That's So Handy

So it seems that the consensus is that "the church" will never be right. No matter what. Nothing any Christian does will ever be enough. Christians have to be perfect...no Christians have to be real... no Christians have to be left... no Christians have to be right. Christians this and Christians that. Yes, I'm a Christian. But it's not me, it's those Christians over there. Everything is their fault.  You don't get brownie points for being a woke Christian and declaring your solidarity with a certain side on controversial topics. What happens after blame is placed? Christians bashing Christians. It's so tiring. No matter how much we evolve (not in our message, but our methods). As long as there's any inkling of something unacceptable, throw the whole religion away. People will continue to make blanket statements about the church and try to say that no one is attracted to it anymore, it's irrelevant, it's wrong. Don't let this make you turn ...

Because another happening with a young Black man and a Black mother... I just watched the video of the student who has passed just three classes in four years of high school. Although each year he was promoted to the next grade, his credits place him as a ninth grader, thus he was expected to start over as such. You probably have questions and comments, but here's my take. What I know as a human is that I can never fully understand anyone else's situation period. I can watch a news story, and form opinions, and it will all still be biased based on what I have and haven't experienced. Each occurrence is unique to the involved individuals ALWAYS!  I know it's easy to shake our head and give all this insight on who we think is to blame. What's the point? This kid is clearly facing some hardships and is in danger of a downward spiral in life. How can things get better? One immediate action that can be taken is to pray that God will intervene and that this family would b...