The Sanctified Gods of Christendom

https://breakpoint.org/a-theology-of-idolatry-for-the-twenty-first-century-part-1/    

The Family Life Network (FLN) has replayed this BreakPoint commentary more than once and after hearing it again, I felt compelled to comment. It is a very rare occasion indeed that I find myself agreeing with these commentaries. In fact it's remarkable to me how one organisation can so consistently be wrong, how even when some truth is arrived at or spoken about it is immediately thrust into a theological, ethical, or other interpretative framework that turns it all on its head.

The Atlantic Article on Empty Church Buildings

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/what-should-america-do-its-empty-church-buildings/576592/

This article has been getting some attention as of late. While listening to 'Christian' radio the other day I heard an interview premised by it and they had a local pastor on the show to discuss the demise of the Church. It was yet again a case of blind leading the blind. The pastor had nothing to offer. He wasn't even able to offer the normal combative narrative that it's the liberal churches that are closing. In the end he said, it comes down to poor leadership.

The Judaizing and Anti-Covenantal Nature of so-called Sacred Architecture

http://www.breakpoint.org/2017/07/made-for-beauty-2/

This represents another sad instance of the Colson crowd's faulty understanding of the gospel. Their grasp of Scripture is defective and in this case... painfully on display.

People are being converted by architecture? Apparently the Word is not required! Apparently being inspired by stonework and having a rapturous experience is enough to lead someone to conversion?

Italian Churches and the Struggle Over Buildings

http://evangelicalfocus.com/cities/2556/Italian_evangelicals_fight_to_legalise_their_places_of_worship

First I must say: Shame on the Baptists and Assemblies of God for cutting a tax deal with the Italian government. Lobbying and subsidies are not how the Kingdom of God is built.

Imagine No Hypocrisy in Times Square

It's always striking to me when watching the Times Square revelry on New Year's Eve... we usually tune in with the kids about 10 minutes before the ball drops... as the chosen singer of the year croons 'Imagine' that the whole display is little more than an exercise in schizophrenia.

'Imagine', the hymn of a lost world trying to extract meaning from despair, represents some kind of Materialist ideal that no one in the crowd really believes, let alone the person singing it.

Sacral (Not Sacred) Architecture

http://issuesetc.org/2014/01/13/3-church-architecture-chad-bird-11314/

This programme deals with Church architecture and is critical of the Mega-Churches which have adopted the sports arena model for their meetings. The guest argues that Church architecture is theological.