Kopp Disclosure
(John 3:19-21)
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We've got a
problem in our church.
People are afraid
of the dark.
Really.
Related to the
miracle of the last person using the stapler and duplicating machine having exactly the right
amount of staples and paper for
them obviating any need to consider anyone else may need
staples or paper because they had exactly
the amount needed and didn't know the stapler and duplicating
machine ran out after they used the exact
number needed by them, it seems there's never a last person
leaving the church to turn off the lights and lock the doors.
It's a miracle!
Or people are
afraid of the dark...or...
I had a really
neat wedding in Buffalo, New York back in September. Some of my favorite
people were there; and the couple had signs on the way to seating that
announced the nuptial as an "unplugged" service.
It was the first
time after about a thousand weddings that I'd ever seen that; and I really like
it.
I've had church
ladies in the past direct me to announce no flash photography during the
service, which I've always ignored because people like to have keepsakes of
such things and I never read anything about cameras at worship in the Bible and
never picked up the bill for any of that which means I should be more selective
about rubrics as a common courtesy, but cellulars are a lot different and a lot
more annoying than some aunt or uncle running up and down the aisle with a
flash camera.
Unless they're
powered off, cellulars will start playing Dixie
or Eight Days a
Week or Sweet
Home Alabama or Goodbye
Earl or some other loud and obnoxious and inappropriate electronic
nightmare during the exchange of vows or committal at the graveside or
consecration of sacramental elements or a plethora of other awkward moments.
It happens!
Maybe people just
forget to turn 'em off...or maybe they don't really care about anybody else
but...
Is it just me or
do people seem to, uh, banter and moan a lot more these days?
Maybe it's
terrorism...crime...the specter of November 8...up and down and all around
prices at the pumps...or...just gas.
I don't know.
All I know is
everybody as well as me
is noticing it.
People are
crankier than ever before.
Then there are
volunteers.
Correction.
There are fewer
and fewer and fewer volunteers.
It doesn't matter
if it's the church, booster club, service organization, or...
Volunteerism is waaaaaaayyyyyyyy down and
seems to be about as attractive to most folks as Colin Kaepernick on the
sidelines.
Is there a
solution?
Can anything be
done about people whose concerns seem to end with the reflections in their
mirrors?
Sure.
Jesus provides
the answer to every question; and here's His for this one: "Do for others
what you would like them to do for you."
My mother-in-law
explained this to her children as common courtesies.
Apparently, some
parents did not do the same.
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Blessings and Love!
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Salt! Shine! Leavenate!
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Look up! Stand up! Speak up! Act up for Jesus!
1 comment:
At the door of the church sign should read" IF CELL PHONE IS IN POCKET OR PURSE PLEASE TAKE IT BACK TO THE VEHICLE THANK YOU. amen
God Bless all
Walton
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