christian butt-kissing boot-lickers

i heard this enthusiastic comment recently, “hey, reggie foosball [fictitious celebrity] was at south bridle pointe [fictitious church] the last three Sundays in a row! awesome!”

that’s cool, huh?

why is it that christians need so desperately to be validated by famous people? what the heck is up with that? why not just come out and say, “hey, I’m feeling really good about myself and my church and my overall belief system right now because some famous person actually attended my church and i think he thought it was cool so that makes me feel cool even though i’m really afraid most of the time that i’m not cool and that church isn’t cool either so now it’s really cool that somebody i think is cool showed up and totally made me feel like maybe i’m cool after all and that God Himself might even be cool and …”

puh-leeeeeeeeeezuh! holy inferiority complex! i thought “christian” was supposed to mean “follower of Christ,” not “butt-kissing boot-licker of anyone who has lip-synched a pop song or bared skin on a reality show! for the love of all! Christ is the Son of God! you know, God? the one who made the world and the universe and stuff? is He not big enough to validate our beliefs? is rising from the dead and setting captives free from the bondage of sin not as impressive as winning a singing contest or scoring some touchdowns?

so tell me, who exactly is the object of your worship?