Sometimes
life is just hard. Real hard. And sometimes
it's hard to understand why the Lord allows things to
happen to His children that, well... happen to his
children. And when they do we are often left with
the nagging thought that maybe God doesn't care as much
as we care or maybe we've done something to make Him not
love us anymore. Do you ever have thoughts like
that? Maybe when the situation looks hopeless and
dark? Maybe when you feel alone and forgotten?
Or maybe when you're sure you're going down for the last
time? If you have, you're not alone.
“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.
