Did you ever
wonder why it is so easy for us to trust the words of
the Lord for our eternal security, yet not trust Him for
our daily bread? Think about it: When Jesus
says He is "preparing a place for us and will come again
to receive us to be where He is" we have no problem
with that. We hold on to those words, cherish
those words, are encouraged by those words. But
what about when He also says "to seek His kingdom and
all these things (food, shelter, clothing) will be given
to us?" Do we have the same faith in temporal
promises as we do in eternal ones? Daniel did.
Im completely in favor of the separation of Church and
State.
My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on
their own,
so that both of them together is certain death.
George Carlin (1937-2008)
I am keenly aware of the fact that you may be wondering
about a guy who would write a book entitled, Love Jesus, Hate
Church. You probably have some questions, maybe many
questions, about the origins of a book that makes people as
uncomfortable as Love Jesus, Hate Church has proven to do.
You may be asking yourself, "How can you be a Christian
and use the words Love and Hate and Jesus and Church all in
the same sentence? It just seems so wrong."
And, you're right. It does seem wrong.
True. But wrong.
Yep, I would probably be wondering the same thing if
the tables were turned and I found myself in your shoes.
So, let me see if I can shed some light on who I am and
why I do what I do by telling you a bit about myself and how I
came to write Love Jesus, Hate Church. Let me share with you,
oh, how shall I put it the joy of believing the lie. I
believe this will give you a better grasp of who I am and why
I wrote
Love Jesus, Hate Church.