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coffee talk: authenticity & faith
As I wrestle with the risk of being more authentic, I'm struggling to find the line between authenticity and faith.
I grew up in churches filled with happy, plastic Christians.
They answer "How are you?" with "I'm blessed!"
They don't admit to being sick even when they are, saying instead that they are "healed in Jesus' Name!"
And though I can't judge their hearts, it always seems more fake than faith.
It seems like denial.
And hypocrisy.
The implication is that if things aren't going well with you, it's because your faith just isn't strong enough.
And that's crap.
But things can get out of balance the other way as well.
Under the banner of authenticity, a lot of people are just plain negative.
They complain. A lot.
They're always responding to "How are you?" with far too much information. They let it all hang out, even at times when they "shouldn't".
And they just chalk it up to being real.
So how do we balance faith and authenticity?
When is it time to be honest about where you're at and when is it time to speak words of faith?
Talk amongst yourselves.
have you ever
... lied to impress someone?
Missed the other Have You Evers? Go back and weigh in.
Have you ever texted while driving?
Or brought your laptop into the bathroom?
Or gone commando?
christmas song ramblings
Ever stop to think about the words in the Twelve Days of Christmas song? Does anyone seriously want their true love to give them so many birds? Between the partridge, turtle doves, French hens, calling birds, laying geese, and swimming swans, you’d really just end up with a whole lotta crap to clean up.
I would know. I have a bird.
And I can’t help but think of a horrible musical with all those milking maids, dancing ladies, leaping lords, piping pipers, and drumming drummers. Cue mental image of men in tights wielding musical instruments and frolicking about with large-chested women. Nothankyou!
The only thing in the song my true love is even allowed to give me is gold rings. (As long as they're white gold.) But, in all honesty, who needs five? Certainly not me.
K. Your turn!
What Christmas song do you totally hate? (Tell us why!) Is there one you really love? Any guesses which is my favorite? (I'll tell you in a comment later tonight!)
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