"Come die with us"
From Bill Hull:
"Come die with us." What a thing to put on a big digital church sign by the freeway. Not exactly what church consultants would recommend to entice the seeker. Most followers of Jesus would have an idea of what the statement means, but they would dare not make it part of their public persona. It sounds out of touch, too frontal, too costly, too everything. Wouldn't it be better to say, "Come live with us?" or "Come have an adventure with us?" People don't like to think morbid thoughts, especially when it's about them. But then again it would depend on what one thinks is at the heart of the Christian experience.
No body wants to be reminded of their own mortality. This is just going to turn away the evangi-consumers. They want shining happy people...not death or reality.
Yes - you're right; people do generally want to gloss over reality.......and so.....let's hit them over the head with a reality mallet to make sure they get it! Doesn't make sense to me.
If we are going to communicate with people then we need to speak the same language....and for some, it will be death but for may others it will be the promise of life.
IMHO
-jer