Sermon 11/26/17 Mark 1:1-8 Hope: A Thrill of Hope Are you a pessimist or an optimist? Is the glass of life half empty, or half full? My mom and I have gone back and forth about this a bit over the years. She’s wildly optimistic about most things, and sometimes I would say her optimism, her hopefulness borders on the irrational. If the weather forecast says there’s a 70% chance of a snowstorm coming, my mom will focus very seriously on that 30% chance that it is going to be a nice day after all. I, meanwhile, will begin adjusting my travel plans and making a backup plan for the day. My mom says I’m a pessimist, but I would argue that I’m simply a realist , trying to prepare for the thing that is most likely to happen, whether I like that thing or not. My mom, however, says she doesn’t want to be disappointed twice, both by thinking something bad is going to happen, and then by having the bad thing actually happen. She’d rather be hopeful, and enjoy her state of
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I am really tired of all the layers of hierarchy these days...the big "B" word I can't remember how to spell (sorry)
Connected,
Andy B.
Only a small handful of people care what the "official" position the UMC takes on issues. Resolutions are totally ineffective in a culture that looks down on institutions.
But my guess is we'll continue to see resolutions passed, regardless of how out of touch the church becomes. There are some in the church who think they have done God's work because they helped pass a resolution.
Oh sorry, now I remember what Jesus said, "I was hunger and you passed a resolution supporting food stamps. I was thirsty and you passed a resolution stating that all people are entitled to clean water. I was sick and you passed a resolution calling for reforms to Medicare. I was..." You get the idea.
In some ways, I suppose being aware of what is offered is sort like keeping one's finger on the pulse of the church. Otherwise, if the BoR is nothing more than a book of weird ideas, I would just as soon do without it.