We live in Florida, which means that we know a thing or two about hurricanes.  Though we are in the middle of hurricane season, Praise the Lord, we have yet to have a named storm come our way this year.  

That being said, perhaps God has granted us a little reprieve as we have been bombarded by a plethora of cultural hurricanes almost every day.

 One of these named storms that has been brewing off the coast for some time is what people call a Post-Christian Era.  Ever since I was in seminary at the turn of the century, I became aware of people from all walks of life claiming that we are moving towards a Post-Christian Society, which I believe has arrived in full force.

 Hardly a reputable source, but this times gets it right, Wikipedia says: A post-Christian society is one in which Christianity is no longer the dominant civil religion but has gradually assumed values, culture, and worldviews that are not necessarily Christian (it may not necessarily reflect any world religion's standpoint or may represent a combination of several religions or none at all).[3]

 For years, people in and outside of the church have been claiming that we have moved to a post-Christian era.  Those outside the church typically rejoice that this time has come as new “freedoms” are found and those inside the church are saddened, stunned, or see this as an opportunity for the clarification of the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Here is my question for us today.  Does it matter what we think?  How much has our culture’s shift to a post-Christian worldview served to moved you and me away from the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Word of God?  Can we even see that this may be taking place?  And if it has and if it is,

 Do we rejoice at this?  

Are we saddened by this?  

Are we stunned by this?  

Do we see it as an opportunity to clarify the Good News of Jesus Christ?  


What an unbelieving world cannot understand is a people who are so radically in love with God and stand for a truth that sets them against the tenets of the world and yet are willing to give of themselves and sacrifice, so others that will see how strong the branches of faith really can be and how deep their roots go.  

You want to rattle the world, let someone know you disagree with them and love them anyway.  A post-Christian worldview has no place to put that (we see this everyday), but perhaps even if it is only one person at a time, people will come to see this as the Glory of God and His invitation to be planted the stream of living water that never runs dry, Jesus.  

The Church has the answer, because it is a mighty oak, the planting to the Lord, for His Glory if we will individually and collectively deny ourselves (the things of this world) and pick up our cross to follow Jesus.  Amen.

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