I care about Joe the Plumber for a different reason

A middle class, blue collar plumber named “Joe” was made famous in the last presidential debate. Each candidate used Joe as an example of who they are fighting for in this election.

I care about Joe the Plumber for a different reason…

I got to thinking about the “Joe’s” all around our community and County…The hard working men and women that are just trying to make it through life one day at a time. 

These “Joe the Plumbers” are all over the place and are looking for answers in life and hoping for change. Joe struggles as a divorced father trying to raise his kid properly. Joe tries hard to balance work with family. Joe wonders what life would be like if he did things differently. Joe struggles with addiction problems. Joe struggles to make ends meet each month. Joe wants desperately to find happiness. But Joe is looking for answers in all the wrong places.

I give my life to helping Joe find truth. I find myself praying for Joe when I can’t sleep at night. In fact, I can’t stop thinking about Joe….Joe is always on my mind. I’ll do everything in my power to help Joe find peace in this life and the next. Our church exists for Joe. We love Joe. We accept Joe for who he is. We don’t judge Joe. We don’t think we’re better than Joe. Joe doesn’t have to clean up before he comes to our church. We will serve Joe. We will invite Joe to discover life in Jesus.

Jesus died for Joe…and that makes all the difference in this world and the next for Joe.

Where Is Your Security?

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46:1-3

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Presidential Debate…May I suggest A Working Lunch!

I understand that our country is on the verge of financial collapse and that something needs to be done about it immediately. However I also understand that in less than six weeks, Americans will cast their vote for the next leader of the Free World.

According to a recent poll, 18 percent of voters are still undecided about who gets their vote. That means that there are potentially 40,000,000 people that are still on the fence about who they are voting for. I think that’s pretty significant…Ummm…do you guys think that you could maybe have a working lunch? 

Postponing the debate will only lead to more uncertainty and greater confusion. 

In the words of Kelly Catlin Walker…“Never let the urgent crowd out the important.”