HELL FIRE AND DAMNATION.

It is Sunday. We are now a hour earlier than we were this time yesterday. When I was a kid six o'clock was six o'clock. Agendas of progress I guess. My body says five. "I" is outside and I am as usual waiting for the barking. I hope not. It doesn't seem to be raining so maybe today will be beautiful, sunny and all those wonderful things associated with almost Spring..

I am going to church this morning. Please do not get weak in the knees. My going to church will probably have that effect on many. At least on my sister. Years ago I use to go all the time. But over the years it has become less and less. And now I never go. Its sort of like I am about going to the Doctor. I use to go. Started going less and less. Now I never go at all. I quit going to the Doctor because I felt like all they did was find things wrong with me. Come to think of it that may be the reason I quit going to church.Maybe deep down I feel if I don't go to church, I won't realize all the faults I have.

But today I am going. My son preaches at the "Road," church this morning. Now I have heard him preach at college in Preaching class. And he did a really good job. I was very impressed. He is nervous today though. He called before six. He has asked many people he knows. He wants to say the right message. I know he wants so much to say the right words, do the right thing. He is earnest in his walk with God.

There is no pleasing everyone. You can try, you can do everything in your power to please. But there will always be somebody you won't. Someone who will criticize. So personally I feel preaching is like everything you do. Do what you feel is right, then let it go. Of course if you are preaching, you have the big boss to please. We know who I'm talking about and we sure don't want to get on the wrong side of him. But I keep telling Jer, preach from your heart.

When I was young and the type of church we went to. There was plenty of Hell fire and damnation preaching. I guess they thought if they couldn't get you to heaven any other way they would scare you into going. There was plenty of those kind of sermons. There was never any good news. Like God's great love for us. No sir, fire at your footsteps. And please do not wear make-up or nail polish in route to Heaven or you just might not get there. Plenty of don'ts. I always wondered where the peace and love came in. Religion is a form. Salvation my friend a different story. Oh sorry. Its my son preaching this morning, not me.

So I will not linger today. I am getting ready. Big morning. I am in hopes he doesn't look down from the pulpit, see me and think. Whoopee, I have a bona fide sinner on my hands. And preach directly to me. He calls me a heathen you know. So please wish me luck. For today, I am out of here.