Don't Go Cheap...

I'm kinda kickin myself for promising a post yesterday. I've got a somewhat busy day tomorrow and have been spending the last few hours sentence diagramming Colossians 2:6-15 (thanks for the assist Greg, I may have to call you again). I was a Bio major, and trying to wax grammatical acumen with training on the subject tantamount to a middle-schooler's is a little challenging, especially considering Paul's writing style. Anyway, I read a blog post today from Michael Patton, a man for whom I have much respect, at least in matters theological. He posted his thoughts on Christianity and Halloween, which you can read by clicking this little guy; http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2009/10/jesus-with-his-lights-turned-off-on-halloween/. It's not the meat of the post, but the last line strikes me. He writes (referring to treatment of trick-or-treaters), "Oh, and one more thing. Don’t just give out tracts…Shame, shame. Give out the best candy in the neighborhood. Let people know that you are the house that is not cheap." I love this thought. It may have been inserted for comedic flavoring, but I think he means it, and I think the thought is right on. If we are going to be Christians in this world, then we should do things right. Don't go cheap, don't go half-hearted. As Christians, we should go to our jobs and work our butts off, raise our children with the greatest of love and care, love and serve our spouses until it kills us, make art and music with fierce passion, encourage each other with every breath, crash extra hard when we rest, and celebrate holidays like nobody else. A Christian wedding should be an event to remember. Why? Because whether we eat or drink, or whatever we do, we do all for the glory of God. We do not ultimately serve earthly masters, but the Creator of all things. Our lives are a constant act of worship. It is a difficult task, and I am convicted as I write. But I think we can start by doing the little things well, like making sure we're dishing out the goods on Halloween, or working a little harder to get that sentence diagram just right.