Let's be honest

Some have said I am crazy. It is not the first time. The reason they think I'm nuts is because of the new series we are launching at The Crossing. It is called "Two Faced" and it is about authenticity in all aspects of our lives. We have gone so far as to launch a new website called "Christianhypocrite.org". The website is there so you can tell us about your Christian Hypocrite experience. While the entries will all be anonymous, it should prove to be very interesting hearing what people have experienced from others in the name of religion.
Here is a story one friend told me last week:
While selling for a company in New England, he had a client that could not stop talking about his leadership in his local church and how committed he was to the teachings of the Bible. Because of this testimony, my friend decided to sign a contract with him for a couple million dollars worth of equipment, with the stipulation that he would buy the disposable products from him for the next two years. After a few months passed, the company owner canceled the contract, almost causing my friend to lose his job. When the owner was confronted about his commitment and faith, he simply told my friend that he had never said anything about his faith. This is one story of many that we all have experienced.
My goal for Christianhypocrite.org isn't to let people bash each other; but instead, I want to open the door for people who are angry and frustrated with the church as a whole, and for believers specifically, to vent their experiences. Let's be honest; if we can't be honest with our Christian experiences, we probably are not honest with our faith.

Visit the site and tell us your Christian Hypocrite experience.

Christianhypocrite.org

Bold prayer

I found myself asking God during the closing prayer in our service to turn the difficult situations in our people's lives to impossible ones so that they would be required to act in faith rather than still trying to work on the things that only God can solve. I wonder, is that to far or is that just the type of prayer Jesus would be asking for His disciples? Should we ask God to move things to that point? How much time do we waste trying to solve what only God can settle? The man inside of me screams,"I can do it" while the child of faith wants to let it go. In Hebrews 4 it tells us that if we are to labor we need to "labor to enter into rest." I don't think I have the answer but I have to believe that God is willing to solve more than we let Him. Next time I want to go solve it, I might just ask God to make it so I can't and see what happens.
Just a thought
Chris

Pet peeves

I don't have a lot of pet peeves. This week I had the pleasure to experience a two of them. One of my favorites is when you go through a drive thru window and the person living in that small box forgets to push the button when they talk to you. "lp .... uo." is short for " may I help you" and "do you want fries with that" sounds like "I think your fat." Either they need to get out of that box more often or they should learn to press the button a little sooner.
Another pet peeve is when the the five or six main movie channels show the same movies over and over again. How many times can you watch Die hard 2 and Men in Black. It seems to me with about a million movies created that they would not have to replay the same six movies over and over.