The Person Jesus Knows

Knowing You - I am reminded of the old joke about the college hosting a parents weekend. The campus bar posted a message in the student mall that read "Bring your parents by for lunch this weekend, we'll act like we don't know you." After reading the post, the campus chaplain also posted, "Bring your parents to church on Sunday, we'll act like we do know you." I told you it was old.

License Plates & Jesus Fish - Did you hear about the church in Warsaw, Ohio that is being picketed on Sunday mornings? Evidently the local "adult" club's owner and dancers are attending each week (across from the parking lot) protesting the church that has been doing the same to them for four years. "Tommy George, the owner of the club, and his employees decided to attend the church because they were fed up. George says the church's pastor, Bill Dunfee, and his congregation have bothered the club's weekend patrons. He says they come armed with bullhorns, signs and video cameras for posting customer's license plate numbers online."

That's Not Going To Be Good For Business - "The church pastor, Bill Dunfee, calls George a parasite and says seeing the protesters outside the church has strengthened the resolve of his flock." Is it just me...or don't you know this guy is including them in the morning attendance numbers?

That's Not Going To Be Good For Anybody - Did you check with your congregants before you started your protest? At least announce it? Perhaps someone in your church had begun an intentional relationship to introduce Jesus. "Ah, yea, that is why my license number showed up on the list." Was Jesus writing license plate numbers in the sand when he knelt down? Perhaps. But it wasn't the numbers of those "caught", but the numbers of the self-righteous. His message for all who stay around to listen is: "Go and sin no more". Too bad only one stayed to hear his words.

Bars and Churches - Are both filled each weekend with the same kind of people. People that Jesus know: Sinners. Parasites. Protesters.