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That almost puts a final nail in the coffin of the decision.

I think I wasn’t being fair in what I was saying about Ghandi’s quote. I suppose what my main point is to say that if there are supposed to be 2 billion professing Christians in this world, and billions before that, I would think the world would be a better place than it is. What I’m saying is that I understand how someone like Ghandi can look at the message of Jesus and then look at those who claim to follow his teachings and see a huge disconnect.

Regarding the church, I don’t think I agree with the idea of focusing on the “individualism.” Throughout the Bible, God repeatedly makes it clear that we are to experience grace as a community, whether that be a town, church, nation, family, etc. The problem with individualism is that it’s too easy to disown the overall image that the church projects. Personally, I take personal ownership of whatever any church does. We are all accountable when one of us fails. Sure, I may not be personally accountable, however I have chosen to identify with the same movement, the same organization, and therefore as a whole am guilty. This allows me as an individual the opportunity to take action to change the image that the church has, rather than focusing solely on how I look to the world. I believe that just as God is best represented in the union of man and woman, God is also best represented when the church identifies as one. I may not like what the other parts are doing, but I have chosen to take ownership of it.

You dont have to maintiain monthly insurance, but if you do it usually covers you for rental cars.

I usually buy the temp insurance. Depending on where you rent from it can be a stupid price, but in the bigger scheme of things its not that much and its worth it, that way I dont have to worry about what happens to the car

Question about renting, though: do you have to maintain monthly car insurance in order to rent? Or do you buy temp insurance for that?

I can’t really address why there is still poverty in the world when there are so many Christians, except to say maybe you’re judging a little harshly? I was really just address the issue of Christians living transformed lives. I think this is a much bigger issue than just “there are lots of Christians, so there shouldn’t be poverty”.

By that same logic, if we are really believe the power of what we are preaching, I could be just as justified in stating that “There are lot’s of Christians, so if we’re all preaching this message, then there shouldn’t be anyone who isn’t saved.”

I’m not really so sure about there being 2 billion Christians in the world. Whenever I hear statics about Christianity, I always think of the time I signed up for myspace. In your profile when get to select what religion you are, the choice for Christianity is presented as “Christian/Other”. I think that pretty much sums up what the world thinks of us, and I am left to wonder how many people of those 2 billion are “Christian” and how many are just “Other”.

To address your issue about the church… I honestly don’t worry too much about the ‘church’ as a whole these days. In my younger days I kept jumping from church to church to church looking for that perfect church, but I slowly realized that is not about the “collectivism” of the church but rather the “individualism” of my heart. If I keep working how I feel lead, and keep serving within my church, I’ve found that it’s a much better place. And if you find yourself with a group of people doing this… then you can really get stuff done.

I agree that there is always always always room for personal growth and development in the realms of a person’s spiritual and intellectual life. There is always something that can be done for someone else, there are always worthy causes to fight for. And it is noble and good to be acting on these. Every Christian should.

I have a bike, which I have used to travel from Blackfriars Street to Dorchester (23km ride). I don’t see it being a negative to have to work to get where I need
There are very few places I go to:
Work.
Girlfriend’s
Church
Barrie

All of these are within biking distance or a bus ride for longer travels. The cost of keeping a car around just for long distances for me isn’t really worth it.

I still have a lot of thinking to do about the topic, but there has been some thought behind it all!

I’ve struggled a lot in my mind about what the church today needs to look like. I strongly suggest reading “The Irresistible Revolution.” It was not what I thought it was going to be when I first bought it, but it shook me to the core.