They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. (1 John 4:5)

Whenever someone like CRN makes a firm stand for sound Biblical doctrine and insists on proper Christian conduct, which inevitably results in sharp debate and dispute–by the way see Acts 15:1-2–the classic argument marshalled against us is: "But what will unbelievers think?"

Well, let’s turn the tables; and as an example of the severe dumbing down effect currently affecting the American Christian Church through the influence of the emerging church and neo-evangelicals, we’ll introduce you to "Ragamuffin Christian" Aaron Loy:

I’ve had the opportunity to serve in local missions, global missions, and city missions across 14 countries in mega churches, house churches, missions teams and church plants… I serve full time with the homeless at the People City Mission and part-time as a pastor at a church plant in downtown Lincoln, NE.  I am crazy in love with my smokin hot wife…

 When it comes down to it, I am a failure and succeed only in brokenness. I am a lover and a hater at the same time. I am a contradiction. A work in progress. A story of beauty and tears and scandalous grace. I am a ragamuffin.

That’s "ragamuffin" as defined by Loy’s contemplative hero Brennan Manning. And so now CRN asks, "but what will unbelievers think" when they peruse this "part-time" pastor’s best of list? A list, we add, which is obviously important enough for Aaron Loy to want to share with the world via the Internet:

Best events attended…
* The Isn’t She Beautiful? conference in Grand Rapids, MI with Rob Bell and company
* Acts 29 Church Planting Bootcamp in Raleigh, NC with Mark Driscoll & Ed Stetzer

Best beer drunk…
 Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale

Best cigar smoked…
the Acid Kuba Kuba