Today I was catching up on some podcasts from last week that I had not gotten a chance to listen to. I listen to two on a regular basis, as I have probably mentioned before, but one of them is Cornerstone Simi church in Simi Valley, CA. I can’t quite remember how I first heard there pastor Francis Chan, but he has been quite challenging to my life and how I live. Two Sundays ago he did not do the typical Fathers day message one would expect. As he explains in the video below he felt God urging him to speak on the subject of Holiness. God hit me pretty hard this morning as I was listening in the car to this message. I don’t think its quite sunk in. I am a whore. The reason I say this is because so often I go to church to ‘worship’. So often its empty because I just go out and do things, say things, etc through out the week that are a horrendous reflection of who Christ is.

People don’t like when the church is called a whore, a prostitute, adulterer. Those who read and listen may be offended. I remember a few years back a Derek Webb song was controversial because he made a similar statement as Francis has here.

I encourage you to either watch this video, or listen to the audio. I know I’ve got to take a good look at my life. I am not sure what else to write..but other than watch it. Allow it to permeate. I am not expecting perfection, not from me or anyone else. I don’t think this is a process of strict, legalism type of a system to ‘be better’. Its just actively pursuing Christ with all that we are and can be.

Or the Audio here or find out more about Cornerstone Simi.

Tags: authenticity, Confessions, transparent

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