Felipe Fernandez-Armesto once described the death of Elvis Presley as a "great career move."
Harsh words, but an acknowledgement that there are few things more difficult to watch than a catastrophic attempt at a comeback.
Which seems like a lesson that the church could stand to learn. Today's culture of Christendom often acts as if a face-lift and a new sound will be its salvation. But the result comes off gaudy and gross.
What the church needs to hear is what Elvis' manager should have told him; the key to a comeback is to silm down and get back to basics. Short of that, the church's "great career move" might just be death.
Especially a church that believes that with death comes resurrection.
May this Lent be a time for your church and mine to slim down, get back to basics, and do a little dying.
And may the result be revival and resurrection.
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