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FRIDAY THOUGHT 6/27/08

Christian Lite?
 
Every organization has members that join just because it looks good on their resumes.  I call them phantom members.  I think it’s the same with church, people who say they believe in God (how comforting for God) and can name their church after a little thought. I call them Christians Lite. 
 
No, I’m no Jesus Freak, but I get the impression that God wanted more from us than just a membership card to His club.  I think He wanted us to get involved, make Him the center of our lives, not just a Sunday morning obligatory visit to the rich uncle (the one we’d better be nice to, because we just might get his estate someday).
 
My point?  It’s not to walk the streets carrying a “Repent Now!” sign, but to maybe to get involved, give a little back and maybe, just maybe, take a little time to get to know — and maybe, just maybe, even enjoy — the company of that rich uncle, as well as some of the other cousins that show up to feast at His table this Sunday. — jri
 
“Whatever our gifts, education, or vocation
might be, our calling is to do God’s work
on earth.”
        –    Bruce Wilkinson
               (The Prayer of Jabez)