Confessions of *Failure and Success

When youtube becomes a preacher

Jim and Casper go to church on youtube is an off the map production.

There was a comment made at the end of this clip about how Casper is sure their are good things going on in some churches.

I am reminded of a life changing movie, “On the Waterfront” Here are some quotes:

Father Barry: Some people think the Crucifixion only took place on Calvary. Well, they better wise up!

Father Barry: You want to know what’s wrong with our waterfront? It’s the love of a lousy buck. It’s making love of a buck - -the cushy job - -more important than the love of man!

Edie: Shouldn’t everybody care about everybody else?
Terry: Boy, what a fruitcake you are!

Sometimes I feel like a “fruitcake”.

There is something stirring in my soul/spirit again.

My mind races with thoughts of friends in leadership at church’s around the country in crisis. Overall most people would say the American church is in Crisis, I tend to agree.

The clip from youtube gives me insight into what I have felt about the modern evangelical church.

There needs to be a response, a simple clear response like Father Barry confronting the Mob on the water front.

Father Barry: Isn’t it simple as one, two, three? One: The working conditions are bad. Two: They’re bad because the mob does the hiring. And three: The only way we can break the mob is to stop letting them get away with murder.

Or by confronting the religious complacency like Eddie:

Edie: What kind of saint hides in a church?

The movement needs all types of people:

Who will you be?