SHOULD WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE CHURCH?

I get nervous every time someone asks me what I do for a living. I hate this question because telling a stranger I am a pastor invites all kinds of responses. And, at times, these responses have been negative.It is believed Mahatma Gandhi said, “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Statements like these have been made millions of times, and with good reason. Many of us live unlike Jesus.What I heave learned is that negative responses to my line of work have nothing to do with who I am, because most of these people don’t know me. They are just responding to Christians in general.+ Read More