This particular column began with the title, “Getting frustrated by An Emergent Manifesto of Hope.” After reading through everyone’s responses, I can only say that I’m getting frustrated with the insipid ramblings of pointless conversations that have absolutely nothing to do with anything! If this all the emergent church can offer, they are already doomed to complete irrelevance. These emergent blogs remind me time and time again of a bunch of chickens in a coop - day in and day out aimlessly running around and around in circles, and making lots of noise………

I just shared the Gospel a few weeks ago with someone and they placed their trust in Jesus Christ. As I returned home that day, I was reminded yet again of the purpose to which we are called. I’m all for a good and lively discussion provided it has a point and a purpose, but I fear that we allow ourselves all too often to drift off onto secondary and otherwise unimportant issues and miss out on the primary task at hand.

When was the last time you share the Gospel with someone? When was the last time you witnessed someone trusting in Christ for their salvation? For all the time you spend debating, intellectualizing, and pontificating about the latest and greatest revelations from the emergent camp, don’t you think your time could be better well spent actually sharing the message of salvation? So stop with debates and endless chatter, turn off your computer, obey your Master, and get out there and tell someone about Jesus. And when you return to this website, bring encouraging and edifiying stories of how the King of Kings and Lord of Lords ministered in and through you to touch someone’s heart and even save them. Now that’s worth conversing about! Blessings…AG