| | oh man do i have some stuff to share... i know it has been awhile since i've blogged, so here goes nothing... reading a book by Shane Claiborne, founder of the Simple Way...
Irresistible Revolution
you need to read this book... i've been coaching high school football this year.
it's a blast to be at the high school; a privilege to be involved
however, i'm a little frustrated with the players... we have some straight up PUNKS on the team...
kids that act as though the world owes them something; that i owe them something...
this is nothing new for most, but it's new to me... at the same time some of my youth group kids are driving me insane...
so
i'm reading this book and come across this quote: “God forgive us for all those we have lost because we made the gospel boring. I am convinced that if we lose kids to the culture of drugs and materialism, of violence and war, it’s because we don’t dare them, not because we don’t entertain them. It’s because we make the gospel too easy, not because we make it too difficult. Kids want to do something heroic with their lives, which is why they play video games and join the army. But what are they to do with a church that teaches them to tiptoe through life so they can arrive safely at death?” (226) the organization Young Life was founded on the principle that "it is a sin to bore a kid with the Gospel." however, Young Life went the way of entertainment and dumbing down to make the Gospel more interesting...
Claiborne is talking about something very different...
he's talking about making the Gospel about sacrifice; about Jesus what a concept! dwell on that quote...
i'll have more on the video game and fantasy thing in the future... i am FIRED UP |
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