A Prophetic Voice

Prophecy is a much misunderstood concept in much of Christianity. Often it is equated with predicting the future; but this is a major misconception. Biblical prophecy has to do with holding a mirror up to society and then comparing that image with the image of the perfect society that God would have us establish.

In Scripture that societal mirror often displayed images that were less than complementary; and subsequently the prophet was disliked or even hated. Most of the Hebrew prophets were rejected, harassed or killed.

It was largely due to their prophetic activity that John the Baptist and Jesus was murdered in the New Testament.

American society in 2006 is desperately in need of prophetic voices, including--no, not including, but ESPECIALLY--the church. Much of the church in this country has sold out to nationalism, power and greed. Many churches in America today are indistinguishable from the right-wing conservative politicians of our land.

This blog seeks to be a place where the actions of American society can be held up in front of the mirror of the life and teachings of Jesus. In so doing perhaps we can begin to move this nation in directions of which God would approve.