By Russ Wilkins
Dir. of Missions, Shiloh Baptist Assoc., Adamsville
Focal Passage: Luke 9:18-27
For years in our country, it was fairly easy, if not advantageous to be a Christian. Christians could get by with a “casual” relationship concerning Jesus and there would seem to be no consequences. Being a moral church member was “good enough.”
If you owned a local business, you were a “good guy”, went to church every Sunday, you may even become a deacon. But now, things have reversed. Showing up at church may cost you. People in the community may even consider you as judgmental or a bigot simply because you go to church. Now, we have come to a point where we have to ask ourselves if it is worth it to go to church. Some of the numbers seem to suggest many do not think it is worth it. [Read more…]