The oddity of the church

"The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.  It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches." Matthew 13:31

From a humble beginning with 12 guys, one previously deceased teacher, a new gospel and a resurrection to prove it the church started in upper rooms waiting for direction.  That direction came in a powerful way as the Holy Spirit descended upon them bringing the gift of tongues as a witness of the power of God.  So in just a few days the church grew to over 3000 people! But, how could these 12, also being new believers, take on a congregation of 3000?

I believe in a better condition...

Or, "We have eternity in our hearts." Or, "Thinking that life matters is an understatement."

This will hopefully turn out to be more of a "free flowing" blog seeing that I intend to cover a broad statement. This comes from the verse that says that we have eternity written in our hearts (Psalms... I think...). Obviously one of the titles is this verse, yet the other two are from lyrics by a couple of bands that I enjoy. I believe this topic is more widely discussed than we would see on the surface.

Story is a marvelous way to put out a point and invoke an emotional response. We see this everywhere: campfires, bedtime, books, radio, movies and so on. Most of the best stories have a common theme. Good triumphs over evil, and the underdog comes out on top.

Wages

Most understand how wages work: your preform a task for someone in exchange for some form of wages.  Some of us know more than others, and some wish they had more experience with this.  This does however apply to more than just money or goods.