My Plumber's Name is Judas

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Permalink Reply by Gary Tompkins on October 22, 2009 at 6:53pm

I remember back in high school when Christian rock was still in it's infancy, many people in my church expected Christian bands and singers to always sing the gospel and do "gospelly" things all the time.
I struggled with this for a long time, trying to believe as they did to fit in and not look ungospelly myself but I couldn't ignore the fact that my own life was usually just filled with...life.
I think maybe some of that stems from reading about Jesus in the bible. We don't get a lot of day to day conversations and tedious tasks but instead we get the highlights of His ministry and we think that's all there was. But He was a carpenter and spent countless hours learning that and then doing that. I don't think he made wooden crosses to give away as gifts to evangelize but he made furniture to sell.
Pastors must struggle with this very same thing. People must expect them to pray over their choice of bread in the supermarket or sing a hymn while pumping gas. As an ex-roofer I'm glad no one expects much of me.

Permalink Reply by Community on October 23, 2009 at 8:25am

You are totally right about the biblical emphasis on the big highlights of Jesus life ... and not the everyday carpentry. Clearly that was a big part of his life, too. It's easy to miss. And, that's so true about what he built -- practical furniture, not miniature crosses. Hmmmm. Makes me think.

For the record, "singing hymns while pumping gas" made me laugh out loud. Thanks for that!