Screaming into the Wind title....

Often those who refer to themselves as either "Christian's" or "conservatives" do little more than complain about the direction of the nation and then they accept a fatalistic view of things ... they complain and do nothing else citing the futility of their efforts. If those who self identify in these groups would be as passionate and long suffering as the left -- we would have a more dynamic dialogue and a healthier nation and church.

The ancient Hebrews understood that people are destroyed by a lack of knowledge. We are often too lazy to learn and as a result we are being destroyed. When Bible studies at a church draw significantly less people than a worship service - we are admitting that we prefer destruction since we are unwilling to seek knowledge.

This applies outside of the church as well. The ancient definition of the Greek word "idiot" is that of a person uninvolved (and ignorant) of government. Too many people are prideful in their willful ignorance of the world and the culture and as a result they blissfully dismiss their ability to change the world through participation and knowledge.

This leads me to the title of this blog -- and its purpose. Here we will examine culture through Biblical reflection (I am a pastor after all) and we will advocate civil action and influence. Though we may not be able to produce great change -- I would rather go down screaming into the wind with teeth bared than winde down and fade away.

We will step out and speak up regardless of the cost -- and though the forces arrayed against us appear as powerful as a storm -- this one will stand and be heard -- screaming into the wind.