Ten Things That I Need To Do Before the End of the World

Harold Camping and his minions predict that tomorrow, May 21, 2011, a catastrophic earthquake will destroy the world.

Here's a list of things that I need to do before it all ends.

1.)  Take out trash.

2.)  Take my medication

3.)  Get laid.

4.)  Read the Bible

5.)  Take a shower

6.)  Call grandma, (awww do I have to do that?!?)

7.)  

Feel the emotions of exposing myself on public transportation.

8.)  Watch Nine To Five one last time.

9.)  Dig into my secret stash of Four Locos.

10.)  Sing "Let's Have A Party" one last time.

Church isn't for entertainment

This book I'm reading by Biblical scholar Kimberly Smith states this.

"The Church's purpose is not to please the world.  Its purpose is to minister to the saints and to provide a sanctuary from the world...let it me said that if people are serious about finding God, they will come to our churches and won't need weekly entertainment to draw them."

This is exactly what I've been saying all along!  Church is suppose to glorify God; not glorify human.

 

"Have we forgotten that it is the Holy Spirit who draws people to Christ, not "methods" (including the "right" music) devised by man?"

I have to say.  There are a lot of things in this book that I disagree with, (the whole "carnal," or backbeats, complex harmonies, unnatural rhythms, vs. "non-carnal," or straightforward, spiritual music.  However, church suppose to satisfy God, not satisfy the flesh).  But the phrase above has to be true.

On a side note, I think dancing like Elvis or KISS on a stage in a church has got to displease God very much.