The point is...

I do a great deal of reading. blogs, books, scripture. I enjoy it. I also do a lot of talking with folks about what I believe to be the problems with American Christianity and the American Church. Call it a hobby. It must be a hobby, cause I do it a lot, and I seem to enjoy it.

the blogs I read are somewhat interesting. Some really look for truth to invade their lives. Others look to tell of their greatness and wondrous ability. Others are just full of crap and their foolish pride. I tend to fall into the last category.

with so much wrong in the word, you would think that by now we would get the point. Politics is not the point. Christians in politics is not the point. Wake up people, politicians use us and our votes like whores and tip us with a taxi ride home after the election.

I was told by my mentor that I was trying to re-invent the wheel. There may be some truth in that. After all, it is not the wheel that is broke, but the idiots, like myself, who try and use the wrong materials to build it.

on the other hand, there are problems. So what is the point?

of all the conversations and situations I have discussed with people over the years about the church, politics, people and what ever, what I have not heard from them, or me is the point...

People need Jesus.
we do not share Jesus with those who need Him because we do not really love Him. We are not grateful for the love He has shown, and the death He died, and the Salvation He gives.

we are not broken over our worldly desires and worldly actions with things like...Divorce, racism, spousal abuse, immorality, lack of integrity. And because we are not broken over our state, and realize we need to be fixed by His grace, we do not see the need to change.

we have lost the wonder and awe with our great God. He has become a person of convenience, a person of want. We do not want Him, we want relief from life. No pain, lots of money, no sickness, no death, no wonder, no awe, no big God. Just manageable deity.

there is no joy in most believers. There is nothing about most Christians that draws unbelievers to God because there is no joy. Sadness over temporal things zap joy away from the child of God. Happiness comes from stuff, so we tear down our barns and build bigger ones.

we refuse to take responsibility for the rearing and Spiritual direction of our own children, leaving that to ministers and teachers. So sex during the middle school years is out of control, disrespect is rampant and true love waits is just a cool thing a youth minister does to keep his job.

the point?
brokenness over sin, repentance, love for the Son, passion for the lost, ministry to others, joy in life.
what else is there?

the precedidng has been an introspection. you probably suffer from the same problem I do.