Sunday, April 29, 2001
Sunday, April 29, 2001
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates
of Hades will not prevail against it.
The president of the Huntsville, Alabama, Better Business Bureau decided to check out the
operation. She sent in an application and a check for her few-months-old cat. She answered
questions truthfully and listed his birth date as a few months previous. Explaining his call to
ministry she wrote, "To make people happy and not hunt birds." She directed friends whom she
wrote down as references to admit that the applicant was a cat if they were asked. Sure enough,
her cat was officially ordained as a minister of the Gospel.
The church of Jesus Christ has taken a beating in the media in recent years. There are always
those who would take advantage of people's gullibility. Unfortunately, religion is an area where
many people are quite vulnerable. Fortunately most people are able to separate the misdeeds of
the few from the high-mindedness of the majority. Still, many of us have a feeling that the church
is not all Christ has called her to be. That is sad. The church of Jesus Christ is the most important
institution in all of society. Even those outside the church long for the church to be all Christ
called it to be.
(Matthew 16:18
NRSV)
The headline read, "He Can 'Marry' People--If Not Distracted By Mouse." The article was about
a scam operation that was exposed in Cleveland, Tennessee this past year. The operation ordains
ministers for $20 each.
Loving God, show me the way to help make your church great. Amen.
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