Ingrid in doing her part to alert the remnant has directed her readership to an article by Paul Proctor “Are Christians driving church numbers down” To quote Ingrid, the article is “interesting”. Unfortunately I suspect Ingrid and I have a different definition of “interesting”.

Sans the illogical rhetoric, the hubris, and the Silvanian word flourish I’m not quite sure what Paul was getting at. I mean the title is certainly an eye catcher but then he launches into a convoluted explanation that is rife with…well…it’s kinda hard to explain. Here’s my outline:

The church is dying.
It’s not our fault.
God is in control.
It’s probably God pulling weeds.
We are the only true converts.
It’s not our fault.
God is in control.
Save us from the apostasy.

blech!

If you do happen to head over to Paul’s article be sure to skip over this paragraph.

Is it not biblical compromise and carnal indulgence that has ultimately caused it – pleasure palaces built with borrowed money to produce sensory circuses that can better compete with the world for your patronage and mine with watered-down gospel messages, coffee shop ministries, rock and roll worship and people-pleasing programs? If it is, then how can more biblical compromise and carnal indulgence solve it?

You might get confused as you see the ads, promos, sales, email alerts, and store links for all kinds of “carnal indulgences”.