I was on this one guys myspace site because he was claiming to be godly. I looked at his site and was thinking maybe someone was joking. I mean I am no one to judge being that my form of worship consists either of some hard rapping or some action in the pitt. This man however just came off completely weird however. I had to fight not to laugh at times at how odd he seemed. I went to google and searched his name to see if anything would come up and I found this interesting letter written from a church Pastor who not only has seen this man but had him at his church. The weird man is named Paisely by the way. Reading this really made me step back. I mean really what does a "christian" look like ?

What I want us all to think about is how do we judge? Do we have it set in our minds what a Christian must look like? Do we have it set in our minds how a Christian must act?

When I think back to how Jesus was received I see a lot of people who were judging him because he didnt look and act like what they were expecting. The way in which Jesus acted, lived his life and conducted his ministry didnt fit into the mold and system that had been established for centuries. The result of this judging was that many people did not accept Jesus, he found himself outcast and eventually put to death on a cross.

Do we allow for God to come into our lives in ways in which we least expect it or have we made a checklist that must be met before we can even consider the messenger? Too often I think we have the checklist and occasionally we need someone like Paisley to come into our lives to reveal to us that God comes in all shapes and sizes and most importantly in ways that we least expect it. May we all broaden our view and look to see God where we least expect Him.

From "July Newsletter"
Chris Hermansen, Pastor
Lord of Grace Lutheran Church
Tucson, Arizona