People don't post to this enough (he says on his third post, which follows his second post by almost a month).

Martha Stewart. Talk about the biggest symbol of perception being reality. I was really killing time this afternoon, and a little biography of her came on. Man... you want to talk about a woman who is supremely together, organized, and with-it until you pull the curtain back. It seems that, behind the matching bedspreads, homemade craftsy tableware, and chocolate cake recipes, that woman's life is a mess.

What about this... the church tm as Martha Stewart. Sure, everything is coreographed to the "T" when you arrive on Sunday... but what would it look like if you spent some time there during the week? People bickering about job descriptions. People pressuring other people because the church up the road (or in the next state) is doing it just so so why aren't we?

Oh, well, I suppose it's too much to imagine that Christ can actually change that. I mean, anywhere you find people, you find politics, and where you find politics, you find messes twice the size of Martha Stewart's marriage. It's just par for the coarse. Why should we expect anything more? Why should we expect old things to become new? Why should we expect there to really be a difference between the followers of Christ and the followers of this age? Besides, what the building looks like is important! We've gotta make a good impression if we want people to hang around long enough for us to tell them about Jesus.

Do I sound disillusioned? Is a pig's backside pork?

Where oh where is the place where everyone is filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs are done by the apostles? Where is the place where people meet together with glad and sincere hearts? Where people are together and have all things in common, and there is no one with any need? Where is this place?
posted by Stephen at 6:14 PM | |