Showing posts with label lost. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lost. Show all posts
Monday, May 24, 2010
Series Finales
Well, tonight was the last night for 24 and Law & Order. Last night was the last night for Lost, which I have never seen one episode of. It's sad when your favorite shows come to an end, but this time I'm kind of glad, in a way. I get so caught up in watching these shows, I tend to put off other things that need to be done. It frees up more time for more important things. Farewell, my fine scripted friends.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Law & Order
We watched the 2 back-to-back episodes of Law & Order tonight. I still can't believe next week is going to be the last episode ever. I have watched it every week for the last few years, and I am going to miss it. Sure, some of the episodes were a little racy, and I had to turn my head until they left the strip club, or whatever. But they were always well written. I still have Criminal Intent, even though they've changed the entire cast, and it's not really as good as it used to be. It's still Law and Order.
It's funny how we can hurry and get home on those nights our favorite show is on, and then years after it's off the air, we see a rerun, and wonder what we ever saw in it. Law and Order is different with me, for some reason. When Carolyn was in the hospital last November, I sat in the lounge and watched old episodes of it, and I was still interested in it. I know, nothing lasts forever. I probably need to watch less TV anyway.
On a happier note, Lost only has one more episode left. I cannot STAND Lost for some reason. I'm probably the only person in the country that doesn't watch it, but, oh well.
It's funny how we can hurry and get home on those nights our favorite show is on, and then years after it's off the air, we see a rerun, and wonder what we ever saw in it. Law and Order is different with me, for some reason. When Carolyn was in the hospital last November, I sat in the lounge and watched old episodes of it, and I was still interested in it. I know, nothing lasts forever. I probably need to watch less TV anyway.
On a happier note, Lost only has one more episode left. I cannot STAND Lost for some reason. I'm probably the only person in the country that doesn't watch it, but, oh well.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Signs of the times
Another earthquake today! I've lost track of how many earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other numerous disasters we've had lately. Jesus said that we would see these sorts of things begin to increase as the day of His return approached. I think it is very exciting, and sad, to see all this happening in our time. Exciting, because those of us that call ourselves Christians will soon get to see Jesus face to face. Sad, because more and more people are dismissing God and His Son Jesus as fiction. It is getting harder to get people to believe that God, and Jesus, are real. Not to mention Heaven and Hell. They'll believe in angels, and demons, just like they believe in aliens or ghosts. For some, it will take waking up in Hell to make true believers out of them. Of course, then it will be too late.
We can't put all the blame on the media, Hollywood, or whoever else we want to blame. Part of the blame goes to the church. We as Christians have blown it when it comes to getting it right. We spend so much time playing church, we forget what it means to BE the church. We're more concerned about our programs, and how many people we can get on the attendance rolls. We need to be concerned about how many people are getting saved and baptized. Forget about what color the carpet should be, or how many movie screens we have in the sanctuary. None of this, in the long run, is going to matter. We have lost our first love, and we need to get it back.
God has led Carolyn and I to visit churches for the time being. I'm beginning to see part of the reason for this new journey. I have begun to see a pattern in our churches today. We have so much technology at our fingertips, the ability to reach so many new people, and we haven't got a clue. We need to be plastering the Gospel message everywhere we can. We need to make sure people can find our churches, and make sure we let them know what time our services are. The information that is on the Internet for our local churches, is spotty at best. Outdated information can be just enough to keep some people from trying to find a good, Bible-believing church. We're losing the lost, because we've gotten lazy. As long as WE know what's going on in our church, I guess that's all that matters.
I know I sound mad, angry, disgusted, whatever. Maybe I am. I'm so sick of just playing church. I would love to see our churches get back to the basics, and concentrate on winning the lost to Jesus, and making disciples of them. There are some, but there needs to be more. It's not God's intention that any should be lost, but that ALL should come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. That should be OUR intention as well.
We can't put all the blame on the media, Hollywood, or whoever else we want to blame. Part of the blame goes to the church. We as Christians have blown it when it comes to getting it right. We spend so much time playing church, we forget what it means to BE the church. We're more concerned about our programs, and how many people we can get on the attendance rolls. We need to be concerned about how many people are getting saved and baptized. Forget about what color the carpet should be, or how many movie screens we have in the sanctuary. None of this, in the long run, is going to matter. We have lost our first love, and we need to get it back.
God has led Carolyn and I to visit churches for the time being. I'm beginning to see part of the reason for this new journey. I have begun to see a pattern in our churches today. We have so much technology at our fingertips, the ability to reach so many new people, and we haven't got a clue. We need to be plastering the Gospel message everywhere we can. We need to make sure people can find our churches, and make sure we let them know what time our services are. The information that is on the Internet for our local churches, is spotty at best. Outdated information can be just enough to keep some people from trying to find a good, Bible-believing church. We're losing the lost, because we've gotten lazy. As long as WE know what's going on in our church, I guess that's all that matters.
I know I sound mad, angry, disgusted, whatever. Maybe I am. I'm so sick of just playing church. I would love to see our churches get back to the basics, and concentrate on winning the lost to Jesus, and making disciples of them. There are some, but there needs to be more. It's not God's intention that any should be lost, but that ALL should come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. That should be OUR intention as well.
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