A highly skilled nurse died and arrived before St. Peter at the pearly gates, who explained, "We have this policy of allowing you to choose whether you want to spend eternity in heaven or hell."
"That's easy," the nurse said. "I want to stay in heaven." "It's not that easy," said St. Peter. "You have to spend a day in each place before making this decision."
The predicament of the American church is that we live in a kind of Magic Kingdom. Like going to Disneyland, you buy your ticket, and once you are inside the gates, everything you experience is controlled. The rides, the food, the shows are all there to entertain and amuse you. All you have to do is be there and observe.
