Truth, Love And Books

I'm sure you've seen them. The Jesus ads. Okay to be humbly honest, my husband and I went back and forth on this campaign. It's confusing right? When was the last time Jesus was name dropped on a near global scale? Some Christians seem to be cheering. Finally , Jesus is getting some good coverage! Other Christians are pointing out: We aren't reading our Bibles! While that does appear to be more and more  statistically true ... I can attest that my husband actually is reading the Bible. And he has shown good discernment. He initially did not see why the ads were problematic and I did not either until we did some thinking and a little digging. All this to say, no one should be feeling bad if you originally thought this campaign was a good idea.   But allow me to graciously point out it's not a good idea. And here's why. If we are going to portray Jesus of Nazareth we must portray His character fully and accurately. Jesus claimed to be the truth Himself. And it is...

As a kid, my dad would often tell my younger sister and I stories of his childhood. Like all kids, we often begged for just one more. We were completely enchanted as he relayed both the mischief and innocence of his youth. When dad's mom died, I stood up at the funeral and told one of my favorites of these stories.  "Dad was often bullied and one time a kid smashed a raw egg down his back.  Grandma couldn't just sit by and do nothing. As a good mom should, she advocated for and defended her kid. Grandma told Dad, you take this tomato here and when you see that kid you hurl it right at his face. And in Dad's words...' it was the throw of the century, the tomato splattered against the bully's face right between the eyeballs.' I thought I would share with you all because I am grateful to have a grandma who protected her child and who took action. I thought it showed her humor, her fiesty spirit and her love."  My talk lasted two minutes and I didn't s...