Enough Complaining Already

I was reading Relevant Magazine the other day. It's a decent publication, geared at younger, postmodern Christians and those on the fringes. The one beef I have with the mag that finally made me gag is the incessant complaining about the church. "The church did this to me" and "The church caused me to leave my faith." Enough wining already.

Its not that I don't agree with the proposition of what they are saying. I, myself have been a victim of the church's naivity, narrowness and lack of cultural relevance. I grew up in it too. But at what point do these people stop blaming other people for their current spiritual debacle and take personal responsibility. More than this, we need people who have the guts to become part of the solution. It's easy to whine, its another thing to roll up you sleeves and help make the church what it should be.