We're Not in Gangs

I got caught up in it a little when I first became a believer.

When someone left their current church, it was almost like they had committed some unforgivable sin and it would be awkward when you saw them in public.

How dumb is that?

I mean...we're not in gangs.

And if someone continues to go to church, but it's not their current church or the church I attend, I don't care.

Do they still believe in God?

Do they still believe Jesus is the Son of God, died on the cross and was resurrected three days later?

Are they still growing and helping others?

Yes. Yes. and Yes.

Then great for them.

I don't care about differences in churches.

They preach for an hour. Good for them..

They preach for 15 minutes. Good for them.

They have acapella singing. Good for them.

They have a rock and roll band on stage. Good for them.

They do something completely "strange" from your church? Good for them.

If they're not breaking any laws from the government, they're not breaking any moral laws from the Bible, and they believe the above things...well, good for them.

We are taught division from birth; favorite towns, schools, sports teams, etc, etc, but the church needs to get over itself and it's division.

If you're Catholic, I love you.

If you're Methodist, I love you.

If you're Presbyterian, I love you.

If you worship in any church, and heck, even if you don't...I love you.

We must get over our divisions and learn to be the hands and feet of Christ and not the hands and feet of our denomination.

That's Okay

I've noticed that I don't read as much, I don't watch movies as much, and I haven't been writing as much.

And I wonder, is it because I am only reading 140 characters at a time often every day, I watch 10 minute videos often every day and it's causing me not to want to write.

When you are being inundated with short bits of info, the longer bits can be tiring because you don't have the stamina for it. You've gotten out of the habit of reading or watching longer.

I have had some ideas about what to write about, but forget when I get back to a computer to write things down, and maybe that has something to do with it.

I do know that from time to time, my intelligent father would make comments about having too much information, and tune out from time to time.

I couldn't understand it then.

I understand it now.

I guess I am in a time in my life where writing and reading aren't a priority, I don't feel the inspiration to do these things, but that's ok.