I’m convinced that Aaron Renn is right, and that we live in what he calls “Negative World”.  Here’s how he describes it:   “In this world, being a Christian is a social negative, especially in high-status positions. Christianity in many ways as seen as undermining the social good. Traditional norms are expressly repudiated.”   Now, we’ve been talking about how the church is meant to a refuge, an ark, an oasis, a bit of Eden in a dry and barren land.   But, in negative world, the pressure for us to abandon the very thing that makes us have something to offer a thirsty world is going to be almost unbearable.   Almost.   Like the rich young ruler, we will have to make a decision.   I’ve made mine.   What about you?   Preacher: Andrew Forrest Scripture: Mark 10:17-22   References: “Masculinist #13,” by Aaron Renn <https://themasculinist.com/the-masculinist-13-the-lost-world-of-american-evangelicalism/> The Church Forests of Ethiopia <https://emergencemagazine.org/film/the-church-forests-of-ethiopia> “Saddleback Sam” <https://growchurch.net/how-to-build-a-church-congregation/saddleback-sam>