1st Annual Evangelical Blog Awards
Time Magazine’s 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America
Most Influential Christians in America
Ok, really. As nice as it is to see “your guy’s” name on the list, this is really quite ludicrous. Not to mention a highly “modern” thing to do…. the whole rating, categorization, who’s #1 thing. Do these people have tremendous influence in the church and society…. yeah, I suppose so (probably not as much as we’d like to imagine given the state of things). But strangely absent from such lists are WOMEN and Pop Stars (who seem to increasingly find benefit in naming the Name). Who do you think has more influence on a teen’s decision to have or not have premarital sex…. James Dobson? Or Britney Spears? Both claim Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.
But aside from the bias of these lists, the thing that strikes me most is that it is such a supreme waste of time! What is really gained by such a thing. It makes a great “sound bite” (or “blog bite”), but how is the Kingdom advanced by such activity?
If we’re going to have Best Christian of the Year Awards, let’s atleast have a category for Worst Sinner. Then we may have something decent to talk about.
