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 The
old man was bedfast, and his wife was fretting about the house,
seeking to please. He called his wife to his side, and said, “Mandy,
out in the barn, behind the feed bin, there is a brown bottle. I
want you to get it, crush some ice and fill a glass, sprinkle
powdered sugar over the ice, bruise several mint leaves and
place them in the ice, then pour contents of that bottle over
the whole. Let it set until frost begins to form on the side of
the glass — and then, Mandy, I want you to make me drink
it!”
I’m
in Kentucky for some meetings, and that’s a Kentucky story if
I have ever heard one. Don’t blame me if I used the wrong
recipe — I don’t know too much about Mint Juleps — but I
can guarantee the “spirit” of the story. And Kentucky isn’t
the only place where people like to pretend they are making some
great sacrifice, taking some terrible potion, when in reality,
they enjoy every bit of it.
JUDO AND
KARATE FOR CHRIST
That
is the heading of a display “ad” from a Bowling Green, Ky.
newspaper. A Baptist church there is featuring a “Black Belt,
Judo and Karate Instructor” with “Live demon- strations
including breaking 10” of concrete
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with his hand and head, and thrusting a
nail through 2” of wood with his fist.” Of course, this is
all done “FOR CHRIST”!!
If
that means what it has meant in past demonstrations of like
nature, this “Black Belt” man will break a few concrete
blocks, and then “witness” for Christ, whatever that may
mean. (See Vol. 6, No. ii.)
Some
liberal brethren who follow the same tactics — with golf pros,
TV and movie stars, or prominent political figures for the star
attraction — are sadly out-booked. “Who is going to worship
(worship??) where a golf pro makes a little speech, when they
can go on down the street and see a Karate expert break 10” of
concrete with his head and hand? And who — who indeed — is
going to give up either of these attractions in order to hear
the gospel of Christ proclaimed? I’ll tell you who will
hear the gospel, and hunger for more. The few who are striving
for a heavenly home.
To
the heaven-bound, this self- serving piety, the Fun & Frolic
“worship”, is about as useful as a $5. gift certificate from
a Funeral Home.
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