I was born and raised in L.A.
It’s still HOME.
My old neighborhoods matter to me.
My friends there are part of my life.
My home church of 10 years is there.
I know the streets.
I know the vibe.
I like El Matador St. Beach.
I like Big Bear.
I like El Tepeyac. (Best Burritos anywhere!!)
I like the Hollywood Bowl.
Still there are some who say Hollywood is EVIL.
And there are those who would sooner send their children off to be missionaries to the Sudan than they would to Hollywood.
Seriously… think about it.
We pray to God to protect those we send to a war torn or church persecuting or Christian maming/killing nation… and admire them for risking their lives. We lift them up for carrying the word of God to the lost… even though they could end up martyred. (AS WE SHOULD!)
But I ask…. WHY are so many people afraid of going or sending their children to Hollywood??? Is it really such a dangerous place that should be avoided at all cost??? WHY do we willingly accept that Christians can be martyred (like Jim Elliott) yet so many people don’t want “believers” to be part of city or mechanism that released “End of the Spear?”
There might be some need for serious reassessment here.
I heard the late Walter Martin once say (and he may have been quoting someone else):
“When they invented the PRINTING PRESS… they said praise God… now everyone can have a Bible in their own home.
When they invented the MEGAPHONE… they said hallelujah… now they can hear at the back of the tent.
When they invented the RADIO…. they said glory to God… now millions can hear the word at one time.
When they invented the TV… they said leave it alone… that’s satan’s box.”
Well…. who have we left it to?
L.A. (Hollywood) is not a place to fear.
L.A. is my HOME.