On Megachurches and Evangelical Culture
To Rod Dreher, in response to his recent blog post about American Evangelical culture: As a member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, I guess I would be considered an Evangelical. I’m not really sure what that word means anymore, since it’s been tossed around so many times. But your latest blog entry made me think about where the American Evangelical culture is going. Since I’m no theological expert, I don’t know how exactly to address the issues you present in your post. But perhaps my own story can shed a little light on the matter. Now I must warn you that I’m not an expert on either the Lutheran Church or Evangelical culture. These are just my observations as a regular guy trying to find his place within the Body of Christ. Before I became...
Servants
I’ll admit that for selfish reasons, I really like teaching in church. Nothing helps me delve into a subject from the bible like having to give a lesson on it. For the children’s church this weekend, I chose to talk about being a servant. It must have been a good topic, because it was also the subject of our Sunday School lesson. Two things struck me during this lesson. In finding examples of good servants in the bible I looked at the servants of Namaan. I was trying to give examples from the bible which illustrated that serving each other was a way to serve God. I don’t think I had realized before what an important part they play in the story. Basically, they are good servants because they get their master to...
Getting Rid of the Junk
I am seriously addicted to the show “Clean House.” For those who have never seen it, it’s a reality show where Niecy Nash (“Reno 911″) and her crew find houses that are filled with clutter and garbage, and give them make-overs. It never ceases to amaze how some people can live with so much clutter (last week’s house had a basement so packed, I swear to you, you couldn’t see either the walls or the floor!). But in a way I can understand, because I also have a problem with getting rid of junk. My closet is filled with old college textbooks I don’t read anymore, CDs that I’ve only listened to once, and worn-out videotapes. But whenever I go through my closet, I never get rid of the junk because I think I might...