A missing voice

I was watching a pretty good documentary on HBO the other day. Considering it was on HBO, it was almost fair, though it did leave Christians looking a little shifty. There was one thing that really jumped out at me though. Jerry Falwell had a much bigger voice in our Nation than I realized.

After having gone nearly through this election cycle it has dawned on me that we have no voice crying out for the Christians. Pat Robertson seems to have faded away into oblivion and now that Jerry Falwell has passed away the deadening silence of the Christian is frightening. Where is the next leader to represent Christianity? Who is the next Jerry Falwell. Now that Jerry is gone, I can see that we do not have to agree 100% with a Godly man's theology to appreciate his importance as a loud voice to represent the morality of Christianity that this country was founded on.

If you find this new Christian leader, and can convince him that his Nation needs him, please let me know, because I want to encourage him. I want to encourage him to take up the mantle that has fallen to the ground since Jerry Falwell was taken from us. Maybe we need to pray for God to lift him up.

It’s The Economy, Stupid

I've got some good news and some bad news. The economy is going down the tubes. Is that the good news, or is that the bad news. Well if the nation stays in the mode of thinking that we got here by ourselves and we can work this thing out by ourselves, then this is going to be a bad thing. If, however the nation figures out that we need to get back to God to get out of this mess, then it will be good news.

Often in times of distress, our nation will turn it's eyes back to God. In the Great Depression, people saw their frailness and their need for God's help. The people of that era turned to God, began to help each other, and looked to God to help them out of their troubles. They returned to the church and their recreation and music turned to that of Christian interest. When 9/11 happened, people suddenly turned their thoughts needing supernatural help. When the problem was greater than they could manage, they needed a Savior. For the next year, Christian music sales rapidly increased. Concert attendance grew as did church attendance.

The good news is that oil prices are dropping, so those buses can hit the road again. The bad news may be that the offerings are lower and you may not get as much money to put that cheaper fuel in your tank. The good news is that as times get harder, many may start looking for the inspirational message that we share. The bad news is that the devil may miss out on grabbing those souls.

Now the economy may be giving good news and bad news, but it's up to us to capitalize on the times that we have and get this Gospel message to as many as we can.