I thank God for Todd Turnbow and Paul McElroy...

Hey Jeff,

I thinks its closer to somewhere in the middle. I agree with you that it is immature faith to have a beer in front of your baptist friends, as you put it. Its not authenticity, it's spite. I would say that the baptists inability to have the beer makes them the "weaker brother" as Paul put it on the issue. But the hipster throwing it in their faces is guilty of the same weakness when it comes to pride.

At the same time however, Millennials do have a point about wanting authentic character. As a pastor, I want people to know that who I am in the pulpit is the same person I am in my office, the same person getting Starbucks, the same person going to the movies, and the same person going to a ballgame. Real authenticity is vital to churches in order for us to grow together in discipleship, bearing one another's burdens, and allowing iron to sharpen iron. It opens doors and takes down walls.

I will admit to that I am 29 and haven't the foggiest clue what "authentic expression" or "authentic worship" is. I think its an opportunity for Christian musicians with an extremely shallow spiritual life to try to convince everyone else they are not as shallow... (sarcasm)

Good blog dude.

YIKES!!! How did I score 53?!?!?!

Don't forget the, "If she doesnt want to date you then she is not up to your spiritual level anyways."