Jesus Is In The News
Over two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ had what Mick Jagger called his “moment of doubt and pain.”
Fortunately for us, he overcame both.
In the intervening years, though, Jesus has fallen off the map. Sure, he got a bit of ink back when Mel Gibson made his controversial movie (which we failed to see the controversy in), but other than that he’s not exactly burning up the Internets.
On top of that, countries that were founded on him are now rejecting him, and his name is probably uttered more in vain these days than it is in praise.
Hell, we’re probably guilty of that more than most … certainly more guilty than we should be.
Still, with tomorrow being Easter, Jesus is in the news.
No really …
Yup, that’s him … right behind Woody Harrelson.
Our question is this … why is Easter the only day Jesus cracks Google’s Top Ten? Should he be more of a regular presence there? Or is his absence on Google’s list of “most searched terms” similar to his absence in our hearts and minds?
We like to make fun of social conservatives here at FITS. And we have about the same tolerance for sanctimonious Christians as we have for RINO politicians.
And as we’ve probably noted, our past is anything but squeakly clean.
But we know one thing … ain’t nobody clean.
And the last time we checked, Jesus was the only person who could make any of us that way.
Comments
By Props on April 11th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Great post Will.
By G.L. on April 11th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
Exactly, Jesus’ entire ministry consisted of reaching out to “sinners” and condemning the self-righteous.
By Trey on April 12th, 2009 at 7:36 am
Good to see a man under conviction.
By Mike on April 12th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Cool post. I am (sorta) one of those social conservatives you like to skewer, albeit without the sanctimonious piece; sort of a small-L libertarian one, if there is such a thing. Anyway, your Google observation made me wonder: what if every Christian in the US took 3 seconds each morning to do a quick Google search on JC? I’m not familiar with their numbers- would that put him “top ten” every day, for the whole world to see? Happy Easter!
By Cooter Brown on April 12th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
This is beautiful Mista Willie! Thank ye for statin’ th’ obvious… We forgit th’ Lawrd at our own peril… Happie Easter t’ all!
By Mab on April 12th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Thanks Willie – for this beautiful reminder that no matter who we are or where we have been, the Lord’s arms are still extended!
Happy Resurrection Day!
[That's Baptist for Happy Easter :) ]