"Before we begin, I have a confession to make. I don’t like Christian bumper stickers. And although I don’t really like them, I feel strangely compelled to read them. One I’ve seen recently said,
'This car is prayer-conditioned!'
Another one read, “God wants spiritual fruit- not religious nuts!”
One of the more interesting ones I’ve seen said,
'Read the Bible, It Will Scare the Hell Out of You!'
I've also noticed that these bumper stickers differ according to areas of the country. As some of you know my husband Derek and I will soon be moving south for the next season of our lives. And although Bill and Margaret Anne insist that the south is not as different as I may think, it was in the south that I saw the sticker,
'Dusty Bibles lead to Dirty Lives.'
You don’t see too many of those in the parking lot of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church." . . .
"Friends, I want to share with you these words that Gene Bay gave to me at my ordination. He said, “My fear for you is not that you won’t do your best… My fear for you is that you will think your best is not good enough. And I am here to tell you this: it is."
The Rev. Tara Woodard-Lehman
Jesus Loves Mess, This I Know
preached at The Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
Bryn Mawr, PA
June 5, 2005
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