OUCH!!! John. I hope not, but you have to wonder. I’ve read more around the website, including some of your postings, and I have to say that there is a lot of ponderous thought being expressed.

I think that the most pressing issue facing humanity today is the Kingdom of God. It’s sitting there as an invisible presence, an invisible imperative, and so few acknowledge it. It was primarily what Jesus preached. The church is tattered and torn, struggling to maintain any semblance of relevance in so many areas - geographically and theologically.

Christendom?? That’s almost irrelevant as well, at least in the conventional meaning of the word (or theosophical concept, really). To the degree that anybody wants to ponder God’s purpose for His most important piece of creation on this planet - Humanity - the only thing that really matters is how to help lead man to Him in a meaningful enough way that a true relationship forms betwixt the two. “Christendom” as I understand it would be merely an overlay - if you will - a mere indicator of mankind’s dwindling effectiveness at helping to usher the Kingdom of God to earth. Or, rather, the failure of man to establish “the Church” as a true bride for Christ.

And, as scripture indicates, things will continue to get more confusing and confused here on our planet.

I’m not sure that thinking about all of this from the “head” is going to result in true answers… I was praying about this last night (on the toilet of all places!!) and in my spirit I heard “just follow me!” which jolted my consciousness. To the extent that anybody reading this is led to reply, my heart is for the Church to achieve relevance and meaning and inspirational effectiveness where ever it is in action, and for followers of Christ - in and through the workings of the Church - to have the best shot at drawing as many into the Kingdom as possible before Christ’s return.

At the end of the day, anything less is really just a palliative, I’m certain.