Do things ever bother you? Do  you ever feel offended? Of course you do! I was thinking about this recently so the last time I spoke at Church52, I shared about it. A number of people have asked for the notes and references, so I decided to put it into a new blog post here. It will make for a long blog, but hopefully beneficial! What triggered this whole thought was the Old Testament tabernacle in Jerusalem. Really? Yes...

Do you know anyone that is a "worst case scenario person"? These are the people that just KNOW that nothing is going to work out... everyone in the movie is going to die... they are always going to be sick... their plane is going to crash... someone is going to have taken THEIR seat at church...

Aren't these people fun to be around?? They make you feel depressed just talking to them!

Have you ever experienced people in life or in the church that spend half their time giving everyone their verbal resume, trying to convince everyone of their credentials, ability, qualities, etc? I'm sure you have. We all have at one point or another. I've personally run into numerous examples of this lately so it's really put this topic on my mind. I want to throw out a few examples and situations out there for you to chew on that will hopefully push you to check yourself.

This weekend I've been reminded in a couple of situations where I am not completely normal. Now, before you respond saying "yes, I was well aware of that!"... let me finish. Growing up, I was abnormal in the fact that I didn't participate in the activites that most of my peers did... I didn't go to the places they went, etc. Now as an adult, I have different abnormal characteristics that I have been reminded of, which has caused me to reflect and be very thankful!