"No talking in class!" were the words that penetrated his inner ear as the ruler across the back of Brian's hand simultaneously punctured several tiny blood vessels.
He wasn't sure what stung more...
The actual pain carried reflexively to his brain?
The embarrassment of the pummeling in full view of his friends?
The suddenness of the judgment carried out with way too much vim and vinegar.
Maybe it was the that frown of disapproval. It was as if it was from God Himself.
He didn't like it then, when he had to be in school, and Brian was determined he was never going to have feel like that again. So he avoided God, church, nuns, and anything else whose sole existence was to make him feel small and judged.
Now, Brian's making his way in the world today, and it's taking everything he's got.
How different he might feel if he realized that the God he imagined isn't necessarily the God described in the Bible.
Given Brian's experience, it might be hard for him to fathom that God is actually a party animal!
God recommending that His people enjoy themselves, engage in all kinds of festivals, dance, and sing, and, pretty much have a blast!
Not the God you've experienced? We didn't think so.
For a closer look at God's real view of partying, replete with plenty of Bible verses to back this up, Tim Jones will be joining us this Sunday.
To read ahead and get some sense of where this is going, you might check out Leviticus 23 or Deuteronomy 15 and 16.
But, we guarantee you'll hear some things you're not going to expect--because Tim is not only a preacher man, he's a comic genius.
1988 Kirby Road, McLean--11:00 a.m. this Sunday (Feb 8).
See you there.
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