“I do, however, notice one similarity between many American Christians and the German Christians of Bonhoeffer’s day. The American church, as a whole, struggles in finding its identity completely in Jesus. Similar to the Germans in the 1930s, American Christian often gravitate toward power or seek to align with a political party. We base our behavior more on popular culture than the prophetic words Jesus spoke. As a result, we are angrier and more divided within both our nation and our church than we have been in a very long time. As a pastor, I see firsthand how cable news and social media–not the New Testament–regularly define how American Christians think and speak. Rather than the church seasoning culture like salt, its distinct flavor has instead been diluted by the culture.”
Steve Bezner, Your Jesus Is Too American: Calling the Church to Reclaim Kingdom Values over the American Dream. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press/Baker Publishing Group, 2024, page 3.
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Steve is dead on in his analysis!
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