Lisa and I went
to the Baptist church Sunday. The singing was nice. The potluck after service
was fantastic. The sermon was about God's blessings and curses. Pastor Mark
Davis emphasized blessings.
I picked up a
Bible in the pew and read the curses listed in Deuteronomy. There are a lot of
them.
Throughout the
service and the meal I could feel the love of everyone there. We were made to
feel welcome. I like Pastor Mark. I'd go back to his church, especially when
they are having potluck. I'll even bring something to share.
It is a blessing
to me to be able to attend Christian services. I am saddened by the knowledge,
however, that Christianity often positions itself as separate and apart from
all other religions. I've heard it said that there are Christians and there is
everyone else. For convenience, I'll use the term, pagan, to refer to everyone
else. Paganism as I've come to know and practice it is amazingly diverse. I
think that even Christianity can be considered a pagan religion.
Let me explain.
Pagans worship, Christians worship. Pagans believe in God, Christians believe
in God. Pagans believe in justice and fairness and doing the right thing, just
like Christians.
Pagans believe
in the power of love. Christians say God is love.
And pagans like
potlucks.
Amen to that.
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