The other day my good friend Bonnie sent me a link about relevance. It was a good article about how some churches have watered down or compromised their message to be more “relevant.” It seems like that is the popular thing to do. The thing that I realized is that watering down the message doesn’t…
The other day my Facebook feed blew up with pictures of shaggy beards and camouflage. Apparently a guy that likes ducks said something polarizing about gay folks. This has caused people to once again take up arms, draw lines in the sand and pick sides.
Have you ever seen the bumper sticker that says “God is my Co-Pilot?” The first few times that I saw that I thought it was cute. But the more I thought about it I realized that it wasn’t as cute as I first thought. It implies that I am in the pilot’s seat and God is just off to the side giving advice here and there.
In everything give thanks. The word that really bothers me is the second one…everything. What the heck is that supposed to mean? In everything? Really? Come on!
Texans were hit with a surprise this past week. Close to 60 Billboards around the Lubbock, Texas area have featured a picture of Jesus…with tattoos! Many Texans are outraged at these billboards calling them “blasphemous” and “not appropriate.”
