I have something to say to the fast faith, consumerist churches of America. It’s not something that you want to hear, but something that I believe you need to hear. I definitely needed to hear it. I used to try to fit God into my own broken paradigm, instead of fitting into God’s way of seeing the world. I used to relegate Christianity to political stances and moralism. And I was missing out. It took me awhile to realize that it was my theology, my view of God, that needed fixing.

Maybe that’s where you are. If such is the case, then it’s time to face the facts: Your god sucks.

Your god dwells in man-made, concrete buildings. He likes frilly things like Easter brunches and well-decorated narthexes. He appreciates a good program and applauds any effort put forth to get people to come inside the building. When the congregants leave the building, he retires to the pastor’s office until the next scheduled activity.

Your god gets mad at you for no good reason like a fickle, teenage girl, and all you can do to make it up to him is try to be really, really good or at least do your best to hide all your faults. You return the favor, doing unto others as has been done unto you, compelling your “brothers and sisters” to perform religious acts of obligation, regardless of what’s in their hearts.

Your god doesn’t care particularly for the poor or the downtrodden. Anything that’s happening on the other side of the world is of little relevance to him; he knows that the Western world is where all the real, Holy Spirit action is happening.

He has a soft spot in his heart for rich people and appreciates the excess of time they have to dedicate to going to church. He’s quite pleased that they’re not caught up in where their next meal will come from, so as not to bother him with such pathetic requests. He has a strong ethic about only helping people that first help themselves. He’s a fan of capitalism, listens to conservative radio and doesn’t have time for weaklings.

When I think about it, your god looks a lot like Donald Trump.

Like I said, your god sucks.

Your god inspired a theology that says bad things happen to people just because they do and that it’s your job to deal with it. According to him, the world’s problems are part of “the plan.” He allows pain in people’s lives, because they’re sinful and it’s their own fault. He doesn’t like to intervene, because that would upset the nature of the universe. His expectation is that you will diligently perform your duties and not bother him with petty requests like alleviating the suffering of the oppressed. He’s just too busy and aloof to redeem difficult and hopeless situations.

Your god is a one-size-fits-all, prepackaged sort of god that could be sold as an impulse buy in the Wal-Mart checkout line next to the king-sized candy bars. Your god doesn’t want a contrite heart, but just some really good sacrifices. Your god is more concerned about whether you dragged yourself to church on Sunday than he is about what you did for the guy standing on the street corner. Your god uses felt boards and attendance sheets. His idea of grace is letting slide those few times you fell asleep during the sermon, so long as you’ve made up for it with plenty of other activities.

Your god is a black-and-white god with principles, agendas and schedules that can’t be broken or bent. He isn’t interested in relationship or communication. Your god doesn’t move or speak in personal ways anymore; that was before the Reformation and the printing press.

Again, I say: your god sucks.

Your god sucks because he’s controllable. Your god sucks because he’s tame and predictable. Most of all, your god sucks because he looks nothing like Jesus, and I’m convinced he’s not the real God at all.

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White Man

Words and music by Michael Gungor and Lisa Gungor

God is not a man
God is not a white man
God is not a man sitting on a cloud

God cannot be bought
God will not be boxed in
God will not be owned by religion

But God is love, God is love, and He loves everyone
God is love, God is love, and He loves everyone

God is not a man
God is not an old man
God does not belong to Republicans
God is not a flag
Not even American
And God does not depend on a government

But God is good, God is good, and He loves everyone
God is good, God is good, and He loves everyone

Atheists and Charlatans and Communists and Lesbians
And even old Pat Robertson, oh God He loves us all
Catholic or Protestant, Terrorist or President
Everybody, everybody, love, love, love, love, love

Oh, la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Yeah, I say God is love, God is love, and He loves everyone
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Stop the hating, please just stop the hating now cause God is love
Oh, whoa, la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

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I met a christian who doesn’t like people of other races and colors.

I like diversity.

I met a christian who thinks that men and women are not equal.

I think it’s a level playing field.

I met a christian who boycots Halloween.

I like costumes and candy.

Imet a christian who won’t let his kids watch a cartoon that had “magic”in it.

I watched cartoons like that and never joined a cult.

I’ve met christians that follow a political party and leaders because they we’re more “moral” than the other guy.

To me that’s leaning on human strength.

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I love to laugh and pursue joy along withknowledge.

I read about Jesus who did and said the most amazing things. I want to be like that guy.

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Mark Driscoll is an interesting guy. He has a series of videos called ASK ANYTHING, where he lets people “ask anything”. It’s a cool concept because we should really be able to talk about anything in church. It’s OK to ask questions about faith, sex or other tricky subjects.  It’s real life and we are real people so we have questions, usually in church you have to pretend that you have it all figured out but you shouldn’t. They have a late service at Mars Hill Church and they let people text in questions they don’t let really young people come to this one because some of the Ask Anything question get  pretty rough, so if you are immature you should go someplace else. I don’t agree with everything he say, but I don’t agree with everything anyone says or even everything I’ve said, so, eat the meat and spit out the bones.

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ASK ANYTHING–BIBLICAL ORAL SEX

Is oral sex real sex? Does oral sex cause someone to lose their virginity? What guidelines does the Bible give regarding oral sex, anal sex, and other sexual activity outside of marriage.

Pastor Mark Driscoll answers this question as part of a live “Ask Anything” session in which audience members SMS questions to the pulpit to be answered in real time.

This question was answered in the broader context of a sermon entitled “Is Birth Control a Sin?” which can be found at

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ASK ANYTHING–PLEASURING YOUR SPOUSE!!!!

What are the biblical guidelines for sexual exploration within a marriage? Is it appropriate for a man or woman learn how to satisfy their spouse sexually? What is the purpose of sex within a marriage?

Pastor Mark Driscoll answers this question as part of a live “Ask Anything” session in which audience members SMS questions to the pulpit to be answered in real time.

This question was answered in the broader context of a sermon entitled “Is Birth Control a Sin?” which can be found at

www.marshillchurch.org/media/religionsaves/birth-control

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