Mr Potato Head, a Bible Verse, and Our Division Problem

Potato Head

 

Mr. Potato Head has been around a long time.

I remember playing with one way back in my childhood.  Mr. Potato Head could help illustrate a Bible verse that can help us overcome one of our gravest problems.

The Problem

We have a problem today with division.  Not the math kind, but the relationship kind.  Families, churches, and in a greater sense all of society has difficulty solving division problems.

Family members remain at odds with one another because they refuse to take the difficult path to conflict resolution.  Churches split and the cause of Christ suffers because members value their pride more than resolution.  Myriad examples exist of the deep divisions in our society. Never before have I felt pulled in so many directions by others expecting me to “side” with their cause.

Whether a family squabble, church dissention, or societal division, I see a trend that people have lost their objectivity.  Too many try to pull splinters out of the other side’s eye with a huge limb protruding from their own.

The Solution

The BEST Math books provided in the back of the book answers to the the exercises at each chapter’s end.   The answer to all of life’s division problems are not in the back of the book, but in the text. One particular Bible verse, with Mr. Potato Head’s expert illustrative assistance, can provides the answer we need.

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4 Reasons Young Families Need Church


Besides my family, one of God’s greatest blessings of my formative years, was attending a Bible-believing and teaching church.  God used Pine Forest Baptist Church to shape me into the man I am today.  I’ve learned much since my younger days in church, but the lessons I learn today build on their foundation. Because of my experience, I am convinced families need church.

families need churchChurch taught me much about God’s Word, and how to live in community with other believers.  Thankfully, I sat under the preaching of some gifted pastors, and loving staff members modeled ministry skills for me.  Lay leaders and teachers provided learning opportunities that helped me prepared for God’s calling on my life.

Recently, both the church I currently pastor and my home church have experienced the grief of losing long-standing members.  I have reflected much over the last couple of weeks on the blessings so many people have been in my life. Yet today, my generation of parents and those just younger than me seem to miss the importance of family involvement in church.

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The church today faces increased competition of the time, attention, and resources of young families.  School, sports, and a multitude of other options provide distractions from the important role church plays in child development.  With that in mind, I offer a plea to young families to get involved in a Bible-teaching church.

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