More thoughts on following Jesus

I have noticed a lot in the news of late about what it means to live the Jesus life (our current topic at church). Here are a few I've found: Christians as Barbarians, an article about Erwin McManus' new book http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/1324802.html How Christians have become church consumers, an thought-provoking article by Bob Hyatt of Evergreen Church in Portland, Ore. http://www.dtour.com.au/articles/article.cfm?id=89 From Ronald Sider, The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience http://www.allelon.org/articles/article.cfm?id=174 George Barna recently came out with new information about the state of the Christian church in America, noting the disconnect between "being a Christian" and actually following Jesus. Read his findings http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/1325727.html Another article deals with how a follower of Jesus is to relate to global human rights, especially relating to Rwanda: http://www.crosswalk.com/fun/movies/1322494.html