Say What?

There is all kinds of stuff in the “news” that one does not normally see unless one is an avid reader. While reading an article about “separation of Church and State” in Ireland, I ran across another article. Whoa! Where is the “church” going with this?

A small but growing number of evangelical churches are using cage fighting programs to increase their odds of converting young men, reports the New York Times. Pastors say they hope to “inject” some irresistible “machismo” into their ministries by incorporating the bloody, but increasingly popular, sport of mixed martial arts: “What led me to find Christ was that Jesus was a fighter,” Brandon Beals, 37, lead pastor at Canyon Creek Church outside of Seattle, told the Times. (The Week)

I was envisioning our Pastor as the “lead” fighter. In my mind I could see him taking on “all comers” following Morning Worship. Don’t get me wrong – he is stout, virile, handsome, macho, and has a stunning physique – but I just can’t see him embracing “cage fighting” following a message on the disciplines of llove.

Who knows, however? Next time I see him, I am going to ask him about it. I may even ask Steve (either you know or you don’t) to give him a try.

Oh – and Jesus was a fighter – for TRUTH!