Good Church

In the July 20, 2008, Washington Post, there was an article about how churches were getting involved in bringing debt relief. Pastors are having an affect not by lobbying Congress or marching the streets but by encouraging their members to practice good stewardship over their money (a biblical principle). Some have even gone as for as asking their parishoners to cut up their credits and leave them at the altar! I think this is good-God-honoring church. It makes me proud to be of this great body. I remember the media attention that was brought to America's weight crisis. Many pastors responded by focusing their ministry on corporate weight-loss programs, healthy-eating advice, and sermons that addressed the psychological issues by exposing maladaptive strategies for dealing with stress and pain, encouraging positive body-image, and challenges to face and deal with low-self esteem and hopelessness.

Their are many leaders in the church, both clergy and lay, who have endeavored to be God's voice to the current issues of his people. Some answer with fads, some with tried-and-true wrong answers (donate more money), some with eternally true answers (that are based on the character of God). Because of God first, and those who seek apply eternal truths to day's questions (second), I am proud to be apart of the Church. Such people honor God.