20 Jul What Scott Doesn’t Believe

Scott Hardaway’s June 29 blog post, “What I Don’t Believe,” presented 26 things that he doesn’t believe. It’s an interesting list. Here are a few of them. (Scott is pastor of Pathway Community Church in Jackson, Mich.)

• I don’t believe in the avoidance of pain or discomfort as a goal of life.
• I don’t believe in the American Dream.
• I don’t believe that inauthentic relationships are worth any time or effort.
• I don’t believe that most people who claim the name of Christ actually have any kind of true relationship with him (in America, at least).
• I don’t believe in cutting short the mission of the church to please the already-convinced.
• I don’t believe in worrying about high or low self-esteem, since Jesus calls us to die to ourselves.
• I don’t believe any church will ever be perfect.
• I don’t believe any concept of joining people together will ever be greater than the church.
• I don’t believe that the pursuit of power, pleasure, possessions, popularity, or prestige will ever lead to fulfillment.
• I don’t believe an American political structure will ever work as an effective model for a church structure.

Does that peak your interest? You can read the rest of the list on Scott’s blog, and he invites you to add your own items to the list.