Not Quite a Jeremiad
But if we don't listen,
that is what we'll need next.
If you don't know what a Jeremiad is, see the final note.
On this Lord's Day, it is worthwhile to read this pastoral exhortation and plea from a wise leader in the evangelical world today, James Emory White.
White is one of the most skilled, thoughtful and loving sons of Issachar who know how to "discern the serious times in which we live" and know what "the church should do."
I am struck that his words are as equally so for the modern and post-modern follower of Christ. For the post-modern emergent leader struggles with these temptations as strongly as does the modern evangelical leader... and maybe, if another post-modern cultural observer, Mark Sayers (in The Trouble With Paris) is correct - they struggle even more so.
It will take you about two minutes to read this. It could lead to hours of reflection and prayer.
The recent blog by James White on Church and Culture.
A sincere thank-you for the wisdom of this post.
Brian K. Rice
Leadership ConneXtions International
www.lci.typepad.com
