The blogsphere is alive and well friends. Full of decent journalism, no. But alive and well, yes.
Christians have eagerly shared articles claiming to show Hillsongs’s supposed endorsement of homosexual lifestyle at their New York campus. Opps, turns out that it’s not quite the whole story. But those links are still up there, alive and perpetuating the distortion.
T.D. Jakes is unclear in an interview, then clarifies a couple days later. Both articles light up the blogsphere. Social media is abuzz.
With gossip.
True or false, this is gossip. The blogsphere is alive and well friends. Full of decent journalism, no. But alive and well yes.
There is a fascinating scene at the end of the Epistle of John, just after Jesus restores Peter. Having a glimpse of his future, Peter does what we all do. He looks back and sees John, the beloved. Jesus’ favorite.
“What about him, Lord?” John 21:21
Jesus response is telling for our times.
“What does it matter? You, Follow me.”
Perhaps is Christendom at large, and the evangelical world concerned about the collapse of a Christian value system in the United States, should consider this message as timely.
“You, follow me.”
Leave Joel Olsteen out of it. And Justin Beiber’s pastor. And Bryan Huston and T.D. Jakes.
Perhaps the words of Gamaliel to the Sanhedrin should ring in our hearts today. [Find the story in Acts 5:34-40]
“If this man is not from God, he will fail. But if he is, we should not oppose him.”(paraphrase)
You, follow me. Do we know so little of the great things God is doing that we must spend our time reposting stories of the failures (or supposed failures) of others?
Trust me, our friends who are not followers of Jesus are not worried about Christian mega-names supporting or not supporting a Liberal agenda. They don’t know, they don’t care. They’ve never heard of Rick Warren, or Mark Driscoll, or any number of the names the Blogsphere loves to crucify. Who cares!!!!!
You, follow me.
Proclaim truth. Not whether you follow Peter, or Paul or… wait, that rings a familiar bell that was rung in Corinth. Ah, how we love to travel familiar territory.
You, follow me.
What so ever things are excellent, noble, praiseworthy, think about these things.
Do we know so little of the great things God is doing that we must spend our time reposting stories of the failures (or supposed failures) of others?
You, follow me.
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