The Word in Focus with Dr Larry Taylor

The dominant megachurch in our area is running television ads proclaiming that following God is a great adventure. Scenes of motorcycle trips, hang-gliders, rock bands, and international travel flash before us. Your best life now. Fun and adventure. No mention of dying to self, taking up one’s cross, laying down one’s life, washing the feet of the least, housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, eschewing violence, nationalism, racism, and materialism, or forgiving enemies. The entire “ministry” is a study in missing the point. God doesn’t solve the problem of evil, nor replace it with fun-filled escapades with joyous millennials. God joins us in our suffering and invites us to join in making all things new. 

To quote Søren Kierkegaard: “To win a crowd is no art; for that only untruth is needed, nonsense, and a little knowledge of human passions. But no witness to the truth dares to get involved with the crowd.”