In an article I’m reading about the Church’s cultural engagment, there is this quote by Tom Sine:
In spite of all the talk about Christ’s lordship, everyone knows that the expectations of modern culture come first. Everyone knows that getting ahead in the job comes first. Getting ahead in the suburbs comes first. Getting the kids off to their activities comes first. And we tend to make decisions in these areas pretty much just like everyone else does, based on our income, our professions, and our social status. Following Christ is too often trivialized to little more than a devotional lubricant [to make life run more smoothly].
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Ouch! Not a nice observation of the modern American church. Sadly, it tells the truth in many cases.