“I’ve fallen and I can’t get up,” went the TV commercial that aired in 2007. Sadly, it generated a lot of mockery, and it became somewhat of a bantering phrase for many. I can neither confirm nor deny that I may have done so, but as I get older, falling isn’t anything to laugh about. Lynne won’t let me get on the ladder to put my Christmas lights up, not that I’ve ever missed a step on the ladder. Just sayin! As Christians, we can find...

From the book: “Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community” by Brett McCracken “I love Jesus but not the church.” “I’ll go to church but only as long as it meets my needs.” (p. 179) How often have you heard the statement “I am spiritual, just not religious”? As stated in last week’s notes, there are several factors that impact this attitude. Our radically individualistic culture. Today’s sped-up world of instant...

From the book: “Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community” by Brett McCracken With a few quotes, let me summarize the contents of not only this last chapter, but also this book. “Christianity with no teeth, no offensiveness, no cost, and no discomfort is not really Christianity at all. It attracts the masses to something vaguely moralistic and therapeutic, but mostly just affirms their ‘eat whatever fruit you...