It's still swinging !

The pendulum not the sixties that is. I have vague memories of reading a book about the pendulum swinging, this is way back in the dim and distant when as a new Christian I had an enthusiasm that was both obnoxious and inspiring in an odd sort of way, well that's what folks would tell me. Anyway back then, when anyone and everyone became legitimate targets for my gospel six guns I remember reading this book that tried to explain away the excesses of various branches of the Christian Church. Basically any new movement always experiences the swing of the pendulum to both extremes before some sort of middle ground or balanced approach to matters of faith are found.
Around 2010 years ago a new movement started swinging it's pendulum, and its still swinging today.
Did the balance come? well you probably have your own take on that, from where I'm sitting I would say not.
The thing is, God entrusts us with His plan to reach into the lives of those around us, and then in His great wisdom lets us work out how to do it, while giving us little pointers along the way. I Wonder why everyone has a different little pointer, and why its the person who can shout the loudest and and who claims the biggest amount of spiritual authority who does the most pointing.
You might be thinking "that's a bit cynical" you could be right of course its hard to be totally objective after nearly thirty years in Christian ministry.
OK back on track again, it doesn't take a great mind, and mine is nothing like a great mind, to realise that we are in the presence of masses of people who have not been initiated with the peculiarities of the Christian Church let alone its excesses. Phrases like post modern or post Christendom are phrases the enlightened use in discussion and the outsider never uses full stop. So this is not a dialogue about what these two wonderful terms mean, but a gritty and real learning experience drawing on things past, things present and a quick look at things to come.