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Sorry, but this is a rant:  This is to a handful of non-believing friends, the ones who smirk and hiss when I talk about God and love and act like I’m a mindless idiot.  First of all, no, we’re not stupid.  We know that life is full of pain and horror, and believing in Christ as our Savior and Redeemer and friend and brother does not take away the pain of living.  Duh!  So, don’t tell us we’re stupid not to complain about our God or worse, to expect Him to give us a free pass to Easy Street.  He never promised us an easy life. 

 

Second, we’re not roll-over-and-get-kicked wimps.  You’ve made a mistake in assuming that we are benign, sweet souls.  I’m about as sweet as a super-ripe onion.  (Ask my cousin, who knew me as “Johnny the Terror” as a child!)  Duh again.  And then there’s  my brother (he has two black belts in karate, runs marathons, drinks way too much tequila), who professes massive doubts, but who is perhaps the most Christian fellow I’ve ever met, as he travels the world, looking for the worst hellholes on earth (he admits, it’s a death wish) to help the most needy people.

 

Third, we are fallible as hell.  Being believers doesn’t mean we don’t screw up.  It means we try NOT to screw up … and we fail a lot.  Triple duh!   

 

My point:  Go ahead and call us hypocrites for loving God and kicking butt.  (Oh, no, what kind of a Christian is he!  Look at the way he behaves!”)  I see no contradiction.  Do your homework … and then why not join us?  We’re not a bunch of mindless, pious idiots, but flesh and blood folks who learned a thing or two along the way.  Ever wonder why intelligent folks like us are believers?  There’s plenty of serious work to be done!  When you’re done smirking, let me know – jri

 

“Go back to John and report what you have

account of me.”

        –    Jesus Christ

               Luke 7:  22-23