Forbes.com recently listed Canton, Ohio as one of the ten fastest dying cities in America—Ouch!

But what if God has a different kind of list?  Perhaps a list of counties that contain the greatest number of people who are dying—to themselves. What if Stark County topped the list of fastest dying/alive to Jesus counties in America? What would our county look like? How excited would we be to live here? What transformation would take place? God says, “Out of the greatest darkness shines the brightest light.” What if we actually became known as “The Grateful Dead?”

“I am crucified with Christ.
It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.”
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)