Missing The Mark

I want to apologize for my last post. It wasn't meant to sound as if I'm telling you to do something, sounding like I'm better than you. These are things that I'm realizing in my own life, and being creative, decided to make a story out of it, hoping it would help somebody else.

Recently, I was having a discussion with some people about what Christianity means. There were all sorts of different answers. Some fighting about this or that faction being better, some slamming Christians for being fakes across the board. I wanted to post my answer here, mostly to serve as a reminder to myself. I stole the links off of my friend's, blog because it was a great story. Enjoy:

It's not what denomination you are, it's what's inside of you. Denominations are like coffee. Some like it black, others like mocha, and some want Irish Creme. They help each us relate to God in a different, but meaningful way. Fighting is what drives us apart. Any time you trust in any person, they will fail you. We can't put all our hope on any one leader; religious or political. The church's greatest resource is it's people. Not the pastors/priests, music, how you worship, or size of your building. It's how much love each and every Christian shows when relating to anyone and everyone. Do we try to make the world better, or just our own lives? Republican, Democrat, Centrist, Catholic, emergent, Lutheran, etc.; it doesn't matter what we call ourselves. What is our motivation? Hopefully we can all say love. The following isn't directed at any specific church, but just an example of how easy it is to really miss the mark by getting caught up in things that, ultimately, don't matter. I know this is long, but it's broken up into parts, so take it piece by piece. Stick with it though, it's really good.
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