Jaus' Notebook

The church is filled with hypocrites. Why should I join them? Just the other day, Elder So and So did... Sister So and So and Brother So and So... Such questions linger in the minds of many who would like to join the Church or even some who are already members but feel like walking out because they are not impressed by the character of some members. I truly feel for such children of God, for once I thought likewise. Nevertheless, I saw the light, like the one that illumined Saul on his deadly mission to Damascus. "It is hard to for you kick against the pricks," the Lord said. Saul asked, "what will you have me to do?" (Acts 9:5, 6). We must never forget that the church is God's idea. Whoever is worried about the status of God's church, must repeat Saul's question before quitting or joining. We must never assume that the Church is made up only of people who have already been fully furnished to live as Christians. Just like Jesus explains in the parabl

"Why is a birthday cake the only food you can blow on and spit on and everybody rushes to get a piece?" Bobby Kelton asked. Well, to many people birthdays mean cake, wrapping paper, money, clothes, party, friends and some words of wisdom. And that is all we usually seem to remember. Again, it is on our birthdays that lot's of people think of us, especially with the facebook notifications. The only boring part is that 90% of the wall posts are "happy bday." This begs the question, why? Most friends never really thought of you personally, otherwise, they would tailor those messages to suit what you've meant in their lives in the past year. I believe friends should be able to spot the areas you need to improve and commend you when deserve. I performed a search for the word "birthday" in the Bible. The results shocked me. It only occurs three times. In each of the three instances, someone was murdered during the celebrations. During Pharaoh's bi