3 Months Clean
My father-in-law reminded me today that it has been 3 months away from church. 3 months was my initial plan to stay away from the church. I had to ask myself if I was ready to go back. Go back to the game, the performance, the "calling".
I don't think I am. I really don't think any church would even want me. Josh from stupidchurchpeople.com sounds pretty intimidating and alarming. I can't just go back to a church and sit in the pews with everyone. If I was to go back I would kick and scream to make things better. What church would want a guy to start attending and then start calling them out on every stupid thing they did?
Hey, maybe that could be a good career. Churches could hire me to join the staff for a period of time to address all the stupidity they have become accustomed to. Never. It would kill their pride and ego.
I am so ready to move on.
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Church Detox Step 6
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
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I am a broken man. Broken by the church, family members, "so called" friends, my willingness to trust them and myself.
I want to run and hide from all of this. I want to stop worrying about the church and God. But damn, I want Christ. I want a savior from church. I want a redeemer of ministry. I AM done with modern christianity. What does something new look like? I don't know, but I think the detox is helping.
SCP.com has saved my life. Where would I be without it? Probably at a bar, nightly. Praying for vengeance.
I want to do more with SCP.com. One thing I am spending a lot of my time with is a Stupid Church People comic. Why? Because it is the perfect way to parody the reality of the church. Soon, very soon. I am so excited.
I am on my way to be clean from the sickness of the church. Day by day, that is all I can do. Though daily I could really care less about the church, I promise you all that I want the best.
What ever that is.
I don't think I am. I really don't think any church would even want me. Josh from stupidchurchpeople.com sounds pretty intimidating and alarming. I can't just go back to a church and sit in the pews with everyone. If I was to go back I would kick and scream to make things better. What church would want a guy to start attending and then start calling them out on every stupid thing they did?
Hey, maybe that could be a good career. Churches could hire me to join the staff for a period of time to address all the stupidity they have become accustomed to. Never. It would kill their pride and ego.
I am so ready to move on.
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Church Detox Step 6
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
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I am a broken man. Broken by the church, family members, "so called" friends, my willingness to trust them and myself.
I want to run and hide from all of this. I want to stop worrying about the church and God. But damn, I want Christ. I want a savior from church. I want a redeemer of ministry. I AM done with modern christianity. What does something new look like? I don't know, but I think the detox is helping.
SCP.com has saved my life. Where would I be without it? Probably at a bar, nightly. Praying for vengeance.
I want to do more with SCP.com. One thing I am spending a lot of my time with is a Stupid Church People comic. Why? Because it is the perfect way to parody the reality of the church. Soon, very soon. I am so excited.
I am on my way to be clean from the sickness of the church. Day by day, that is all I can do. Though daily I could really care less about the church, I promise you all that I want the best.
What ever that is.
posted by Joshua Sager at
8:26 PM
11 Comments:
An SCP comic? Brilliant. Sounds like history in the making.
Josh,
I think you should solict material from the blog. I know I've got a few scp stories that would have an audience of "heathens" rolling.
I would like to say Josh, you sound better than you did 3 months ago. I am glad for you. I wish you luck with the cartoons...if mass hysteria brakes out over an offensive comic on the West Side we will put all the blame on the underground scp movement. LOOK OUT!!!
sort of the anti-chicktrack; great idea!
Josh is a genius...the comic is just one of his very creative and intriguing ideas. Now if we only had the money to do half of them...that's another story. Someday buddy...someday!
I am thankful for you my friend. You know it was about a year ago this started to take shape. Just two guys, having long lunches, trying to figure each other out and what made the other tick. An odd couple we were (and are).
Well the long lunches are over, and we really have discovered each others hearts. I miss you and the podcasts. When I find that damn microphone we should do some more shows...now where did I pack that thing.
You have much to offer Josh. Keep throwing it out there....I love ya!
Comic. Sweet.
you take yourself WAY TOO seriously.
when you go to heaven I can hear you now:
"God, those golden floors are a bit dull right over there. And one of your angel's toupee is off-center. Oh, that's a halo. Well you could've fooled me."
blah blah blah blah blah.
ROVER!!!!!!!!
God, I've missed you!
Wow. You've gotten worst. Get over yourself. Better yet, die to yourself and take responsibility for your life and quit using the church as your excuse for not shining like burning white light for Jesus. Maybe you need to forgive God... forgive God for making you go through what everyone else has gone through since Adam's disobiedience. How dare he... the nerve of him.
funny thing... allan has talked shit before. I wonder why he has an issue with me?
I totally agreed with him when he was on wife-swap or was it trading spouses? The wife his family "swapped" with was quick to judge and they could not understand why.
Allan, you too are a stupid church person who believes they have it all figured out. You have excepted the system and don't understand why anyone wouldn't.
Dude ... Tattoos, long hair, loud music and a couple websites don't make you fucking saint or spiritual. (Dude, I love the tattoos, long hair, loud music and the websites)
I take FULL responsibility for my life ... except the part of buying into the false sense of security called the church.
All I want is Christ. How dare you say any different. Comments like this only push me further away.
Joshua
Hit a nerve, did I? I apologize if my comments have been perceived as "talking shite". I would tell you the same thing face to face. I don't apologize for being direct and candy coating insults us both.
So you consider me a stupid church person who believes they have it all figured out... Interesting. My post spoke nothing about "the system" and challenging you to seek hard after God is hardly a reason to think that I don't understand why people don't buy into the farce that is Western Christianity. Look a little closer into my background and you'll see that is hardly the case
Was it really neccesary to pull out the old sophmoric "... you're no fucking saint or spiritual" defense for challenging you to personal holiness?. [Quote]: (Dude, I love the tattoos, long hair, loud music and the websites) [/Quote] Thank you very much.
You said you take full responsibility for your life except the part of buying into the false sense of security called the church. Well, that was also your doing. Take responsibility for that as well.
You also say that all you want is Christ and "rebuke" me for saying different. Actually, that's what I'm recommending you do. Comments like this should only push you closer... I don't have an issue with you, personally. I don't know you personally. I do have an issue with the sheer number of believers that are allowing themselves to be completely ripped off by the enemy over petty things.
Joshua, your name is JOSHUA... remember... remember who your name makes you and don't let the bastards bring/take you down.
Was that better?
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