thoughts while working on something else

What would I pursue if knew that I could not fail in the effort? What would you do?

What would I undertake if I lived in complete surrender to the Spirit, to do things in His way and timing? If I lived not in fear but in the power of the Spirit?

What does it mean that Christ is the head of the church, which is His body? What is "church", in the real sense? How american evangelicals (and others) practice it? Do our traditions really recognize Christ as the head of HIS church?

Is the Spirit active in our churches? How can we know? If not, why? Have we shut him out in order to keep "church" just one hour a week, or to do things our way? Is church more like a business in the way it is run? what are the marks of a Spirit-filled church? Spirit-filled followers of Christ? If the Spirit is not in our churches/fellowships, how do we get him back?

why does a church need a building, programs, ministries, an operating budget? does it? who says? How would a building-dependent church withstand persecution? What needs to change to effectively operate as "wartime Christians"? Structure? Function?

why do we seek to make the truth relevant to the culture, and where are we in danger of adding to or taking away from the Gospel?

Are we asleep? Why are so many "Christians" just like the culture? Why are we not, in general, not distinct in the ways we should be? Divorce? Affairs? Pornography? Substance Abuse? Language, Music, Movies? Standards? Desires, Values, Perspectives?

Why have we pledged ourselves to political ideologies, rather than the person of Christ? We don't even belong to ourselves! We have been bought with a price.