Christians willing to look with honest eyes at challenges we face as believers
in corporate church life today will fi nd an advocate here. We are faithful people
attending Bible-believing churches, yet there is a disconnect between wanting
to please the Lord and achieving full stature in the body of Christ through the
church.
Excellent intentions fail to materialize into spiritual development. Our efforts
sputter into lackluster Christian experiences, a far cry from the abundant life we
were promised. Doing more or trying harder to reach goals is not the answer.
Goals must be re-examined in light of scripture. Confounding bigger with better,
casting a blind eye to the schism between Evangelicals and Pentecostals, settling
for less, tolerating toxic doctrines that misrepresent the heart of God to the people,
subsisting on spiritual junk food - whatever erosion and error we permit will
defi ne the ultimate quality of our lives in Christ.
Carol Demong (as Carol Nelson) has published a young adult Christian novel
through David C. Cook, and has published numerous articles when she worked as
a staff writer for Bridge Magazine, an Oregon-based Christian periodical. She has
an M.A. in English literature and curriculum, and has taught writing and literary
analysis in a variety of contexts. Since her recent retirement from the University
of California at San Diego, she has begun writing full-time. In addition to the
essays presented here and the articles and novel mentioned above, she has written
Bible curriculum for women's studies, as well as short stories, poetry and other
essays. She is a member of the San Diego Christian Writer's Guild. She lives
with her husband and grandson in the vicinity of her extended family in Southern
California. Other interests include playing the piano, research, and cooking.
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