Make Better Time Choices
I saw a commercial on the news about some local churches making yet another big deal over something trivial. Let me set this up by saying that the Dead Sea Scrolls are on display here in Charlotte for a few months.
Apparently, some vendors have made "Dead Sea Scroll" memorobelia such as hats, ties, and t-shirts. Some local churches are raising a big stink saying that these vendors are just trying to "cash in."
HELLO!!! CAN I SLAP YOU NOW OR LATER?!
Firstly, these items can be conversation starters that may lead someone to Christ. Secondly, anyone who has enough free time to complain about something so trivial needs to find a hobby of sorts.
In my last church, in Charlotte (which will remain nameless, but I think you can guess it), we had the same type of issues within the congregation. Our pastors, who are good friends, were constantly bombarded with people telling them how much they are doing wrong or that what they are doing is not liked. People want to complain about the type of music in church and who was or wasn't a participant. Gripes arose about who was in the know of certain things and who was not. All that wasted time used to tear down the church family. Imagine if that time was used more constuctively, like telling people about Jesus.
Have I ever told you I look up to Martin Luther?
Anyway.. that was my soapbox for the night.
I survived.
Wayne
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9:58 PM
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