I have concluded that is is possible for a Christian and for a church to starve to death, that is, to be so bereft of spiritual food that rigor mortis sets in without the realization that anything is even wrong.

There seems to be an anti-intellectual component to the belief system of most Christians I know. They don’t seem to want to learn and grow. They are quite satisfied with the received truth they already possess, and can’t imagine there is anything more worth getting. Or at least getting if it takes any effort from them.

Perhaps this odious tendency comes from the “just pray this little prayer” version of becoming a Christian. Perhaps it is just laziness. Or perhaps I am a victim of the bandleader syndrome and just want others to want to be as intellectually challenged as I want to be. But I think it is a real problem.

This observation is troubling me, and I want to do something about it. I’m not sure what I want to do or what I ought to do, but surely there is an appropriate response to what I see around me. I know it can’t be done on the web. It has to be done where we live. God help me.