resignation

Another kind of religious leader must arise among us. He must be of the old prophet type, a man who has seen visions of God and has heard a voice from the Throne. When he comes (and I pray God there will be not one but many) he will stand in flat contradiction to everything our smirking, smooth civilization holds dear. He will contradict, denounce and protest in the name of God and will earn the hatred and opposition of a large segment of Christendom. Such a man is likely to be lean, rugged, blunt-spoken and a little bit angry with the world. He will love Christ and the souls of men to the point of willingness to die for the glory of the one and the salvation of the other. But he will fear nothing that breathes with mortal breath.
A.W. Tozer - (1897 - 1963)

Letter of Resignation

Today, I was officially labeled a "heretic". I have known for sometime I did not fit well into cultural Christianity. I have always been a square peg in a round hole (so to speak). Yet, I have endeavored to be at peace with my more traditional brethren. I have taken the approach ...."each to his own". The golden rule "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" has slowly become "you leave me alone and I will leave you alone..." (stolen from a dear friend...)

Today I witnessed (what another friend referred to as) spiritual abuse. A dear loving couple, seeking to follow the leadership of God in their lives, are enduring assault by a leadership team at odds with their decision to exit a congregation. The tentacles holding them to the "system" are strong. The system will not relinquish its hold without a fight. I am angry at the system. I am angry at the system that held me in check for sooooo many years. I am angry at the system that oppresses the unsuspecting. I am angry at the system that imposes its Godless framework cloaked as Christianity. I am angry that many men & women of God, in response to a call on their lives, are forced to toil in a system they did not create (like making bricks in Egypt).

Please consider this as my resignation from the Christian politically correct club.

mickey