Last Tuesday afternoon, a gentleman walked in to my office because of a radio commercial he had heard on our local radio station, KVRE 92.9 FM.
In advance of our Friends Day, I did several radio spots designed to peak interest within our community. On Tuesday afternoon, a man named Wayne, traveling home from a rained out tee time, heard one of the spots and detoured by our church office. Wayne announced his membership at a Methodist church in the Village but began to share some discontent. He was perplexed at what he termed "a commitment to compromise" for the sake of the Post-modern culture.
It was a fascinating, wonderful discussion. Wayne's comments underscored the tension that exists within life-long members of a particular religious heritage when the teachings of that heritage seem more concerned with making concessions to culture rather than impacting the culture.
In the battle of church and culture, in the face of much post-modern philosophy, who is winning? Is church impacting culture or is culture impacting church?
