Prophets of the Modern Age
Sigh..i'm supposed to be mugging, but what the heck...
Who are the prophets of the modern age? Who is willing to hear what God is still saying to all of us?
Are the prophets the modern apologist, speaking against the despair and meaninglessness of life? Are they the activists on the moral right, speaking up against declining moral standards? Are they the cultural critics, trying their best to be relevant to the world? Are they the church growth experts, intent of bringing the lost in the kingdom by exploding the church?
The true heroes of the faith are scarce-those gigantic men of character and uncanny wisdom. Where are the voice of those that stood at the center of the last century and proclaimed the warnings of God to a fast changing world. Where are the Solzhenitsyn's, the Schaeffer's, the Tozer's, the Lewis's whose spiritual discernment was so sharp that their writings left a legacy.
I feel, when perusing the net, on the christian community boards, the online book reviews, websites and blogsites that there is a dearth of such exempleries of character. No spiritual heroes to challenge young minds. All that is and are, are reactions. Knee jerk reactions to symptoms of a deeper malaise that somehow, nobody has the courage to confront.
You'll get more deeper understanding of the world we live in from people like Hayao Myzaki and Mamoru Ohsii, than from any Christian writers nowadays.
Who are the prophets of the modern age? Who is willing to hear what God is still saying to all of us?
Are the prophets the modern apologist, speaking against the despair and meaninglessness of life? Are they the activists on the moral right, speaking up against declining moral standards? Are they the cultural critics, trying their best to be relevant to the world? Are they the church growth experts, intent of bringing the lost in the kingdom by exploding the church?
The true heroes of the faith are scarce-those gigantic men of character and uncanny wisdom. Where are the voice of those that stood at the center of the last century and proclaimed the warnings of God to a fast changing world. Where are the Solzhenitsyn's, the Schaeffer's, the Tozer's, the Lewis's whose spiritual discernment was so sharp that their writings left a legacy.
I feel, when perusing the net, on the christian community boards, the online book reviews, websites and blogsites that there is a dearth of such exempleries of character. No spiritual heroes to challenge young minds. All that is and are, are reactions. Knee jerk reactions to symptoms of a deeper malaise that somehow, nobody has the courage to confront.
You'll get more deeper understanding of the world we live in from people like Hayao Myzaki and Mamoru Ohsii, than from any Christian writers nowadays.
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1:06 AMWhat do you think of:
http://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Prophets/The.5.Angels.of.Continents.html
(trivia: I've met Samuel Doctorian before. But I was quite young then, and didn't realize how "famous" (argh can't think of the right word again) he is.)
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