William Booth, who was the founder of the Salvation Army in 1865. He died in 1912, which makes the above quote over 100 years old. It’s also frighteningly accurate and prophetic. Too many so called “churches are no different than the culture that they’re supposed to be influencing and transforming. Instead, they’ve conformed to this world, adopting the same ideologies and beliefs and throwing away the tried and true doctrines of the faith that were the only hope they had to offer.

Lord, help us.