Paul's Passing Thoughts

Originally Published August 17, 2015

With football season upon us there is a new meme that has been circulating Facebook recently.  You might have seen it.

Obviously, this is meant to be a passive/aggressive criticism of those who use these same excuses for not going to church.  And as usual, it gets its share of “likes” and positive comments and “amens” all around.

So, with one of our topics being all the issues wrong with the institutional church, and with our focus being that of home fellowships, and because I have a tendency to be a trouble-maker, I decided to take the above idea and run in a different direction with it.  For your consideration, I am pleased to present to you:

12 reasons why attending a sporting event is better than attending church.

1. The coach isn’t going to kick you out of the stadium for being critical of his play-calling.
2. The only people asking you for money are the workers at the concession stand, and at least you get a snack and a cold beverage in return.
3. You are surrounded by total strangers, but most people will interact with you like you’ve been lifelong friends.
4. Those same people won’t judge you for what you’re wearing.
5. There’s no “fan covenant” to sign where you agree to support the team no matter what.
6. Nobody is going to question your team loyalty if you show up to the stadium late or not at all.
7. Group participation is not only allowed but encouraged!
8. You don’t have to worry about the coach showing up at your house the next day asking you why you weren’t at the game.
9. You don’t have to worry about the coach getting on the P.A. system to bad mouth the season ticket holders who missed last week’s game.
10. If you get to the stadium early, that’s ok. There’s most likely several parties already going on in the parking lot, and they won’t mind if you crash in, even if you didn’t bring a dish to pass.
11. If there is ever a team scandal, the coach doesn’t blame the fans for it.
12. You can be fairly certain that no one will ever tell you that the outcome is pre-determined!

Of course, if you have any others that you care to add, you are welcome to do so!

Andy