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#SundaySip



A sip is a small amount, just a taste. Today's #SundaySip is thanks to Jamie the Very Worst Missionary. It appeared on her Facebook in February 2017. Jamie gets lots of flack for her authenticity because it involves language, usually, but this woman loves Jesus. This *sip* resonated with me, perhaps it will with you also. 

In a world that is so often presented to us through tidy narratives, fuzzy filters, subtle manipulation, and outright lies, is it really so hard to understand how the last thing anybody needs when they walk into Church is more smoke and mirrors?
I get carefully crafted experiences handed to me all. day. long. and this photo-booth faith you're peddling is just one more layer of fake bullshit to sift through before we get to Jesus. I'm simply too tired to keep digging though another marketing scheme designed to make me feel something or do something or give someone money.
In a culture hell-bent on pretending to be shiny and cute and smart and fit and just and humble and quirky and generous and "real", I'd rather be invited right on into your mess. And I'm not alone. There are a bunch of us out here, dying for a messy connection to messy community, because we are messy Christians with messy questions.
And, it's true, messy might not keep the coffers filled and the lights on, but I'll light a candle for both of us, if you ever decide you're willing to risk it.
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