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Evangelism has become the idol Of much of the modern “church”As they shove Jesus out the door To make more room for new members.

Surely, the empty box still lies around here somewhere,Wherever it was that it fell on that great day thatHe tore it open and snatched from it thatBrand new mind he had been given—And that he has used voraciouslyEver since—even while … Continue reading →

Still in the box andRight where he set it onThe day God gave it to himLies a mind with which he couldDo many things if only he were willing

To be sure, God will deal with the wicked human.He will most certainly pay the full priceFor every one of his sins against humanity. But this doesn’t help the living, does it?

Watch him when he discovers That he could do better And you will learn a great deal About what kind of man he is.

The unimpressive thing about usIs how we pick and chooseWhat to be excellent about—Even in the things we thinkAre generally worth the doing—As if there were in playA predetermined conclusionThat it is more virtuous to leaveOrder and beauty unfinished.

The thing most hated about Jesus was surely thatHe told people the truth about their sin and error. And to this day, that heavenly act of kindnessStill divides people into their true colors.

Funny—How some people look funnyBut it wouldn’t be funnyIf you looked like them, too.

There’s a popular Facebook manipulation that goes something like this: “You people who are upset about this thing should be upset about that thing instead.”

Jesus is so much more than we ever discover in this life—Where we would be the exception to get even the half of it right.