Colman Luck has written a tremendous article on destructive forces permeating the Evangelical church. Growth at all costs. Congregations left in lurch. Super-Pastors with addictive tendancies - both visible and invisible.

We are the "Me" generation. Everything revolves around meeting our "needs." How does a "Me" generation member know that God is speaking through his pastor? Emotion. If our hearts are moved, then the message must be from Heaven. To many of us, when certain emotional manifestations are present it is conclusive proof that the Power of God is resting on the person in the pulpit. Let's be brutally honest.

Source: My Turn to Rant!