Dr. Mohler writes about a new Gallup poll today that asks “Is religion an important part of your daily life?”. The data shows that religion in America really is regional.
Still, the radical difference between the 85% marked by Mississippi and the 42% of Vermont point to real and challenging distinctions in how we should conceive our Great Commission challenge in those states. In Mississippi, the challenge is to reach persons who think they are Christians with the reality of the genuine Gospel. In Vermont, reaching a secular population is the main challenge. Both represent important and vital Great Commission challenges.
There is much to see in this new Gallup report, and everyone from missiologists to marketers will be using the data. Political scientists will have their own interests, as will students of American religion. As for those committed to church ministry and the Great Commission — we see our national mission field in sharper view, state by state.
Those who understand the Gospel know that far deeper questions remain to be asked.
Dr. Mohler is correct about the challenges ahead. We need more like Tim Keller and Mark Driscoll reaching out to non-believers in areas largely hostile to the Word of God. We also need more like Albert Mohler who can stand strong against a wandering church and call them to return to the truth of the Gospel.
As Tim Keller points out in The Reason for God the world is becoming more secular and hostile to the Gospel while at the same time the number of believers continues to increase. They are both increasing! There is much work to be done fellow Christian.
Go see An American Carol this weekend. Send a message to Hollywood!
I think I may try to go see it in Chicago.
Update: I saw the movie tonight at the AMC Loews on Michigan Ave at 10:50. There were six (6) of us in the theater. Wow! Hooray for real Americans.
Go see this movie. Its funny (yes, crude at times) as Michael Malone (Moore) gets educated about America. In the end, he comes to see that America is not the problem. WE ARE THE GOOD GUYS!
The great Ronald Reagan once said Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.
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Where are leaders like Reagan in times like these? Everyday it seems like more and more Republicans are joining with the What is your strategy? What is your plan to defeat and eliminate the countless Islamic fanatics and their millions of supporters and sympathizers? Have you not heard one thing they have said? Are you blind to the destruction that they have brought?
This might come as shock to you, since some of you don’t even know that al Qaeda is Sunni not Shiite, but they (radical Muslims, Islamofacists) are locked in a holy war against the world. Only Muslims who agree with them are safe from this jihad.
Iraq is just one of the dozens of battles that we going to fight against this enemy. If we don’t even attempt to win in Iraq, why should we even bother fighting them elsewhere?
America must stand strong and united against this enemy. Republicans who cave on this should be booted out of office along with all the Democrats (save, Joe Lieberman). Hugh Hewitt has spoken and written passionately about this the past 2 days and NZ Bear has put an online pledge together so we can show the Republican Senators that we will not stand for their lack of courage and failure to support the President and the US Military. As I write, over 14,000 people have already signed the pledge. Please sign the NRSC Pledge today. Call and write your Senators. Hound them until they proclaim “Not now, not ever, never will we vote to encourage the enemy.”
Ultimately, this is a spiritual war (a prelude to the end of days?) and I pray that our Heavenly Father’s will be done. I pray that Jesus Christ be glorified in all that I do and all that America does. I pray that all Muslims will come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Getting back to Reagan, only in Christ can we truly win and receive eternal life while non-believers lose and face eternal separation from God.
Thanks Hugh for your fine work and inspiration!
