unchristian

November 14th, 2007 | Published in Blog Thoughts | 4 Comments

At the recommendation of my contractor I starting reading this book before attending the NOC.

Interestingly enough much of what was being said and who was saying it was represented at the conference.

Here’s an excerpt from the dust jacket:

Christianity has an image problem.

Christians are supposed to represent Christ to the world.

But according to the latest report card, something has gone terribly wrong.

Using descriptions like "hypocritical," "insensitive," and "judgmental," young Americans share an impression of Christians that’s nothing short of . . . unChristian.

I recommend the book as a starting point for dialog regarding our image problem.

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Meowmix says:

November 14th, 2007 at 11:01 am (#)

Sounds depressing, at first, and then………………truthful! Truth sometimes hurts.
Stoogelover says:

November 14th, 2007 at 1:52 pm (#)

There have been times when I was downright embarrassed to admit I was a “Christian” because of this. There have been times when I was downright embarrassed to admit I was a “Christian” because of my own behavior.
thurman8er says:

November 15th, 2007 at 9:12 am (#)

What a sad trend. It reminds me that Dan Kimball’s new book is called “They love Jesus but hate the church.” What saddens me most about it is how much good the church is doing in Jesus’ name that is overlooked, overshadowed, by this (well-deserved) image.
l.marie.d says:

November 15th, 2007 at 9:41 am (#)

maybe i’m born cynic or maybe i’m too young to know…but is the ‘unchristian image’ really a New problem/trend?

i’m curious about the book in that i am curious how the questions were asked.. and what were the ‘outside’s’ expectations/what do they think Jesus looks like? i would really like to know what practical approaches the author poses to help us with our ‘image’ issues.

i understand what is being said.. and i do agree.. but i can’t help but also think that people didn’t ’see’ or ‘hear’ Isaiah (and others); they didn’t ’see’ or ‘hear’ Jesus when he was standing right in front of them… maybe i’m feeling a little defensive of late…