Social Consciousness

12 degrees. 12 DEGREES! This is not right. My goosebumps have goosebumps with pet goosebumps!

With the fall of slush from the sky on Saturday, while on his way to his friend Steven's, out in the middle of, well, not much, TJ hydro-planed in a pile of slush and was thrown off the road into a field. The car with off the road front first and cracked the front bumper and broke part of the underneath shield off. It also has all kinds of 'field' packed underneath. We are hoping that once it warms and we can get it cleaned out that there isn't going to be anymore damage.

I just want it to get warmer. This cold has worn thin with me.

Our pastor's message yesterday was one about making a difference. He said that there are lots of people that attend church that have absolutely no idea what is in the Bible. He said that he is tired of hearing the excuse, "It's too hard to understand." He pointed out that there are lots of various translations of the Bible out there and that there MUST be one that any one person can understand. And it you are too lazy to read, or have a hard time reading, it is all on CD's now.

He also asked, "Is your church experience just social or is it meaningful? Do you make a difference?" Act 2:44-45 says, 'And all believers were together and had everything in comon. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need.' He asked what the difference was, then, between socialism and Christianity? God...heart.

Our community has a huge community wide 'garage sale' the first Saturday of May every year. I think this year, whatever stuff we have to sell, we will donate the proceeds to our church food bank.

Our church is having its annual spaghetti dinner/spaghetti sauce competition this coming Saturday. There is not set cost for the meal for anyone...they just ask for donations. Most people are beyond generous. A charity is picked each year to donate the proceeds to. I am not sure, yet, what this year's charity is. I know that a couple of years ago, one of the women of our church, who has always been very active in so many projects, and who had taken in her mother, daughter and her daughter's children, her house had caught fire and burned down. The proceeds went to her and her family. I remember we had a lot of 'extra' things that we had not gotten rid of, yet, so we gave them to her, also. She is a wonderful person who was very grateful for ANY help.

So...are you social...or do you make a difference?