Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The 10 Dumbest Things Christians Do by Mark Atteberry

Would you be offended by this book's, title? Mark Atteberry gives us a top 10 list that is meant to check our attitudes at the door.

Dumb Things Christians do:

#1 - Slinging Mud on the Bride of Christ.
#2 - Winning People to the Church Rather than to the Lord.
#3 - Living Below the Level of Our Beliefs.
#4 - Speaking Above the Level of Our Knowledge.
#5 - Hopping from Church to Church.
#6 - Fighting Among Ourselves.
#7 - Missing Golden Opportunities.
#8 - Settling for Mediocrity.
#9 - Allowing Wolves to Live Among the Sheep.
#10 - Accepting the Unacceptable.

Some of the "dumb things" may seem a bit harsh, but Atteberry fleshes them out in a way that causes you to look inward instead of playing the blame game. And I think we have become very efficient at blaming others.

The 10 Dumbest Things Christians Do might seem like another post-modern, hand slap against Christians, and it probably is. That may turn a lot of people off. There are times, though, when people need some correction.

It's not a bad thing to honestly look at how you live and make changes if/when necessary.

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