Church Life

I a WOKE this Christmas!

Before you applaud or unsubscribe, maybe you too should consider becoming “WOKE.” As I understand it, WOKE is a term used to describe an awakening that takes place when an individual who has not experienced life the same way another individual has experienced it due to factors such as race, socioeconomic status and historical factors, views life through the lens of the people who do not share the privileges they have simply because they were born in a different environment.  While this term has become a battle cry for social Marxism (here comes the unsubscribes and the applause) this term based on the definition I have created above, can be a great way to view December 25th and Jesus’ birth. 

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall… 

…who’s that guy looking back at me? I know it doesn’t have the rhyming beauty of the classic but to be honest some days I look in the mirror and think the Evil Queen in Snow White has a leg up on me in the looks department. Each morning, I try to peak through one eye to get some sense of what fresh horror I will see after not getting my beauty sleep for the fourteenth month in a row. Sometimes I can guess because I have already passed the same bathroom mirror in the night more than a few times. Based on this, I hear a voice inside say, “don’t look David, don’t look; this ain’t going to be pretty.” 

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If God is Good, Why…?

It is the beginning of a question many atheists, agnostics and people from other faiths ask of those of us who claim that following Christ is placing faith in the only true God. The concept of the Trinity is difficult. The virgin birth is not in line with our understanding of procreation. The creation of the universe through the utterances of a being outside of time, hard to comprehend. The death and resurrection of Jesus can appear to be a fairytale made up to win over people to a way of thinking. They can be stumbling blocks for those seeking the truth, but the biggest by far has to be; if God is good, why…?

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We’re Almost There.

I was thinking about all the things Christians have on our laundry list of what is wrong with civilization these days. While it differs slightly from country to country and from culture to culture, there are some things that I think most Christians agree make a country a Christian country. Some would argue over how sweeping the changes should be, the role of the church in setting the standard and although we are not quite there yet, which church should take the lead role in the design of the country we live in but, I still am comfortable saying that there is a list and it is, for the most part, the same for all Christians. Let me take this a step further. In some countries the list is close to completion, we’re almost there!

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I’ve been having an Affair

It is no longer a secret. I have shared this information with people who are close to me and now I share it with everyone. When my wife and I sat down to talk I didn’t know what to expect. She just looked at me with very little emotion. Every so often she nodded showing she agreed with what I was saying or that she was already aware of what I thought was a secret. It’s not that I had the affair in secret, no, it was quite the contrary. Everyone who has seen me in the last 30 years or so, has not only seen me with me affair partner but has for the most part thought we were happy together. They also saw me with my wife and we were happy too, so they said nothing.

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911 – What Is The Nature of Your Emergency?

“I am looking for someone.” “When did you last see them?” “It was quite a while ago.” “When were you expecting to see them?” “I was hoping to see them Sunday.” “I’m sorry sir, but the person is not missing until they haven’t shown up, we cannot help you with someone you are supposed to see. This is an emergency number set aside for many things including people who can’t be found but your case has not happened.” “But I can’t find this person.” “Sir, I believe there is some misunderstanding. Let me clarify some things. You can’t find someone you are supposed to meet on Sunday?” “Well, yes, sort of.” I can’t find the person today for Sunday.” Okay, I think I understand, you were supposed to meet up with this person Sunday, but you can’t find them today.” “Yes, you got it, can you help me? Our worship drummer is away and no one else can play from the church, it’s an emergency, please, I can’t find a replacement, I am desperate, I’ll take anyone…” “Sir, this line is for emergency calls only…” “It is an emergency, we have no drummer…”

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