Reflections From Sunday Evening

We have two more weeks in the 7 Seasons of Change sermon series. I think we have the point that we live in a time of very rapid cultural change. Today we illustrated that with the different "family" television shows down through the years. We moved from "Leave it to Beaver" to "All in the Family" to "Dallas" and "Dynasty" to "The Sopranos" and "Desperate Housewives." There is a vast difference between "Leave it to Beaver" and "Desperate Housewives."

There were others we could have mentioned. Relationship shows like "Friends" and "Seinfeld" reflected the ideas of a generation. I could have gone back and looked at some other old family shows. We could have mentioned "The Addams Family" and "The Munsters" (does anyone else think Billy Donovan, the basketball coach at Florida, looks like Eddie Munster?). Of course those shows were sort of kooky.

The interesting point is that culture is reflected through the broadcast medium. The good news is that we (Christians) may always be "counter-culture" people. Our culture is the kingdom of God. Our culture is one led by the risen Lord Jesus Christ. So wherever the winds of change blow we find ourselves being the reflection of Christ in the midst of our world.

On another note ... We are getting the budget ready for next year. There is a lot to think about. I am going to be in the sanctuary this Thursday evening at 7:00 to share our vision and and talk about what might be on your minds. Where are we with our debt? Are there building ideas for next year? What does our budget need to be next year? How is the staff doing? Do we have any money in the bank? How is attendance? If you have a question please come and hopefully we will be able to work toward an answer.

Here's a thought. We should spend more time at church. Hopefully it will help take our mind off the Chiefs.

Today was a good day. I hope you had a good day.