Back in the early 1990s our church was located in a land-locked building behind the library in Waterloo. We were desperate for additional parking so we purchased the old run-down house next door and demolished it. The house had once been a parsonage for the church and the water and gas lines were connected. We had to dig up the connection to the water main to disconnect it. The ground between the street and sidewalk was loose down about four feet.
One Sunday night we had a guest family come to visit. It was early spring and the ground was soft. This visiting family found an off-street spot that was open, so they pulled in and promptly sunk in to the axles. They stayed for church, then we had to help pull them out. What a mess! We were all embarrassed about that problem, but they loved at our church so much they’ve been coming every since.
Next time you see Bill & Teresea Nelson, tell them you heard they were stuck in the mud.
Tags: hospitality, mudhole
I hate mudholes. A sheep and a pig will react differently in a mudhole. A sheep that falls into the mud will not be happy there. He will struggle and cry until he gets out.
One the other hand, a pig goes around looking for a mudhole. When he finds it, he slides in with a grunt of satisfaction. In fact, he will squeal if an attempt is made to pull him out.
By nature and without the convicting work of God’s Spirit, a sinner is like a pig – he seeks evil and temptation and has no desire to be delivered from sin. The follower of Christ, however, is compared in the Bible to a sheep. He should never be found in the mud of sin. What do you do to avoid a mudhole?
Tags: holiness, mudhole, pig, sin