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Hey guys, I just wanted to say that I'm loving these audios. I've been reading you through the years and it's good to hear your voices now as well.

Some church outreach programs, such as you've mentioned, have been a personal angst of mine in recent years. Talk about "having a form of godliness" but denying the power thereof... The most recent church I've involved in is big on them. Actually, most churches I've been to seem to have some "thing" they hope you'll get into with them at some point...some agenda - sometimes subtle, sometimes not. It used to be mostly 'soul-winning' and 'church-planting', 'discipling', etc. Now the emphasis seems to be on church programs to 'help the poor', 'reach in inner city by ministering to their material needs', and other 'social justice' causes. I think it's the same monster in different skin. They guilt you into this stuff - or leave you feeling flaky, selfish and, dare I say, ungodly when you're not seen involved. Worst of all, if you're not doing these things, you're never gonna get the cute Christian girls!

Anyway, I find it outrageous to bind God's people to such misinterpreted mandates. I believe God is our righteousness. That He's made us new and lives within us means we have REAL love and real love will produce real 'good works' in often unexpected, unconventional ways. It might not even impress the chicks. One doesn't need to be 'for social justice' or 'on fire for Christ' or anything else.

Okay, I think I'm done now. Thanks for listening to my rant :)