Too Complacent!

Tom Davis, president of Children’s Hopechest and author of several books, wrote a provocative blog that calls us out of our complacency :

 

“….Before you pick up a rock and throw it at me, think about this: I could have used other words that aren’t as nice as “suck.” Like “white-washed tombs,” “brood of vipers,” “fools,” or the ever ego-inflating, “Get behind me Satan!” Jesus used all of these choice phrases to describe religious leaders and some of his closest of followers.

But calling someone a white-washed tomb just doesn’t cut it anymore. “We suck” is a much better choice for our cultural context. Poverty sucks. Divorce sucks. And, unfortunately, some Christians suck, too.

Here are the facts:

Eighty-five percent of young people outside the church who have had connection to Christians believe present-day Christianity is hypocritical. Inside the church, forty-seven percent of young people believe the same thing.

And why wouldn’t they? We’re pretty stingy with our money:

– 80 percent of the world’s evangelical wealth is in North America.
– Giving by churchgoers was higher during the Great Depression than it is today.
– Christians give an average of $13.31/week to their local church.
– Only 9 percent of “born-again” adults reported tithing in 2004.

And let’s take a peek in on our neighbors:

– More than 1 billion people live in absolute poverty.
– 500 million people are at the edge of starvation.
– 200 million children are being exploited as laborers.
– Half of the human beings on the planet live on less than $2/day.
– 1.5 billion people do not have enough money to buy food….”

 

…..click here to read the full article.

 

He also explains 10 ways to do what the Bible says: Feed the poor, clothe the naked, love the unlovely.  Check it out here!