Jesus, decals and bumper stickers...
A post over at My Drivetrain of Thought got me thinking about the whole "Jesus T-shirt phenomenon".
actually, i've been thinking about it for some time thanks to the Relevant Magazine article entitled Holy Shirt which posed the question, "c'mon, i mean has anybody ever really gotten saved because they read 'Jesus Christ' in the coca-cola font?" i just have to wonder if all the hype is really making a difference? because my fear is that instead of making a difference it is causing Christians to become isolationists who stop thinking for themselves. All Star United pretty much summed it up with their song La La Land The question isn’t whether it’s true The question's – “Is it working for you?” Marshmallow skies, And custardy pies And nothing’s too hared to do They’re five happy verses or so They told me all I needed to know Ignore all the rest, Trials and tests And threats to my comfort zone Well I’ve got no time to find out what’s real I stick with what I happen to feel It feels grand, When you’re livin’ in a la la land You can name a blessing yourself Stake a claim on power and wealth And strong healthy teeth, A spot at the beach And romance that’s really swell All the saints and martyrs alike Well they would have called a national strike Demanding less pain, More personal gain If only they’d known their rights Well I take it very personally Yeah, I’ve got to know what’s in it for me Ain’t it grand, When you’re livin’ in a la la land I’ve got my prayer cloth collection in my Jesus jar I’ve got the Holy Ghost ridin’ in the back of my car Sometimes He gives a little tickle I go “hardee har har” Ain’t it grand, when you’re livin’ in a la la land My Jesus decal does quite a trick Right above my dashboard I stick it A good luck charm It keeps me from harm And saves me from speeding tickets We had someone call us up the other day a few minutes before our Monday night visitation was to begin - these people had never really shown any interest in visitation before, so it was somewhat strange that they called... and then they asked, "do you have a visit we could make real quick? because our daughter has to make a visit to get her AWANA points and we were just hoping you could give us a visit we could run out and do real quick so she could get her points." it's not a check list people, it's about relationship... it's not about earning points, it's about leading people to Christ... |
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