Scrub-a-Dub-Dub

For the first time in the three years I have been working in retail, I didn't want to serve a customer, could NOT serve the customer for fear of gagging.

She was grotty, dirty, greasy hair with dandruff gently yet persistently falling all over her shoulders. How you have greasy hair with dandruff is beyond me. It looked like she had slept in the clothing she was wearing for at least the last couple of weeks.

It took everything I could do not to gag. I was polite but not helpful, insofar as whatever she asked for I said we didn't have. I wanted her out of the store. Pronto.

I wanted to tell her to go home, have a shower, bathe, give herself a good scrub-a-dub-dub and put on fresh clothing.

Not really showing the old Christian heart, is it? I was all up in arms about the customer UNTIL I started writing this and now I just feel disappointed in myself.

Now, What would Jesus do?

Whatever he would do, we can rule out the path I chose.

Fruit

God expects

spiritual fruit,

not religious nuts

Waiting, Waiting, Waiting

Eagerly awaiting the arrival of the the book Mad Church Disease by A. Jackson.

Sometimes I just get tired,ooh so tired

Sometimes, Christians make me tired, bone weary, dog tired.

When listening to ALL to "criteria" that is spewed forth my way by some well meaning Christian I want to crawl up in bed and sleep the day away. It can be all to hard. I get tired just LISTENING to what I "have" to do in order to be a "real" Christian.

To become a Christian, what is actually demanded of Us? That we believe Jesus Christ is the saviour, that he died on the cross for us,at least as I understand it. I can't see that anything is asked of us. Not being good, not being "religious", not belonging to Church, not doing good deeds and acts,not being baptised. Non of these things are a pre-requisite to becoming what we commonly call a Christian. On a really simplistic level all you really have to say is 2 little words.

"I believe".

P.S. this particular line of thought for me is a work in progress. I type something then go away, mull it over and come back a little later and revise, edit, delete, then the process starts again. Its not going so well, incase you were wondering, what's in my head and what ends up on "paper" looks nothing the same!

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The things that make you go.....

Dragged my body out of the snuggly warm bed after an extremely late night, had only one coffee, no shower and turned down my husbands bribe of $200.00 to not attend church and went to church anyway.How good am I?? !!

At one point, the preacher was talking about christianity in a country (can't remember which remote 3rd world country unfortunately) where only .03 percent of the population is Christian, bible Christians.

A bible Christian? I had thought a christian was a christian, good, bad,pretty, ugly, bible carrying, bible whacking, tall, short, well I guess you get the picture. Your either Christian or your not.

The decision was made to email the Preacher and ask what he meant by it, because quite frankly I was mildly perplexed by it. I recieved a response back on same day, which I have listed below.

On Sunday morning I referred to bible Christians to distinguish them from members of a population who might call themselves Christians but who are only culture Christians rather than Christians because they are convinced that Jesus is the Lord. Bible Christians also implies people who accept the Word of God as the authority of their living rather than taking as their ultimate authority their own experiences or their own values or what somebody else has said, including the church. The question of authority sometimes changes what we regard to be true.

I hope this is helpful. Come back to me with any questions or criticisms if you want to.

While I understand where he is coming from, Im not sure I agree with the need to categorise Christians, each to their own opinions I guess especially when it's really not THE burning issue of the day!

The "Discussion" rages on

Well, Well, Well.

Mention the word homosexuality within a church and see everyone run to protect and staunchly uphold their own views. Of course, this is human nature. Bible verses are wielded like weapons to pummel the opposition into the ground. I don't actually think this is what the Bible was designed for, but what do I know, I really can't say I am a shiny example to others on how to live the Christian life.

So what are my own views?

Firstly, and its a personal view, do whatever you want as long as it causes no pain to others. I can live with that!

Secondly,If you are searching for something more, I figure the church should scream with open arms "come on in, take a seat, rest a while".

For anything else, refer to rule number 1!