AGANIST THE GRAIN

It's funny. I have been called a rebelious pastor to my face and behind my back (i appreciate the ones who tell me to my face by the way!). Any way, I love God, my family , the Church I pastor with all of my heart. Only a few people really understand me. The others? hugh, well I don't know. As far as doing and being the pastor (lead pastor, I have an awesome co-pastor) I find myself going aganist the grain a lot. I love people, yet its the religious ones who think that Church has to be done "their way". At CrossPoint (where I pastor - www.crosspointwlr.com) we do our best to listen to God, be creative and love people. When you do those three things YOU WILL go aganist the grain. NO WE ARE NOT the avrege type of Church. NO we are not for everyone, and No we will not back down, sow down, shut up , give up, rust up, grow stale, become religious and go with the flow of religion. WE WILL, how ever continue to go aganist the grain by loving the unlovable, doing things different, being different, shunning stink'n religion, be free, preach truth, worship, pray and just be people who are not afraid to GO aganist the grain! Just a thought.....