I got the privilege of shoveling the layer off alone. Why is that a privilege? Because I get to think while I shovel.
Some time ago, when email was relatively new, I got a list of "imponderables". Thinks like:
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways.
I would characterize an "imponderable" as a question with no real answer.
I tend to think in "ponder-ables" lately. Here is my pondering.
Yesterday, as I drove to a park-and-ride to catch a bus, I listened to the start of "Focus on the Family". Not a show I typically would listen to. As the host was introducing his guest speaker, Josh McDowell he made mention of McDowells latest book, "The Last Christian Generation", he said the book was "scary". Through this, I may have discovered a little more what has bothered me about the traditional "Christian Right" movement (this links to an article about the Christian Coalition for instance).
I heard fear. Fear that the our children may not follow Christ. Fear that our "Christian lifestyle" may be nearing an end.
Contrasting that, we went to a Worship and the Word Movement dinner last night. There Dave said that God is doing great things today.
Why the difference?
I think many Christian leaders have substituted the things of God with the things of this world. This then dribbles down. Here is the list that I thought about this morning.
| Gods things | The Worlds Things | In Substituting... |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | Fear | We look at the things around us and forget that God is in control |
| Love | Hate | We forget that those who are our enemies are people that Jesus died for also |
| Joy/Peace | Uneasyness | We cast of the beauty of God and portray God as unattractive to those around us. |
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