Boredom Makes Us Silly

I haven’t heard any hearty discussion occurring lately about how to better save the caribou, or whether terrorists deserve civil court rights, or what light bulbs we are allowed to have in our homes.

For many years now, America has enjoyed some really great years of economic growth.  But as a result, it has really made us bored.  People just need something to argue about and since we didn’t need to discuss real issues during such a long time of growth, we decided to fight against stupid crap that doesn’t matter.  Now, people realize that these arguments are so so small.

Problems with the recession (borderline depression) bring us back to earth to talk about things that are actually worth talking about.

I think the same exact thing has happened with Christianity in America.  We are so bored.  We have no real persecution or fear of the state.  We have tons of money and no need for charity.  We have great healthcare and no need for spiritual healing.

Which is why Christianity in America today is so silly.  We are so bored with ourselves that we write books like “Pagan Christianity”.  I feel like Barna wasted a good portion of his life to write this book.  How bored are we that we are now discussing the heritage of a sermon, or church services!?!?  What good does that do?

Why does that matter?!?  Points like this are so cynical in that they provide nothing but criticism of the way that God, in His sovereignty, has allowed to happen.  Has God made a mistake?  Clearly that is not possible.  

We are so bored that we will use our small time on earth to research all of the Christian traditions today that have roots in Paganism.  We are so bored.

I think that if God could supernaturally place all true believers in Africa, Asia, India, and South America to experience their suffering and their persecution for the Gospel, that American Christian would no longer pay attention to these moronic cynics.

We would no longer argue over whether emergent church is right or wrong.  Or whether we should even have a church service.  Or whether we should preach anymore.  Or whether Traditional vs. Contemporary worship is better. Or whether we have created a Christian “industry” of the Gospel.  Or whether we should have a basketball court in our church or not.  Or whether we should advertise or not.

We are so bored.

I hope that soon, Christians can stop arguing over temporary and insignificant things that will never change.

I hope that soon, we Christians will begin to truly seek Christ and His word.  That we would fast and pray and witness and suffer and love Jesus.

I have been arguing over these points just like everybody else.  I am too tired to discuss such trivial things anymore.  All these arguments have produced an extremely confused generation of Christians (myself included).

Maybe we should follow Paul, when he said that “For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.”

Simple enough right?