So this is the New Year?

It's a new year, and a new day. That only happens once a year, for those of you who don't know. It's late so this blog will no doubt be short.

I'd hate to make a resolution, because half the time they mean nothing. For me this isn't a dedication to loose weight, or eat better, or whatever the other resolutions typically are. For me, this is real. Why does the coming of the year mean all things are changing? Everything is new now, apparently.

But like Death Cab for Cutie, I don't feel any different...

Some good things, is the Santa God is dead for at least one more year. But I have no doubt that, that red suited idol will resurface next year, he can expect however, to be met head on by me and my two Santa hating allies...the McElroy's.

Any way I'm loosing myself here. The new year means nothing, it doesn't make things new. Only Christ makes things new. Hopefully this year...at least I pray....I am made new.

Because the old is getting so tiring.

Lates

On the "Big Cheese"

I would like to make a note that this blog was once posted, and once asked to be taken down. However since my return to Liberty University is currently pending and I am currently not enrolled in the University then I feel the need for this blog to make it's way back to the internet.

Wednesday started like every ordinary day for me here at school. I woke up went to breakfast, and then enjoyed a fascinating lecture from Dr. Gaylean Leverette. It's always wonderful to listen to a man speak with such high regard for the glory of God. With my hopes high I made my way to convocation, as usual the time of worship was wonderful. There is always a but isn't there? So, the time of worship was awesome...BUT...Jonathan Falwell stood to preach. This is the point of my blog that most are not going to personally enjoy, be that as it may, here goes.

I sat for 30 something minutes listening to a sermon on how to become great. This entire time my spirit was just in despair. I could not believe our idea of God had become so low that we would apply his word to our life to desire to become "Great"..."Not I, But Christ" he would say. Then who was the thunderous applause at the end for? Christ? Or you? Or was it simply because you preached a message so soothing to the itching ears you were speaking to?

My day was ruined. I began to overhear conversations of the great message preached that morning..and began to ask myself if anyone here gets it? Myself included.

I somehow was talked into going to the Virginia Christmas Spectacular. Charles Billingsly made his way on stage for some introductions, during that time period he said "Man how bout that sermon this morning?" TO which the entire audience decided to appluase once more. I then sat and watched a play unfold where the character of God's name is the Big Cheese, and where there are santa's dancing in unison on stage. To which I asked myself "What is this?" and the only reasonable answer I could find is "This is the church in America"....I wonder how many hungry families could have been fed, or how many heaters been turned back on with the money spent on the Virginia Christmas Spectacular. A play that supposively presents the gospel, however has Charles Billinglsy (drawing way to much attention to himself) singing "Santa Claus is coming to town" REALLY?

Santa Claus has made his way to center stage of a church musical that is presenting the gospel. What a sad state of affairs. The worst of all...is not that there was more about Santa than Christ...because that problem stems from the original problem which is the low view of the Creator God that this church and the majority of the church has in America. I wonder how God feels about being called the Big Cheese. I bet the Big Cheese wears a red suit and delivers presents to everyone on christmas eve. So go ahead Thomas Road Baptist Church and fellow Liberty University students enjoy your gospel that includes Santa and the Big Cheese...whoever that is. Because he is not the God of the bible.