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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Churchiantiy

I heard a lady the other day discuss her devotion to her church for a long period of time. She shared many stories about things she was doing with small groups and bible studies. Then, as we passed a man on the side of the road with a cardboard sign, she dropped some darrogatory insults about him, told a funny joke about bums and said that instead of a meal he needed a GED.

It then dawned on me, while she was working on her church, we were busy feeding the homeless. Churchianity is a blite. Be the GOSPEL in the world. Reach out to the orphans. Feed the hungry. Help the suffering.

Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.
James 1:27

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