Lord, Save Us From Your Followers [pt1]

Lord, Save Us From Your Followers by Dan Merchant

"I wasn't able to ignore Dr. James Dobson when he claimed that gay marriage could mark the end of Western civilization, that polygamy and men marrying dogs would come next. I wonder if the 'slippery slope' analogy is where Jesus would go with that complicated legal issue.

I also wondered if Jesus would care about the end of Western civilization. And by Western civilization, I mean our American privilege, our comfort, my cozy do what ever I want, buy whatever I want life. I know Jesus cares about each and every heart, but many empires have risen and fallen since Jesus walked the earth. I can't imagine protecting our castle is what Jesus had in mind.

But Dr. Dobson has written a couple of excellent books on raising children that were helpful to my wife and me in raising our boys. Through the years, Ive spent many hours listening to his radio program on topics like family dynamics and have been truly blessed by those shows.

Again, there's the rub. I'm not going to sign on with Dobson on his Culture Wars Cruise through America, and I'm concerned that too much preaching to the choir will alienate those we are called to love and share. I don't know what to do with this dichotomy, but the queasy feeling in my stomach isn't going away."



"Are we trying to fit Jesus into what we're doing as people, as a country? Or are we trying to fit into what Jesus is doing?"