I was listening to the radio on the way to work yesterday morning and joined this story in progress. Give it a listen or read right quick.
I was especially struck by this bit here:
Surveys by Campbell and others show young evangelicals differ from their elders in a lot of ways. They pray less often, read the Bible and go to church less often. And they’re more open to culture and social issues, such as evolution and gay rights.
do you think that perhaps the substantive belief outcomes in the second sentence are in any way related to the behavior description in the first sentence? Do those beliefs come from less Bible reading, prayer and church attendance or do those belief result in less desire to read the Bible, pray or attend church where such beliefs may be challenged?
Here is more on Brian McLaren’s new book in my post here linking to two reviews of the book.
I think a certain young college student in our life may be attracted to this kind of Christianity if he is attracted to Christianity at all. I’m not sure what to do about it except pray. I’m fairly certain that we do not have a “voice” in this young man’s life. On the other hand, his is a loud voice into our daughter’s ear.
These words stood out to me:
“I’m sure he’s tapping into an exhaustion, a fatigue, a sense of wanting to be culturally relevant, a sense of not wanting to stand out from one’s peers and neighbors,” Mohler says. “I certainly understand that. I just believe that the cost of following that route is literally the abandonment of historic, biblical Christianity.”
Mohler is determined to nip any such trend in the bud. But if McLaren and surveys of young people are any guide, there seems to be an appetite for a different sort of evangelical Christianity.”
unfortunately, “this kind of christianity” is nothing more than self idolatry. There is always an appetite for self worship.
True. btw, how do i get my picture to change as it’s displayed on these things? I changed my “gravatar” on my account but the picture hasn’t changed on your website here.
dunno. is that a turtle?
yep. sea turtle from the staIned glass at the new hospital.