Might have to read it twice – maybe three times. In the last series before the All Star break the Atlanta Braves with a record of 59-27 scored 2 runs while Tampa Bay, with a record of 57-34, scored 1. Not sure about ACLS but someone was obviously very excited (and maybe a little inebriated).
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I’m stealing this meme – Lots of people say it but they are really just using the wrong words. Every social media post has a share button. Sharing a meme doesn’t take it away from the one that posted it, it just becomes visible to more people. Sharing the Gospel doesn’t reduce the amount of Gospel that exists. The more of us that share the more people get a chance to hear and receive. (Anything could be a sermon illustration, feel free to share this one.)
Continue readingI hate taking an extreme all or nothing position on anything. Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. That’s just about the only total extreme I’m willing to stand by. Polarization on just about every other issue does more harm than good.
I read a tweet on Sunday afternoon that said if your church service is 4th of July themed that’s idolatry. I’m sorry I don’t know who posted it. I did not save it because I had no idea I would be coming back to it but now I can’t shake it. Anything can be taken to an unhealthy extreme. It is common for believers in our culture to get their strong feelings about Christianity and America mixed together. The image of a cross decorated with stars and stripes makes me a little twitchy. I can hear Michael Spencer screaming in my head. But just about every church I’ve ever been a part of has an American flag, and usually a Christian flag, in the sanctuary. Some would claim that displaying a flag in church or pledging allegiance to the flag – anywhere – is not something Christians can not do with a clear conscience. Our pledge and oath should be to Christ and no other. That is extreme at the other end of the spectrum. As is true with most things I’m more comfortable somewhere in the middle that at either far end.
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Sometimes you see things in the Deja Vu and think “Why is this not in a Happy Monday post?” The joke above is kind of wordy. It’s too much to read first thing on a Monday morning, especially if you haven’t finished – possibly haven’t started – your first cup of coffee.
Continue readingThere was no Deja Vu last week and this post is already late but I’m gonna keep trying. Maybe I should take the summer off and regroup but I know if I stop I will never start again. We’re gonna push through it so here we go.
Online quiz is sus – I clicked on one of those stupid quizzes that show up in Facebook newsfeeds. It was Bible trivia and not asking for my pet’s name or the street I grew up on. (If you don’t know why you should not respond to those kinds of questions, ask me in the comments.) I think I scored 37 correct out of 40. One question I legit got wrong; looked it up, I was mistaken. One question I didn’t like the answers so I would deem that question and answer confusing. Then there’s the question about plagues in Egypt. The correct answer is 10. I picked C: 10. According to the graphic above, C is wrong and the correct answer is D. Then the explanation goes into why 10 is correct. And that’s why I got 37 responses correct and not 38.
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How many (fill in the blank) does it take? It’s an old gag but sometimes a lot of thought goes into these. It’s funny and features doggos, why here and not Happy Monday? It’s simply too much reading. Nobody’s ready for that on Monday morning.
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Nope vs Open – There was no Satur-deja Vu post last week. I put in extra hours and effort for about four days in a row, Thursday through Sunday, and it really took a toll on me. It also took more days to bounce back than I expected. So last week I was like NOPE NOPE NOPE when it came to writing or adding anything else but today we’re OPEN OPEN OPEN. I found a sign on the internet that works for both.
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Thursday was the National Day of Prayer in the US and I wrote a post about all of the day’s activities that I took part in.
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The Rome Area Prayer Breakfast celebrated 30 years with author and speaker Lee Strobel. He was last in Rome when researching his book The Case for Faith.
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The Master's Table 