Wondering

Do you ever wonder the same thing I wonder?

If perspicuous means "clear" or "easy to understand" why don't we teach the word in kindergarden?

Why do we make the union of "gh" result in a "f" sound in cough, but no sound in "though?" Why isn't "thouf" a word?

If the speed limit is 70 why would we make cars and motorcycles that can easily more than double that, then write a ticket for doing what the vehicle was designed to do?

There's another one! Why are "write" and "right" pronounced the same?  Following their example shouldn't "canoe" and "candle" be pronounced the same?  They both have some of the same letters!

Note: my questions are facetious (yes, I used spell check since that word is an example of my point) and I am not hoping for an answer to the above questions.

Here's where I'm going - "Christian."

I wonder about that word.  I wonder about what that looks like as compared to what it means.  I wonder why one Christ would change the world forever and a bunch of the followers (literally "little-Christ") would work so hard at being like the world that He changed.

I wonder why prayer is so hard for us to make personal and intimate.

I wonder why the Bible is something that we would avoid.

I wonder how we lost the focus that Christ had - the Kingdom of God.  We are working so hard on improving our kingdom that we don't have time or energy for His.

I wonder how we got the reputation that you're not welcome in church unless you have the right clothes or are free from the wrong habits.

I wonder about why we have taught people that following Jesus is easy and "sacrifice" is what you do to advance a runner in baseball.

I wonder why God loves me.  I wonder how I am going to respond to that love today... even if it's not really perspicuous.

Wondering,

Pastor Dave