Saturday, October 7, 2017
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Christians Living In Two Worlds
The Sacred-Secular Split
Ever asked yourself the question
after engaging someone “I thought they were Christians?”
It is common among believers to
operate one way in the world and another within church circles. It’s almost
like changing into one set of clothes for work and another to go to the gym. I
recall dealing with this issue at work – one of the biggest challenge of my
adult life came at the hands of a Christian brother who does missionary work.
Because I was his boss, he was required to sit down and talk it through
(otherwise, this would not happen). I remember taking him to MacDonald’s for
lunch (had to do this in a public space as he was notorious for twisting words
and giving alternate facts. I said toward the end “You’re a Christian, right?”.
He said “Yes, and I apologize for all this”. Then I asked “What were you
thinking? I was only looking out for you and your staff”. He said “I don’t
know. I guess I just got caught up.” One thing is for sure, If I had a dollar
for every time I was disappointed with a Christian hire, I’d have a good sum in
the bank. The root of this bent toward two different worldviews, is referred to
as “The Sacred-Secular Split”. We will unpack this further at a later date. For
now, I’d like to give an overview.
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