Posts tagged church
Micro Machine Man
Dec 11th
Anybody else enjoy the commercials from the largest Ford and Chevy dealers in the country? Am I the only one that has seen the same guy pimping two different car lots, in two different states? Those dudes are crazy. All you have to do to prove that they are an American company is look up and notice the flag. I believe that flag could be taken down, cut up, sewn up, and given away to clothe all the children in your choice of an African country. Maybe they should do that for the next person who comes in and buys a minivan. Have you ever taken your kids into the dealership because they were having free hot dogs, chips, drinks, clowns, balloons, and MORE? Knowing that you would not buy a car. I have thought about it. Only because I want to slide down that insanely huge blow up bounce house slide. It’s awesome when they offer no payments and no interest until February 2012. Well Hank, I’m feeling crazy, let’s make it no payments and no interest until January 2013 and will throw in this 9″ portable dvd player for FREE!
And then, the micro machine man slides in. And says, nmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmn. ccc, mnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmnmmnmnmnmnmnmnm, huhuh, nmnmnmnmnmnm, Some exclusions apply.
Reminds me of something.
We brag about how great our church is (yes I am talking the church in general). The attempt at being relevant comes through loud and clear. We emphasize a come as you are attitude. We stress that the experience will include this, this, that, this, and MORE. Everybody is welcome. Don’t judge your past! And these are all good things that the church does!
But do we have our own “micro machine man” come in? When it’s time to reveal the truth, is it stated clearly? Is it stated boldly? Are we afraid that the truth will turn people away?
1 Corinthians 4:1 So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God.2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.3 I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself.4 My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me.
I wonder, if Jesus would have been a pastor, would He have been more concerned about visitors coming in or disciples going out? We admire Paul but are we brave enough to live like him? Paul cared for souls but he didn’t give a flip about what others thought of his intentions. I envision Paul to have been a little, scrappy fella. But I know he didn’t talk fast like the micro machine man.
http://gracepointchurch.tv
Mar 7th
This is why I love Gracepointchurch.tv.
The being of it’s existence is truly because of the One.
And because your background is checked at the door, absolutely everyone fits in. How often do you see hip hop flavor blended with middle aged white dudes, who grew up in the days of David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. For this guy who grew up in the 90’s, the atmosphere is a perfect balance between Come As You Are and Holy, Holy, Holy.
See, even those who are folically challenged, call Gracepointchurch.tv home.
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Stop by to worship the One. Slow down to listen and you will hear the word of the One. But always remember, it’s all for the One.
I’ve been in these shoes…sorta
Dec 11th
http://www.kansas.com/news/story/627644.html
stories like this break my heart.
but they go to church!
i can empathize with these kids. scary, huh. i did my share of hell raising. i was 17 or so, and was charged with attempted manslaughter. gosh, that sounds bad. yes, i was stupid. i was with a buddy hanging out at the lake. we had swiped some beer from my friends dad and were being “cool.” some dudes show up on dirtbikes and are cruising around the area.
i remember how tuff i was at this age. i was always willing to fight. you know how dumb jockey guys are. im sure innocent eye contact was viewed as the stink eye by each party. one “bird” leads to the guys on the dirt bikes heading our direction. one of the riders comes in, hits the brakes, and slides his rear tire towards us. this action sprays us with rocks and dirt. of couse, we werent taking that crap. and a high speed chase ensues.
we get to the local sports complex. this complex host football games for all three high schools and the university. well, something was going on at the complex. the chase got really stupid as we were weaving in and out of cars and people. somehow we (in a truck) ended up perpindicular to one of the bikers. i thought it would be a good idea to throw a glass bottle at him. i hit him. he goes down gets up and rode off. guess who witnessed this. a cop. luckily he was on foot and we evaded his commands to stop.
i thought it was over and nothing would happen. a few weeks later, police are out my door. turns out, the dude on the dirt bike also has a father who is a cop. the charges were dropped after i apologized for throwing the bottle at the kid for no reason. i basically claimed stupidity.
inspite of the church we do stupid things. things that have no explanation. i knew i was guilty but didnt have the balls to pull the “i go to church card.” i knew i was wrong. i hope these kids dont have to spend a significant amount of time in jail but i do hope they get punished. they deserve what they get.
could the church have done anything better? i say no. could the parents have done anything beter? i say no.
