This story has already been reported and blogged about elsewhere but I wanted to share it anyway...
It comes out of the hype surrounding race for the White House. Unfortunately this may be another example of Christians adding to the perception problems facing the Church today. A former pastor and weatherman (?) who now works for James Dobson's organization Focus on the Family, is praying for rain. This in itself wouldn't raise many eyebrows. It's his motivation that is causing a stir. He is praying specifically for rain on the evening that Barack Obama is planning to speak at the Democratic National Convention. His political agenda does not line up with Sen Obama's, so he's encouraging people to pray that God would send torrential downpours 2 minutes before Obama takes the stage.
Is this why we have prayer? And whatever happened to loving and praying for our enemies? My hope is that non-followers of Jesus don't confuse this man's message with the message of Christ. My hope is also that we'd be living lives worthy of the calling we've received so that those close to us would see more accurately what "Christlikeness" looks like in our world today.
Thoughts?
2 comments:
You've come a long way from the Dobson-spanked little boy you once were.
And I'm proud of you.
This guy is unbelievable. To think that the message that Jesus brought has been turned into this is repulsive and sad.
I am at a loss.
Sometimes I find it hard to see who the Christians are when they act the same as the "heathens".
When will our message be different? When will we preach love instead of attacking those who we think are wrong?
Where is the gospel being preached in our political Christianity?
Post a Comment