My church, St. John Lutheran Church on Mt. Rose, in York, PA, which once housed a private school, now plans to open a Compassion Center utilizing some of the empty classrooms. The Compassion Center will provide clothing, food, and small houseware items for those in need.
Enter a young couple, church members, who are pro-wrestling fans. This couple decides to combine their love of wrestling with their desire to help the Compassion Center, and amazingly we’re now having a pro-wrestling benefit show at the church. As an extra incentive, WWE Hall of Famer “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, who also has a Christian ministry, will be joining the event.
But the question is, “Are Christians into pro-wrestling and will they also attend?”
Christians are a strange bunch - we consist of Lutherans and Pentecostals, military members and politicians, football fans and hockey fans, homeschool moms and working mothers. Our kind include smokers and beer-drinkers, vegans and bacon lovers, the rich and the poor, and our hobbies run from knitting, to wine making, to motorcycle riding, to gardening.
Our likes and dislikes aside, many Americans hold unflattering views about Christians. At the top of the list are: hypocritical, judgmental, old-fashioned, and unkind.
And, to be honest, those opinions are right. Christians are hypocritical, judgmental, self-centered, and they often hurt people and make lots of mistakes. But Christians aren’t defined by any of the bad or any of the good that they espouse or do. They’re not defined by their jobs, their hobbies, or their likes and dislikes.
As Christians, we know that we live in a fallen world and that none of us is perfect. We all fall short in our thoughts, words, and deeds. But...Jesus. Jesus, the Son of God, became one of us, lived among us, and died for the sins of the world, our sins. This we proclaim; this we believe.
He came for all peoples. We rejoice and have peace because of it. We try to enjoy life and show love to all people. And, October 1st at St. John Lutheran Church, that enjoyment and love will take the form of a pro-wrestling benefit show. I’m betting that after this show’s success, other area churches will be scheduling their own pro-wrestling shows.
If you’re still looking for a reason to attend, I have it on good authority that the first bout will be a battle between a wild-looking dude named Wolfman and the Reverend Tab Cosgrove, my pastor.
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