1. Wade’s sermon this Sunday was interesting to me, not so much for what he said, but for how people reacted. We were talking about the books Unchristian and No Perfect People Allowed. The focus for the week was hypocrisy. Wade’s line of the day:
“Why do outsiders think we’re hypocrites? Well, the short answer is - we are.”
As he continued he said a lot of great and true things. But I was curious of the people around me. One of the points was that in order to stop being hypocrites, we have to stop pretending we have it all together. We have to be open about our struggles. We have to think about what we’re presenting to people, put off our pride, and let outsiders (and insiders) know that we are broken, and we’re relying on Jesus to heal us. We have to confess our sin to one another, and hold each other accountable.
I was trying to be a good hearer and consider myself, but the whole time, people around me are vocally affirming the message. “That’s right!” “Amen!” “Yes…” Normally that’s fine, but I have to wonder: Can you so confidently affirm this message if you’re really hearing it? This was a really uncomfortable message for me, and I think it should be for anyone. The result of following the admonition is exposing yourself, the parts that you’ve been hiding for so long. I don’t like that idea, and I’d imagine most other people don’t either. That leaves me with two possibilities for the others: they’re much more comfortable with it than me, or they weren’t hearing.
I realize that by considering this question I’m putting myself in that position of potential hypocrisy, so I’m trying to be as careful with it as possible…
2. Holiness is hard. That is all.
3. Today I took my first shot at an HDR image. Tell me what you think first is the original, then the HDR.
The Nothing: I heard on the radio that lemonade is the official drink of summer. I want to know who decided and how the committee was chosen. I don’t like their decision! I prefer a Lemon-Berry Slush…
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