Why? Why? Why?

Have you ever done something that you wondered whats the point? I am a minister, a pastor. Other people title it "lead pastor", "lead servant", "chief executive officer", group facilitator .....whatever ..... I'm a pastor and though it's considered spiritually, politically incorrect and even an abomination to some, this is "what I do for a living". I live for the impact! Some peoples idea of an impact is smiling, making friends, teaching, preaching, praying, fasting, caring, sacrificing....some would would lean more heavily on some of these than others. I have finally found my place and more importantly found Jesus in what I do....and I'm cool with it. Most of what I do hopefully makes an impact...that's why I really don't know why I invest time in this. Is it because I read other blogs and it seems to be the thing to do? Is there really anyone reading this? Can I get an amen? Hello?...........Cricket...............cricket............

It's funny, I hear about building relationships and community... yet the world seems to be more impersonal. I recently signed up for a texting plan with my cell phone provider because texting is faster and I don't have to talk to anyone and have my time spent. Here I sit hearing the plunk of the keys communicating with some guy named hewlitt packard. The professional pastor that seems to be extinct nowadays has been replaced with well-intentioned people who are crouched over a computer....I know I may be speaking out of pure ignorance. When I was young, baseball cards got real "BIG". People seen these very valuable cards from yesteryear, so they thought I'll be a baseball card collector so that my cards will be worth some money someday. The problem was that there were millions of people who had the same idea... thus cards are so common that there are very few worth anything...I fear that all the "takes" and opinions and discussions aren't really worth the "millions" we thought because...(sorry if this offends)...they are a dime a dozen. With the more blogs I read, the more my head begins to spin. So many takes on things, so many opinions, so many leaning to certain predispositions. No longer do we have to have a doctorate to be heard..all you have to have is a computer, a modem and a chip on your .....errrr...I mean.....an idea in your head and voila!!!!!!!!! you feel better about yourself... at least I do.

Hey, I like this! I may keep doing it.