Monday, March 23, 2009

A desire for "Christian Community"...without the "Christian"

A special Thank you to Dr. Thom Rainer, President of Likeway Publishing for providing the link to this article in the NY Times.

In this article, "humanists" seem to desire congregationalizing...or experiencing the value of community. I found the article to be "thought-provoking" since it gives insight into some of the "felt needs" of our culture.

Even those who reject the existence of a great moral lawgiver (God), see an innate desire to contribute to the whole. Even a philosophy built on strong individualistic tenets, sees the need and benefit of experiencing "community."

Hopefully you will enjoy the read as you seek to get a glimpse of the mindset of some who are different than you. Love for you to drop back by after reading the article and share your thoughts.

Grace.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

These "congregations" sound like another sign of the times to me....end times...people "holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power". It's another one of satan's "twists" we've been talking about at the Thrower's on Friday nights.

It scares me to think of the people I know who would be drawn to one of those "churches". "Good people" reaching out to support each other, feeling good about doing good, and never hearing the TRUTH! We better be on our game inviting people around us to be a part of our community and making them feel welcome when they come or they'll go there!