{"id":1354,"date":"2006-06-07T22:40:21","date_gmt":"2006-06-07T22:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/06\/left-behind.html"},"modified":"2006-06-07T22:40:21","modified_gmt":"2006-06-07T22:40:21","slug":"left-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/06\/left-behind.html","title":{"rendered":"Left Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone’s emailing me about the Left Behind<\/em> video game and a recent LATimes <\/em>story about same. <\/p>\n

Carl Olson has a good, thorough post on the matter:<\/a><\/p>\n

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It is tragic and scandalous, even if commonplace, when Christians succumb to the leading sins of a particular age. But it is equally disturbing when Christians attempt to change culture by simply mimicking culture. Or, more specifically, simply use the lowest forms of culture because, after all, "that’s where people are." Yet there is a substantial, if not always obvious difference, between trying to present the Gospel in fresh and relevant ways and simply wrapping the Gospel in clothes not meant for it. The great saints didn’t inspire people to consider and contemplate the Gospel by merely being like everyone else, but, rather, by being different from everyone else in a real and obvious way while remaining human, accessible and approachable. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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