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At <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Is <\/span><\/p>\n I <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n But <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n He Apparently <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>By the way, I have no problem responding <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n If <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n I Just Boy <\/span><\/p>\n Listen <\/span><\/p>\n To A <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>Anyways..I hope that blesses you<\/span>J<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At the risk of sounding like a heretic, when I talk to people in church I like to use words that one might actually use in conversation on a regular basis outside of church with actual humans. Is it too much to ask when I enter a church building I won’t be bombarded by…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-living","category-comedy"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nthe risk of sounding like a heretic, when I talk to people in church I like to
\nuse words that one might actually use in conversation on a regular basis outside <\/i>of church with actual humans.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nit too much to ask when I enter a church building I won’t be bombarded by terms
\nand idioms that are buzz words to let you know you are speaking to a highly
\nevolved Christian entity, meanwhile a non-believer joining you believes he just
\nentered a foreign country.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nasked a church member when I saw him the other day how he was doing. Pretty
\ncommon inquiry don’t ya think? Normally answered in the real world with deep
\nphilosophical responses like …” OK” or ” Pretty good” or even if they’re particularly
\ncharitable ” fine…and you”?<\/span><\/p>\n
\nthis guy didn’t say any of those things; instead he had a response only found
\nin the rarefied language of the land of Churchianity. He said he was “blessed”.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nsaid blessed but took umbrage when I started worshipping him. One of the
\ndefinitions for blessed is <\/span>“worthy
\nof adoration, reverence or worship “. You would think if he admitted he was
\nadorable he wouldn’t mind being adored.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nhis “blessed” was of the other definition meaning ” divinely or supremely
\nfavored”, this I found problematic because the dude is bald.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nalways figured if God found me specifically favored he would allow me to keep
\nmy hair thus making it easier for mere mortals not to laugh when they looked at
\nme, as well as confirming my “blessed-ness<\/i>“.<\/span><\/p>\n
\npositively about where you are in your life based on the very Christian idea
\nthat we are to be content in all things. But the Bible also say’s we can’t lie
\nand I’m sorry oh great man of faith but sometimes…life sucks!<\/span><\/p>\n
\nyou believe it is more Christian not to admit that, do yourself a favor and
\ndon’t read Psalms. It is filled with an obviously unspiritual, despised by God,
\nDavid saying things like ” Well my enemies are eating well, are happy, and
\ntrying to kill me.”<\/span><\/p>\n
\non the other hand as a committed follower of yours am trapped in a cave eating
\nroots. Thanks Lord…just what I prayed for! Let me guess, next I get to start
\ngoing bald? Yippee, look everyone….I’M BLESSED!<\/span><\/p>\n
\nbe happy you don’t live in the first church. Lying meant not only will people
\nfind out…God is going to KILL you. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nif that doesn’t force you to be a little more committed to your faith I don’t
\nknow what will and some think tithing is asking too much.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nmaybe you are blessed, but ALL THE TIME? Just once I would like to hear a
\nlittle more transparency amongst the tribe. Something like ” Yeah I’m ok except
\nfor the hemorrhoids acting up” or <\/span>“I’m
\ngood but my wife is driving me crazy!” <\/span><\/p>\n
\nme the power of my faith comes not from ignoring the pain of life but realizing
\nthat that<\/i> goes with the deal and
\nenduring the difficulty with hope is a greater witness then disguising the
\nissue outright.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nforthright Christian is balanced and more importantly….human.<\/span><\/p>\n