Saturday May 7th we spent the day at Briscoe Park evangelizing during the Snellville Days festival. We had a booth there so we were able to reach a lot of people in a short amount of time.

The 104.7 The Fish booth was two spots down from us. They were playing the radio over loud speakers and had a few tables with material setup and a few workers at the booth. I noticed, however, every kid that walked away from the booth with a swirly painting in their hand (dozens each hour doing this) never heard the gospel. I was standing at our booth handing out tracts and one of the workers walked by. I went to hand him a gospel tract and our conversation went like this:

He said, "No thanks, I've already gotten one." I then asked him, "Are you guys sharing the gospel with those kids?" He replied with a long, slow, bewildered response, "Nooo." I then said, "Hmm. Don't you need to think about what you're doing?" He said again with that same tone, "Oooo.K." as if I were some crazy man. I then proceeded to say, "Those kids don't need paint they need the gospel!" He proceeded to walk away with no response and continued to share the gospel of amazing paint with each eager child. I was (and still am) pretty outraged. Why you ask?

Well, in the words of a dear brother:

THE HOUSE IS COMING DOWN.

Those kids aren't at peace with God. They are little rebels with a whole seed-bed of sin germinating in their heart - growing each day until at once it is full bloom and apparent to everyone. In the words of a famous preacher, "Your child without evil. You without eyes, you mean!"

Their house is on fire and 104.7 The Fish wants to give them a cute little painting to hang on their wall while they burn. This is treachery to the cause of Christ. Let's call it what it is and quit playing nice with things of eternal significance - especially the souls of men.

So...

Dear 104.7, it turns out you aren't so "Safe For The Whole Family" afterall. If there were a roaring lion in the room and you had the gun, you'd let the child be eaten alive. Their painting won't do much for them in hell. "Woe to you" (1 Cor. 9:16) for you did not preach the gospel. You know the good you ought to have done, and you didn't do it. This is sin (James 4:17). You were not salt - you let them rot. You were not light - for they still stumble in the darkness. If you are going to do something in the name of Christ then for the love of Him and those around you make sure you tell them about the one who can resurrect their dead, rebellious soul.

Call me crazy. Call me a fanatic. Call me whatever you want. Sticks and stones. The line is in the sand. The scripture is clear.

Apathy is cancer.