We need More love, people!

So my take on Sara Bareilles' new single, "King of Anything" is that the singer is right, no one did die and make the evangelistic person king of anything.  I think it is a protest/demand for the historically Baptist principle of "soul competancy."  I also think it appeals for the right to decide without personal condemnation for the decision made, and may actually stop short of a radical subjectivist autonomy. The song describes "waiting for a moment when it was my time to decide."  In John, Jesus calls on everyone to decide for themselves if His claims were true or not.  Notice though the protest against being called "lost," "I'm not the one who is lost."  Another clue for people who are evangelistically minded, or who care genuinely about others and their souls- we need love in our hearts for others! So maybe they don't have to feel like the one in the song; that they are being disrespected, labelled, categorized, and condemned all at once, and against their will!  The gospel is "good news," so let's take care lest we make it "bad news."  "So what if you disagree?"  We all know the disrespect might, sadly, be mutual, and songs like this confirm the social tension.  This might be a pretty neat song, for those who care about what other people think and feel about evangelistic efforts.

Misunderstanding

Here's a great one about simple misunderstanding- and "deflection!"

A preacher said to a farmer, "Do you belong to the Christian family?" "No," said he, "they live two farms down." "No, no, I mean are you lost?"  "No, I've been here 30 years."  "I mean are you ready for Judgment Day?"  "When is it?" "It could be today or tomorrow."  "Well, when you find out for sure when it is, you let me know.  My wife will probably want to go both days!"

- from O' For the Life of A Preacher!, Rev. Leon Hill, Baxter Lane Company, 1975, p.34.

I'll probably post some more gems from this book when they seem to fit the day!