Comments on: pretty cool http://nathandiehl.com/2007/01/31/pretty-cool/ a journal of one Christ-following digerati wannabe. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:51:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Todd http://nathandiehl.com/2007/01/31/pretty-cool/#comment-219 Todd Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:20:08 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2007/01/31/pretty-cool/#comment-219 My question was more of a bit of rhetoric. :) I am a bit too conservative. Mike, you make a good point. If it brings people closer to Christ, can it be a bad thing? My question was more of a bit of rhetoric. :)

I am a bit too conservative.

Mike, you make a good point. If it brings people closer to Christ, can it be a bad thing?

]]> By: joe http://nathandiehl.com/2007/01/31/pretty-cool/#comment-212 joe Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:37:31 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2007/01/31/pretty-cool/#comment-212 I think it is possible for the church to become too culturally relevant. The instant that relevance causes us to weaken the Good News of Jesus, we are too relevant. But, if we can bring people to a life-changing encounter with Christ, without watering down the message, then relevance is ok. I would even go so far to say it's a good thing! That's my $0.02 I think it is possible for the church to become too culturally relevant. The instant that relevance causes us to weaken the Good News of Jesus, we are too relevant.

But, if we can bring people to a life-changing encounter with Christ, without watering down the message, then relevance is ok. I would even go so far to say it’s a good thing!

That’s my $0.02

]]> By: mike http://nathandiehl.com/2007/01/31/pretty-cool/#comment-211 mike Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:39:37 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2007/01/31/pretty-cool/#comment-211 I disagree with Todd. How can a church be too relevant? Wouldn't religious leaders say that Jesus was too culturally relevant? He crossed lines and became culturally relevant in order to reach out to people. Just think, there are thousands of people who have clicked on this web-site. By doing this, they are now one step closer to coming to church than they have ever been before. Some will actually go to church and Jesus will change their lives. Can't see the bad in it. Of course, I work there... I disagree with Todd. How can a church be too relevant? Wouldn’t religious leaders say that Jesus was too culturally relevant? He crossed lines and became culturally relevant in order to reach out to people.

Just think, there are thousands of people who have clicked on this web-site. By doing this, they are now one step closer to coming to church than they have ever been before. Some will actually go to church and Jesus will change their lives. Can’t see the bad in it.

Of course, I work there…

]]> By: Todd http://nathandiehl.com/2007/01/31/pretty-cool/#comment-197 Todd Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:38:50 +0000 http://www.nathandiehl.com/2007/01/31/pretty-cool/#comment-197 I admit it's slick, and very well done. But it seems to be a bit like "dancing with the devil." Is it possible to be too <I><B>culturally relevant</B></I>? I admit it’s slick, and very well done. But it seems to be a bit like “dancing with the devil.”

Is it possible to be too culturally relevant?

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