Is it Monday yet? ok, i suck. i kinda missed the mark of responding back on Monday. how foolish, mondays are mondays it doesn’t matter where you work. if you are wondering what i am talking about scroll down to the ’just a thought’ anyway, to the point of this blog. the church, the light and where it is shining. we left off asking if the church is like a light under a bowl, from matthew. a lit flame when combined with other flames can cause a great and heated fire. if those flames have enough oxegen they will continue to grow in power and intensity. the same can be true with Christ followers. what happens to a flame that is starved of oxegen? it will slowly fade and then go out. Jesus says; “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matt 5:14-16

all this said to say this; the church has a choice, we can choose to stay out where the people are and allow the oxegen to keep the flame bright, or we can go into our comfortable buildings (with other flames), close the doors and have the flame slowly fade away.

- Ed Bellner