Dos and Don'ts
I've been reading a little about legalism in the church and it's got me thinking about do's and don'ts, or maybe I should call them shoulds and shouldn'ts. It's poker night tonight and I remember a time when I was asked by a church leader to stop playing poker because some people in the church were offended by it. I did. For about 6 months. And then it hit me how silly that request was and I started playing again. We've spent so much time living by rules that there is an incredible sense of freedom when you begin to understand what grace is all about. Still, there have to be some things we shouldn't do. There's a fine line between enjoying the freedoms of a new covenent and justifying that something's okay because we like doing it. So I don't have a problem with playing cards...or going to movies or women wearing pants or "mixed bathing." But foul language? Drinking to excess? Pornography? Plenty of Christians justify these things as we pendulum away from the legalism of earlier years. But our utmost responsibility is as ambassadors to the world. What does the world think when they hear bad language from us? When they see us partying harder than anyone else? How are we different from anybody else then?Arte Moreno is making noise about buying a television station to broadcast Angels games. This upsets some people. As did changing the name. As did letting fan favorites like Percival and Eckstein go. But it sounds very much like he's trying to build a strong team that contends every year. It sounds like he's modeling his team after the Yankees and, though I can hate the Yankees with the best of 'em, that's not a bad team to emulate. They've had some success.
Did I mention that it's poker night tonight? Tomorrow we'll see Staci and celebrate Mom's 70th at the Olive Garden. Sunday is Lisa's birthday and dinner at Yoshino. Then after we go out to breakfast on Monday, Jamison is coming over for some playtime and that night we'll have dinner at the Weaver's. This will be another full weekend but it will be a lot of fun. I think 3 days off will probably feel like 1.
posted by Thurman8er @ 12:25 PM
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