One of mine and Dawn's pet peeves is church signs. They are so often irrelevant and irreverant. They often make me wonder why anyone would ever go to that church. There's a church across from ours that consistently puts some of the dumbest sayings on their sign. Well, I found one last night that has reached the top of my list. It's this one posted above. It's not the worst one because it advertises hymns, as I like hymns. It makes the top of the list because of who it's advertising for. It's advertising for people who already attend church somewhere who may not be getting their needed quota of hymns each Sunday. It in essence says, "we want Christians". "We need people who tithe and have their lives already together". It really upsets me when I see this kind of stuff. On the other side of the sign, which I didn't get a picture of, it says, "In case of nucular attack, prayer in schools will no longer be banned". What?!? If a church is going to have a sign and not use it for advertising of events and the such, then they should leave it blank or put something like Jesus loves you. Nothing more nothing less. I wonder if the diciples and Jesus wore t-shirts that said things like "make your eternal reservations now, Smoking or non-smoking" or "there are no athesists in Hell" or "WARNING-Exposure to the Son, may prevent burning". What non-sense. Here's a link to Rick's site to listen to a song about signs it's called "we lost the G" and it's the last one on the page.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Late Night Ramblings
Here's the struggle...One has the desire to serve the Lord with all of who he is, but is consistently discovering that he has no idea of what the Lord wants. It's as if time stands still, yet at the same time it feels like it's just slipping away. How do I "figure out" what it is that God wants for my life and from it? I guess here's the problem. I'm 37 years old and feel like I'm still trying to figure out what I'm gonna do when I grow up. To some 37 is old (including me at times) but then I realize that if I were to retire at the age of 65 that that is still 28 years from now. My dad retired from his job after 27 years. On the other hand I feel like I'm just floating in the midst of life and "career" searching for the next "career". It's a strange place to be. Fortunately for me, but maybe not for some, there are others who are in this same boat with me. We've come to a new place in our lives that demonstrates that God is doing a new thing in our society. The way that we've always done ministry and church is no longer valid, (though at times I wonder if it ever was) and I'm wondering or wandering while trying to figure out where in this new thing I belong. The truth is I'm scared... I'm scared to do this alone. I'm scared that the dreams, hopes and desires I have had for my life and for others have been only hopes, dreams and desires and not realities. I'm scared that I'm going to become a realtor and not a minister. (not that they have to be exclusive). I'm scared of losing my identity and I'm scared that when the opportunity that God places before me appears, I'll miss it because I didn't recognize it or didn't jump fast enough. I, by no means, feel like I have failed in the past, but I don't want to fail in the present and the future. There's just too much at stake. There are opportunities all around me at this point in my life, but discovering the right one may just tale a little more time. And the truth is I'm getting tired of waiting. Well, these are just some late night rambles and maybe I'll feel different in the morning, but if you spent the time reading this post, then, if you wouldn't mind, spend a couple of minutes praying that God will soon show us the next step in this great big wonderful journey that He has us on. I'd really appreciate it! Blessings.
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