I wanted to share with you some of the thoughts I had after reading my brothers recent post.

Step into the gutter. One of the reasons Christians have lost credibility is their willingness to fulminate against any kind of political discrimination they experience, while failing to demonstrate how religious people actually contribute to the good of society. Sure, many of us volunteer. So do many atheists. And even then, we seem to have little representation in the darkest corners. A friend of mine worked at a shelter in Hamilton that took in the people that no other organization would touch. Sounds like the sort of thing Jesus did -- but she was one of only a couple of Christians on staff.

I recently thought how sad it was that so many "Christians" can sit in their pews, listening to sermons, and never do anything to advance the Gospel. Sure, maybe they do give some money to the church. Maybe they even help out with delivering food to some homeless shelters. But, as James says, do we ever "step into the gutter"? There seems to be no effort to use the power of Christ to reach even into the darkest corners of the world. Why is that? Why are Christians so afraid of what others think? Is it so bad to be ridiculed?