Refreshing...

It may sound strange, but I am proud of my Pastor. He has been wading through 1 Corithians on and off for the last few months, taking it a chapter at a time - all about being deviant, deviating from the norm. Last week it was chapter 7 and this week chapter 8. The other night he and I were talking and he said he was wrestling with chapter 8 and making it relevant to this generation, but knew that he had to take it head on, straight-forward. It doesn't matter the issue, he tells it straight like it was intended and not like some would rather it be told. It ruffles feathers for some and that is good - hopefully makes folks think about what they believe. If you don't question why things are the way they are, then you should have your feathers ruffled I suppose. For others, like me, it is refreshing!!! Refreshing to have a person in his position call it like it is as opposed to what the 'institution' and tradition give us. I mean, the very idea of being honest and transparent is rare. How many times have you heard someone teaching and think that they are just about to drive the point home, just to back off and go soft... not here.

You can listen / watch his sermons on the church website if you want. Or, check out his blog, it usually has posts throughout the week that relate to what he is wrestling with in his sermon prep. Most of you reading this go to church with us, so maybe this is for those that are checking in on our family from a distance.