tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846343385006788289.post4850577677704487016..comments2023-03-07T03:56:58.120-06:00Comments on Sacred Chaos: The Kerfluffle Many Christians Have OverlookedLuke H. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03500287814254861008noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846343385006788289.post-48874528085773313532013-12-23T19:56:14.085-06:002013-12-23T19:56:14.085-06:00I did, and that--combined with a re-read of Os Gui...I did, and that--combined with a re-read of Os Guinness and John Seel's 'No God But God'--is what got me thinking about the idea of what is the most striking idolatry of our day. I get really upset that so many well-meaning but skewed-thinking believers get the idea that the true lions of Christendom are the megachurch pastors because their size reflects God's thumbs-up. My dad has faithfully labored in four different congregations, none of which topped average weekly attendance of 275, but I'd like to think that CHrist was honored and the Kerygma was heralded well in each locale. When we start to desire our leaders more than delight in our God, then we're that much closer to being like Eli's sons in I Samuel: taking the ark of the covenant into battle (which, ironically, is a lot of what the Duck Dynasty reaction amounts to).Luke H. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500287814254861008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846343385006788289.post-39511360499333615692013-12-23T19:45:13.616-06:002013-12-23T19:45:13.616-06:00Luke, well said. Did you read the CT editorial on ...Luke, well said. Did you read the CT editorial on Driscoll as an example of idolatry? http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/december-web-only/real-problem-with-mark-driscolls-citation-errors.html?start=1<br />Tomrevtomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426920776461941599noreply@blogger.com