Phil Johnson, over at Pyromaniacs, has written a little critique of artificial passion in the church (here). He is critical of that whipped up, for its own sake, temporary, fluffy passion. Johnson hits upon something important, but what exactly is it? Consider, for a moment, a passion for cupcakes. One might be passionate about cupcakes, committed to them with one’s whole heart, believing that cupcakes are, in fact, the best combination of sugar, butter, flour and eggs that is humanly achievable. One might be so passionate that one seeks to share the marvel of the cupcake with anyone who will take a bite. But even being that passionate about cupcakes…