tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21710153.post115582743255859344..comments2011-03-01T08:03:27.903-07:00Comments on The South Dakota Anglican: Leaving the Shire -- by Bill BonifaceChip Johnson+, SF, CoJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114810191282776023noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21710153.post-1157063096493847502006-08-31T16:24:00.000-06:002006-08-31T16:24:00.000-06:00Great thoughts. I know in my own case I write what...Great thoughts. I know in my own case I write what I do on www.DestinationGod.com (although I do not think many besides myself reads it) to combat a similar but opposite problem in the conservative, fundamental church.<BR/><BR/>Churches like what I grew up in may not be marching in lockstep toward apostasy as others seemingly are, but neither is there the passion for doing the things of God, doing them God's way, and doing them for God's glory. All to attract a crowd.<BR/><BR/>The push seems to be to be a "force for good". But The Message has gotten lost in the message. True conservative Christianity and true conservative poilitics may have a lot in common, but not always. In a rush to be a player on the political scene, God's truth is sometimes a casualty. The immigration debate is a prime example. <BR/><BR/>Whatever Destination God may become in the future, and I am not sure of what that is to be at this point, I know that it will not follow the path being blazed in the emerging church movement. Many within that sphere are doing just what I was afraid they might if they did not keep their doctrinal focus. They are drifting left. And by that I do not mean the political left, but the religious left. And, like in the case above, it is all to attract a crowd. The drive to be "hip" and to be "relevant", has left them subject to be "weak-kneed" in matters of true doctrine and pure faith. Which is why I call Destination God the "practice of vintage faith". <BR/><BR/>I don't know, but it seems the older I get, the more like a rebel I become. Maybe I picked it up from "the old man". And I can't help but give in to the urge to yell, "Keep up the good fight, man!"<BR/><BR/>(I think this has just become an article for my site.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com