Who?

When is the last time you watched a game and thought, "This sportscaster is giving too many statistics,"
or "I don't care where this player was recruited from, or what his ranking was,"
or "I wish all those people in the crowd would sit down and stop yelling,"
or "If this game goes into overtime I'm going to quit watching"?

Now

When's the last time you were in church and thought, "This preacher is using way too many scriptures,"
or "I don't need to know all that history and context about the prophet and the king and the town and the other kingdom,"
or "It don't take all that,"
or "I'm leaving at 12:30.  I don't care if he is still preaching"?

Which one is entertainment (to be arranged for your personal convenience and enjoyment)?

Which one is worship (where you sacrifice to that which is greater than you)?

Who is your god?

---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Miles Chapel CME Church in Fairfield, Alabama;  executive director of the Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization (SAYNO);  and director of rural leadership development for the National Institute for Human Development (NIHD).

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