Last night I joined with about 20 men of different ages from our church and went and watched Sherwood Pictures' new movie, "Courageous." I know, I'm well over a week late (not counting the previews) and there have been many, many reviews and observations shared in recent days about this tremendously popular and powerful film. But, I've never been one to jump on the bus with everybody else, no matter what the denominational program or latest Christian craze. In fact, as a pastor I normally don't do - or lead my church to do - what everybody else is doing. I know that may be a character flaw or mean that some great opportunities are missed, but I was raised in "church world" and so there is an inherent resistance, and just to be honest, a suspicion when everybody else is jumping in and getting caught up in the latest religious fad.
Let's just be honest, we're too busy as families and couples today. We're so busy trying to do everything that we want to do, or are expected to do, that we don't have time to slow down and enjoy the life that we have together. As the old saying goes, "We're so busy trying to make a living that we fail to make a life."
As a pastor I find that this is increasingly true in many marriages - mine included. There's just so much to get done and not enough time in the day to do it. Wouldn't you love for there to be just three or four more hours in a day? Some days I'd settle for just ten more minutes.
