The Church Sign that Made Me Cry

I drove up to South Bend this weekend to celebrate my parents' 25th Wedding Anniversary. (Kudos, both of you.) While on some piddling road between Lafayette and Rochester, I was almost knocked off the road by this travesty.


Yes, it's a mixed metaphor. Yes, it's the kind of rhetoric that an unchurched person wouldn't take the time to understand. But most of all, this is absolutely the worst kind of wrong.

Thinking I had certainly misread the sign, I pulled off and circled back. Yeah, this is what it said. I didn't actually cry; but it was plenty to make me upset. This theology is just heart-breaking.

I did something I've never done before.

I left a note.

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Updated: The note was hastily and poorly written. I wrote, "This theology is just heart-breaking." Unfortunately, I didn't allude to the sign at all, so I'm sure they have no idea what I'm talking about. I will refrain from adding the "I am an idiot" label.

Forgiveness

I've been reading Faith Statements this week. Essentially, these are the efforts of sixth graders to explain, in their own words, their personal beliefs and theology. It's literally the highlight of my year in ministry.

I was struck by the words of many sixth graders, particularly as they talked about the topic of forgiveness. Then, I found this video:



Red Sox fans literally sent this guy death threats after his infamous gaffe. How good must Buckner have felt during the extended ovation? And the fans; finally releasing him from their bad graces?

Forgiveness is a good thing.

That Is Not Going to Work

Yeah, just pretend like you're doing something. That'll totally fool him. I mean, how would he know? It's not like he's God or anything.

And all of my Confirmands just said... "Omniscience."

More Church Sign Craziness

I ran into this on the south side of Indianapolis over the weekend. It made me shudder in a very literal way:


An interesting conviction to be sure. If Jesus didn't, then we won't. Here's an incomplete list of other things that ought to fall under that description:

• The English Language
• A Piano
• Hymns
• The New Testament
• A church sign

Sigh . . .

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