The End of Christian America

I saw this article on my MSN home page this morning. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it, but I must say that I am not surprised by the findings.

The End of Christian America

I am listening to the audio book, "The Divine Conspiracy" by Dallas Willard. I'm guessing that Mr. Willard would not be terribly surprised either.

Part of me actually takes comfort in the report. After all, what we are talking about is the "self-identified Christians." It is one thing to call yourself a "Christian" and quite another to live the life that Christ has called us to live.

To put it another way, if you gave everyone a list and asked them to pick from the list, some number has always picked "Christian." That simply means they liked that choice better than the others OR they thought that was the "right" answer to the question. It doesn't really mean anything.

If you take that point of view, it might mean that those who remain, are closer to living the Christian life, removing the "posers" for the lack of a better term. Is that all bad? Perhaps not... I see this as a cycle. Maybe if those that remain live a life that reflects the "LIGHT" that is within them, it will attract new believers and we will eventually see the numbers turn.

I hardly think that we witnessing "The End of Christian America." What do you think?

Sunday Morning Prayer Request

This morning I come before you and the Lord with a couple of prayer requests. I know the power of prayer and I ask you to join me in praying for the following:

I pray for healing, miraculous healing for two young men, Nolan and Scott. Nolan was the victim of a terrible auto accident on January 9th. He sustained injuries has include numerous broken bones but more importantly there was trauma to the brain. He is in stable condition but our prayer is for complete and TOTAL healing for this 25 year old man, with his whole life ahead of him.

Scott recently visited the doctor for some fairly common, but persistent symptoms. I don't have many of the details but apparent the diagnosis revealed that he may have a rare form of cancer with limited treatment options. He is still undergoing some additional tests. I would pray the same thing for Scott, complete and TOTAL healing. As he submits to the tests and treatment, I would pray that he and his family be granted a sense of Peace, knowing that God is in control.

I am leaving for a full week of "business" in Dallas. I am praying for safe passage and that throughout the week, the business that gets done is God's business! HTG is a collection of business owners and key business leaders formed into 20 groups of 12 member companies each. There will about 220 companies represented with over 325 people in attendance during the course of the week. I lead HTG19 and participate in HTG13. Please pray that the Power and Presence of God is felt by all... all week long.

I also lead a faithful group of Christian in my neighborhood, called a Table group. We meet monthly for dinner and fellowship. They are meeting later today. As I will be in Dallas, I will be unable to join them. I KNOW that God has a standing appointment to be present when that group gathers, but I pray for them none-the-less.

God is GOOD!