Just a thought

I have these thoughts througout the day that just persist and persist. Most of them are of the "Where did I go wrong with Christian Literature?" It's not that I'm not interested in thinking about Christianity, because I do debate it and read blogs all the time trying to get a handle on the way people who are around me (at least around me blogwise) are thinking about the world. Plus, the passing of and re-election of a Pope has had me tied to news services for weeks now. So indeed, I am interested in Christianity, but somehow have yet to find a book about Christianity that really fascinates me.
I can think of only one, "A revolution in world missions" -- or something to that effect-- a book that was given to me by... either Casey B. or John C. (Seth, you know who I'm talking about). I loved and hated the book at the same time, because the man inside was so blatent in his criticism of the Church that has become stagnant and status-quo in the US, and has become so revolutionary internationally. Americans can simply say, "Yes I'm a Christian" and do nothing with that statement, and they fear nothing. When the citizens of other nations say, "Yes I'm a Christian" they had better believe it and act on it, because merely saying it is an invitation for persecution and government investigation. That's what it boils down to, the church in the United States has reached a point where being associated with it means less and less.
Understand me here, I'm not saying that I wish we lived in a country where our belief in Christ could get us imprisoned, but I wish we did live in a country where just saying that you are a Christian really means something. I don't mean to judge in any way, but I do mean to say that if being a Christian wasn't so associated with being "popular" or "deep" or "spiritual" but more associated with just being a Christian, believing in Christ and doing everything possible to live out a Jesus lifestyle, it would make me feel better about the church in America.

Wow... I must have eaten something disagreeable for breakfast. I don't usually rant like this. I did this on my last post too didn't I... just a sec, I'll go check...

(sound of typing and clicking, and mumbling)

yep, I seem to be rather cantankerous in my last post as well. I should watch what I eat from now on.

Well, it is getting late. I should go now. And get into a better mood.

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Andrew