What happens
when the very people the Lord puts in our lives start to
irritate us? Or, better yet, continually annoy
us... to death? What happens when we begin to
question the logic behind the Lord's choosing of the
other parts of His body? What happens when we feel
that maybe the Lord made a mistake? Maybe He
didn't think it through. Maybe He should have
asked us for our input. Then the body of Christ
ceases to function as a team but instead seems more like
a bunch of spoiled free-agents all trying to demand what
they think they're worth... and it's not a pretty sight.
“I’m 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.
