So, I ran into a site (I’m not going to post it) yesterday because of a blog I read on a regular basis.  The site  (not the one I read on a regular basis) focused on defaming much of the “contemporariness” or “pop-culturalization” of the church.  They shared about how horrible the big churches are and about how horrible the churches that reflect those big churches are and by the time I finished reading a few of the posts, I felt sick to my stomach that I had read this smut – or the opposite version of a pop-culture entertainment magazine – That I literally had to shut my computer off and do something else.  I don’t do negativity well.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10 years ago I was passing out flyers to an event my church was hosting in Webster, Mass.  (This is not the church I attend now)   I turned the corner to this one house and stopped as a huge german shephard stared me right in the eye about 6 feet away.  I took a step toward my car and the dog moved, so I ran, and the dog chased me for about 4 houses, nearly getting me a few times.

When I arrived to my car, I noticed that my pant legs had been clawed and frayed to the point where the pants were ruined.  At that time I could not afford a lot of clothing so this was kind of a bummer.

What really makes me sick is how some people live their whole lives on the pant leg of others, scraping and clawing and nagging and acting like they are God’s watchdogs, as if God in some way needs them to look out for Him.  Between the media and some religious folk, there sure are a lot of german shephards out there, so make sure you wear your tennis shoes.

Have you ever had to run from “the dogs”?

Until next time…