“I would write about Calvinism and whether Christians should drink beer. I’d call it the “5 point pint””

If I wanted to start a huge Christian blog I know exactly which two subjects I would write about: Calvinism and whether Christians should drink beer. I’d call it the “5 point pint” and it would be massive overnight.

Thousands of people would flock to debate the merits of both TULIP and lager. I’d be a huge success and probably go on the 700 Club, which is our version of Oprah.

But if that didn’t pan out, I’d probably stick to the popular method of reacting to pop culture scandals. I’d write about Lady Gaga and Tiger Woods. I’d essentially try to be the Christian edition of US Weekly. And if I did that, I’d have to write about the three things we Christians say about pop culture scandals:

1. “That would never happen to me.”

I don’t know the devil personally, but I have to believe he does a bit of pop locking when he hears Christians say this. We sometimes think we’re infallible or perhaps invincible so when we see someone fail spectacularly we distance ourselves by immediately claiming we will never do the same thing. Jon and Kate are perfect example of that.