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Everybody knew my dad’s heart was bad. His cardiologist just throws his hands in the air when he sees my dad. My dad’s longevity, the doctor says, is the reason he believes in God. But lately, things have been a little rougher than usual. Dad was simply losing all of his strength and we couldn’t figure out why. For a while, Dad needed help just to stand up. He and my mom had a routine. She knew just where to stand so he could pull himself up. One afternoon while I was visiting, mom helped dad stand up and just ……
The other night I dreamed Chipper Jones had been traded to the Anaheim Angels. (If you’re not a baseball fan, Chipper has played third base for the Braves for the last several years and is something of a fixture in Atlanta). I remember sitting in the stands thinking how odd this was. When I woke up, I found myself wondering, “What if churches acted like baseball franchises and could trade their “team” from one church to another?” Would churches trade pastors, staffs, members? “I’ll trade you one pastor for two committed members and a staff member to be named later.” ……
For some reason popular thinking says God is against EVERYTHING! Just name something—anything—and there is probably a religious prohibition against it somewhere… especially if it’s fun. If anything is fun, then God is definitely against it! I know that’s what everybody thinks, but is that true? Is God really against EVERYTHING? Let’s check the facts. In the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve could eat the fruit of any plant they wanted—except one tree. Adam and Eve had a paradise full of good things to eat. God gave them only one no. One no! That’s hardly being against everything. And ……