritual ministry. During this time I have not enjoyed much of what I've experienced, frankly stated.

I've been waiting, open minded, for the Real Jesus of the Bible, who is all radical, to really "show up" in these settings.

He doesn't.

Now, you may be a pastor, or a church leader. You may be one of the dedicated, devoted, busy people who feel pain when I say that. I have felt your pain. You have felt your pain. But is it so inconcievable that we (american churchgoers) have really messed this thing up? That we've settled for much less? That we, as church-culturers, have sold out? sellouts.

We have. You have. and this is good news--that will cost a lot.

read this

and let's weep.

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