A couple of
quick questions: Are you tired of living the high
points of your spiritual life on the backs of long-ago,
past dead Christian heroes? You know, we talk
about the child-like faith of George Mueller, the
courage of Corrie Ten Boom or the single-minded devotion
of Jim Elliott... but what about us? What about
you and me? What would you give to live the truly
"abundant life" that Jesus held out before His
disciples? Do you think a life like that is
possible? For you? For anybody? And if
it is, what must we do to enter into the realm of
spiritual fervency that produces the kind of spiritual
fruit the Lord longs for?
“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.
