Has Christianity Lost its mind 1

It has been a while since i last blogged! I have purposed to do this more often and chronicle through some of my thoughts and musings. My hope is that it opens up a forum for discussion. This is part 1 of a several part blog. This blog will focus on the new generation arising.

Helping out - helping up- or just damning!

I have been working in the social service arena for a little while now. I enjoy working with the youth of this city. As a youth pastor i see so much potential in this generation.

Also, I have been recently struggling with the absence of my father. It has been an incredible emotional and spiritual battle. The Lord has been kind, but firm in what i must do as my next step.

In these two area of my life i have seen a connection. Most, some 75-85%, of the students that i help have no father in their life. I have spoken with a local school vice principle and he said if only there were father figures for these kids. I was even at a park the other day with my little girl and their must have been over a hundred kids there. There were only two or three dads present. One of those fathers cussed at his child. ...... talk about ignorant.....

So let me put it together in one thought. I work for an organization that helps kids find employment and skills for live. I am called to an organization that's soul purpose is to help them find eternity. My problem - in the arena of the secular and the sacred i have constantly heard two things.

1. This generation is nothing but a self serving good for nothing generation (said by many Christians)

2. This generation needs fathers

What i am not hearing: I am willing to do whatever it takes in order to ensure they reach their God given destiny.

Now don't get me wrong. There are pockets of incredible people (secular and sacred) who are doing their best to change this. I am speaking to the general order of people, not the exception.

The church needs to step up in culture, quit damning with their words, and stop talking about things so that they may begin to act.

Bitter hearts produce judgmental lips!

My heart truly breaks for this generation. I believe that God is beginning to birth a vision in my life to start a foundation that helps the fatherless find their way.....

thank you for your time as you read this! Please join me in prayer over the hope for our future!