tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506400422839572648.post4196465317151230897..comments2023-05-21T08:05:49.371-07:00Comments on The Desert Chronicle: Christianity for saleStephen Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412126012825720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506400422839572648.post-91692192037296912112008-05-22T01:05:00.000-07:002008-05-22T01:05:00.000-07:00I wonder how Jeremiah would have faired among the ...I wonder how Jeremiah would have faired among the church shoppers. Hosea? Isaiah? <BR/><BR/>The only mega-successful prophet by today's standards was Jonah -- and he was mad when the crowd repented!<BR/><BR/>I committed this year to preaching primarily the Old Testament. This forced me to address books I hadn't previously and topics that were new.David Squyreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632008924923459612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506400422839572648.post-58703842678186341212008-05-21T16:40:00.000-07:002008-05-21T16:40:00.000-07:00Thank you for the summary of the book. The author ...Thank you for the summary of the book. The author makes a great observation when he calls church-shoppers "consumers". The scary thing is, since people are shopping for things that appeal to them in the service and church, like music, they also tend to shop for sermon topics. And if a pastor preaches the Truth, which convicts, they go shopping somewhere else for less uncomfortable "truth". This leads to "shopping" around in the Bible for what they want to hear for their lives, and don't "shop" in the parts of the Bible that would call them to surrender their lives, rights, comforts and take up the cross with Jesus.<BR/>Thanks again. JohnJess Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760256100501461888noreply@blogger.com