Another sad church

The good folks over at Slice of Laodicea (yes you too should read it daily) provided another interesting article. This one is from the New York Times and highlights a pastor that started a church in Arizona. Here is a small piece of that article that should either 1) make you want to read about this church or 2) cry that the WORLD pointed this out:

The spiritual sell is also a soft one. There are no crosses, no images of Jesus or any other form of religious iconography. Bibles are optional (all biblical quotations are flashed on huge video screens above the stage). Almost half of each service is given over to live Christian rock with simple, repetitive lyrics in which Jesus is treated like a high-school crush: ''Jesus, you are my best friend, and you will always be. Nothing will ever change that.'' Committing your life to Christ is as easy as checking a box on the communication cards that can be found on the back of every chair. (Last year, 1,055 people did so.) (page 3 of the web article, emphasis added)

I hope that we all weep when secular sources have more insight than some churches. May we all pray that the Lord would have mercy on us so that we can seek His face!--Dirk