When Jesus Becomes Boring

May 15, 2008 8:21 AM | permalink | comments: 0

One of the blogs I read regularly is by Perry Noble, a megachurch pastor in South Carolina. He's authentic, down-to-earth, and earthy.

Yesterday, Perry listed a bunch of statements which completed this sentence: "I don't want to live a life...." Here's the one that really grabbed me:

"I don’t want to live a life in which church becomes normal and routine and the person of Jesus becomes boring and dull."

The thing is, church can be exciting and fulfilling, and Jesus can still be a sideshow. That's what a lifetime in the church can do. There are times when I'm really plugged into Jesus, but other times when I'm very disconnected, despite being engulfed in church work. How to get beyond that...?

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Steve DennieCareer-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
I write primarily for my own amusement. If anyone wants to eavesdrop, they're welcome to it. My heartbeat is serving God faithfully through the local church. But my posts repeatedly stray into sports, politics, movies, and other nonsense.
I've been blogging since 2004, and it's been fun. Please understand that, though I work for the United Brethren in Christ denomination, the nonsense I spew out here comes from my own semi-functional brain in a totally personal, non-official capacity. Yes, that's a disclaimer.

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