PRESERVING ORDER. DISPLAYING GLORY (19)
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:1-16
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Title: Preserving Order. Displaying Glory (19)
Series: 1 Corinthians
Author: Robert Dawson
Text: 1 Corinthians 11:1-16
Many of us have been involved in or have seen a spelling bee. We understand how they work. The moderator calls out a word to the participant, a word like, apoplectic. The contestant then repeats the word and if time is needed to process and sort the word in their minds, they stall by asking, language of origin. So, the moderator would say, "Latin." They would then ask, "Can you give me a definition?" The judge would respond, "Apoplectic, relating to a stroke or to be indignant or outraged." If more time and clues are needed to search their mental hard-drive they ask for the word to be used in a sentence. "She was apoplectic when she realized she had been cheated." Then the contestant would repeat the word, "Apoplectic," and they would spell it. A.P.O.P.L.E.C.T.I.C.
It is an appropriate term for our day. We live in a day of outrage and indignation. Some of itis fake. It allows us to make noise and feel important. Some of it is misplaced because we are often indignant about the wrong things rather than the right things.
One issue that has spurred a chain-reaction of apoplectic behavior on both sides of the issue is transgenderism, especially when it comes to boys/men competing in women's sports. The concern is real. It is legitimate but we act as if that is the only time gender confusion and gender roles matter.
The truth is American culture is very confused. Most of us sit completely bumfuzzled that we now live in a world where many cannot define, or are afraid to define, what it means to be a man or a woman.
Sometimes it is nice to be able to say, "I remember when" and not feel like an old curmudgeon shouting, "Get off my lawn you whippersnappers." Sometimes it is nice to have known a slightly different time and world than the one we have today.
-30 years ago, when I was just getting my ministerial feet wet, if someone woul ...
Series: 1 Corinthians
Author: Robert Dawson
Text: 1 Corinthians 11:1-16
Many of us have been involved in or have seen a spelling bee. We understand how they work. The moderator calls out a word to the participant, a word like, apoplectic. The contestant then repeats the word and if time is needed to process and sort the word in their minds, they stall by asking, language of origin. So, the moderator would say, "Latin." They would then ask, "Can you give me a definition?" The judge would respond, "Apoplectic, relating to a stroke or to be indignant or outraged." If more time and clues are needed to search their mental hard-drive they ask for the word to be used in a sentence. "She was apoplectic when she realized she had been cheated." Then the contestant would repeat the word, "Apoplectic," and they would spell it. A.P.O.P.L.E.C.T.I.C.
It is an appropriate term for our day. We live in a day of outrage and indignation. Some of itis fake. It allows us to make noise and feel important. Some of it is misplaced because we are often indignant about the wrong things rather than the right things.
One issue that has spurred a chain-reaction of apoplectic behavior on both sides of the issue is transgenderism, especially when it comes to boys/men competing in women's sports. The concern is real. It is legitimate but we act as if that is the only time gender confusion and gender roles matter.
The truth is American culture is very confused. Most of us sit completely bumfuzzled that we now live in a world where many cannot define, or are afraid to define, what it means to be a man or a woman.
Sometimes it is nice to be able to say, "I remember when" and not feel like an old curmudgeon shouting, "Get off my lawn you whippersnappers." Sometimes it is nice to have known a slightly different time and world than the one we have today.
-30 years ago, when I was just getting my ministerial feet wet, if someone woul ...
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