Busy Days
Friday’s are always busy days. It seems like every week I attempt to keep it open as an overflow day and it most often seems to become the busiest of the week.
Today, I landed at the office around 1:30pm and plopped all my stuff down on the desk. I plugged in my computer, and phone….and breathed a huge sigh before setting down to put some finishing touches on the sermon for Sunday, tie up a few loose ends and send out this e-mail.
There was an old cup on my desk that had been sitting for a few days so I threw it out and thought nothing more…….until……I noticed a discoloration in the plastic desk cover underneath the cup and soon realized the problem.
The paper cup had red soda in the bottom that had eaten through the cup and spilled out on to the desk….and on to at least five other surrounding objects.
For instance, I picked up a pen to jot a quick note and it stuck to my fingers….
I have a piece of paper with proofs for printing and it has red goo on it…..
A pen cap…..the desk protector…..the desk…..my fingers…..my packet of Emergen-C…..
The sky is falling because a little red soda soaked through a cup and spread out on the desk…….even as I type I can feel a sticky residue on my left index finger…..so that means all the keys have it…..it is becoming an epidemic…..frustration level is rising!
Pardon my silly illustration in advance……if the red soda represents our culture and we simply put it in a box (i.e. cup) it will eventually wear through and make a mess. In retrospect, I should have changed cups or consumed the soda and I would not have had the problem.
I may be the only one who sees it this way, but the church has attempted to keep culture at bay by putting it in a box and forgetting about it. However, no matter what we do, culture will seep into every area of our lives and we will find ourselves as members of a subculture with many of the same values as the culture around us.
This Sunday we are going to take a close look at the story of Daniel. Instead of joining a subculture, he lived counter culture and influenced change in a world empire. He was sent to a new country, with foreign practices and pagan religions. He was given a different name, secular education, he had a position in government and a lavish lifestyle. He rejected only the lavish lifestyle. He lived counter culturally….
I hope you will be able to be a part of the service on Sunday, it is a message that has dominated my thoughts this past week. If for some reason you are unable to come, you will be able to find it on the website at www.newlifekc.org under the “Resources” heading.
Today, I landed at the office around 1:30pm and plopped all my stuff down on the desk. I plugged in my computer, and phone….and breathed a huge sigh before setting down to put some finishing touches on the sermon for Sunday, tie up a few loose ends and send out this e-mail.
There was an old cup on my desk that had been sitting for a few days so I threw it out and thought nothing more…….until……I noticed a discoloration in the plastic desk cover underneath the cup and soon realized the problem.
The paper cup had red soda in the bottom that had eaten through the cup and spilled out on to the desk….and on to at least five other surrounding objects.
For instance, I picked up a pen to jot a quick note and it stuck to my fingers….
I have a piece of paper with proofs for printing and it has red goo on it…..
A pen cap…..the desk protector…..the desk…..my fingers…..my packet of Emergen-C…..
The sky is falling because a little red soda soaked through a cup and spread out on the desk…….even as I type I can feel a sticky residue on my left index finger…..so that means all the keys have it…..it is becoming an epidemic…..frustration level is rising!
Pardon my silly illustration in advance……if the red soda represents our culture and we simply put it in a box (i.e. cup) it will eventually wear through and make a mess. In retrospect, I should have changed cups or consumed the soda and I would not have had the problem.
I may be the only one who sees it this way, but the church has attempted to keep culture at bay by putting it in a box and forgetting about it. However, no matter what we do, culture will seep into every area of our lives and we will find ourselves as members of a subculture with many of the same values as the culture around us.
This Sunday we are going to take a close look at the story of Daniel. Instead of joining a subculture, he lived counter culture and influenced change in a world empire. He was sent to a new country, with foreign practices and pagan religions. He was given a different name, secular education, he had a position in government and a lavish lifestyle. He rejected only the lavish lifestyle. He lived counter culturally….
I hope you will be able to be a part of the service on Sunday, it is a message that has dominated my thoughts this past week. If for some reason you are unable to come, you will be able to find it on the website at www.newlifekc.org under the “Resources” heading.
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