dANGERous

This week on the heals of our new "Church for the rest of us" card we are starting a series called dANGERous talking about how to deal with anger. Mabye some of the people who have called angry about the card will come.

I believe this is a really important series because we’re living in a world that’s growing more and more hostile. The tensions created by political campaigns, wars, government spending, lay-offs, mortgage foreclosures, frustration; and futility that comes from the collapse of the things and institutions we’ve come to trust are creating more and more angry people.

Anger is no small thing. It’s a reality. It’s what we live with every day. Everyone everywhere gets angry; always has, always will. It’s not anger that’s the problem. As a matter of fact, to be human and to be alive is to be angry. It’s the same way with stress. We think stress is a bad thing, and the truth is, stress is evidence that you’re alive. It’s not stress and anger that are bad; it is how you perceive them and then how you deal with them.

Go ahead send and e-mail and invite someone to come this week. We will make you laugh and make you think. Most of all we'll learn what God has to say about the danger that is associated with anger.