Danger Ahead!

Ah! The Christian life. It sure seems to have become a cakewalk lately. Between the in-Church coffee shops, computerized nursery check ins, programs for every taste, etc; the narrow way has opened up to a six lane expressway! So as you are cruising along the purpose-driven-non-judgmental-emergent highway, sipping your Latte, listening to contemporary Christian music on your I-pod, and thanking the good Lord that you are not under the law; are you taking the time to read the road signs? What can warn you of danger ahead?
In the railroad world, before the age of instant communication, there was a technique developed to protect a train from being hit if it stopped unexpectedly on the main line. A man would walk back behind the train up to a mile depending on the speed of the track and place two small packets, called torpedos, a set distance apart on the track. The man would then drop a 10 minute fusee, or signal flare, and head back to his train. If a following train arrived they would run over the torpedos which would explode with a loud report, alerting the crew of trouble ahead. If the fusee was still lit they would know that the man had left less than 10 minutes ago. There is more to it than that but you get the gist of it. It is an effective way to alert of danger ahead. Thus the name of this blog; but I am not dealing with stalled trains or even stalled Churches. This is more like a collapsed bridge ahead.
There are some dangerous trends in the Christian community that need to be brought to everyone’s attention. Sometimes danger can come upon you when you least expect it and from the last place you might think. Fortunately we have a rulebook to follow. 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17. That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. The torpedo’s are in place, the fusee is lit, it's time to be on the lookout.