As Christians, We Should Be The Best

There Are Congregations On Nearly Every Corner. I'm Not Sure We Need More Churches. What We Need Is A Church. I Say One Church Is Better Than Fifty. I Have Tried To Remove The Plural Form Churches From My Vocabulary, Training Myself To Think Of The Church As Christ Did, And As The Early Christians Did. The Metaphors For Her Are Always Singular - A Body, A Bride. I Heard One Gospel Preacher Say It Like This, As He Really Wound Up And Broke A Sweat: "we've Got To Unite Ourselves As One Body. Because Jesus Is Coming Back, And He's Coming Back For A Bride Not A Harem.

Only Jesus Would Be Crazy Enough To Suggest That If You Want To Become The Greatest, You Should Become The Least. Only Jesus Would Declare God's Blessing On The Poor Rather Than On The Rich And Would Insist That It's Not Enough To Just Love Your Friends. I Just Began To Wonder If Anybody Still Believed Jesus Meant Those Things He Said.

There Are Folks Who Burn The Koran And Hold Signs Saying, "god Hates Fags" And All Sorts Of Sick Things - And They Often Hijack The Headlines With Hatred. We Know That Is Not What Christ Was Like.

Because You Can Poke Someone's Eye Out Legally Doesn't Mean You Should And That It's Right. The Bible Teaches Us A More Perfect Justice.

Jesus Still Has A Really Great Reputation And The Spirit Is Still Moving. I've Got A Lot Of Hope For A Generation That Takes Jesus Seriously, Once Again.