Day one of 2017
commences.
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Sunrise from Orbit - Image Courtesy of NASA
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I debate what to watch
this morning, having turned first to Sunday Today, then to Fox News
Sunday. Today was bearable, with a recap of interview highlights from
the past year.
But when I turned to Fox,
I simply felt aggravated – even before I changed the channel. And I
was able to clearly pinpoint what exactly the problem is: I simply do
not trust anyone anymore on these political talk shows. Politicians,
interviewees, commentators, even interviewers at times, all have a
heavy philosophy and personal agenda that they are pushing on the
American public and on the world, and everything they say is heavily
slanted in the direction of their personal bent.
Thinking and praying
things over this morning, I realize that much the same can be said of
the church today, as well.
But it's the first day of
2017. And I'm asking myself how I can change my Sunday Morning
routine.
Church is a low priority,
since I'm a low priority for the Church. I have usually spent these
mornings watching something decent and informative on TV, and
listening to Erwin Lutzer, and occasionally, Crawford Lorits. But I
also have a waxing and waning frustration with the lack of contact
with the people of God. That frustration is not assuaged by actually
being in church, so it's a no-win scenario for me personally.
So I find myself, once
again, trying to brainstorm some changes that I can make in order to
sharpen up my Sunday Morning routine.
One idea is to try
locating a streaming service that provides access to my favorite
preachers, and just listen to my preaching immediately after I wake
up. That seems to actually be the best option, since I won't have to
wait till a certain time to get my sermon fix. I reinforce that
already by listening to a great preacher on the commute to work in
the mornings, and by listening to an audio Bible on the way home from
work. I'm not closing off all spiritual influence in my life. But I
think that, until I can feel trust in God's people again, I really do
not want to stick my neck out just to have to struggle with the
feelings of dejection and marginalization all over again.
I believe that will be
the first thing I do after I'm done journaling – finding a good
source of spiritual input, that is.
Flipping through my Sling
TV Streaming App, I just located something good to fill the void: A
Three Stooges Marathon. That always, ALWAYS brings a smile to my
face.
So I have a
self-improvement objective for this year now: Watch a good sermon
ASAP on Sunday morning, then see how things develop from there.
I'm even now starting to
banter about the real possibility of being in church this morning.
Likely, I'll go visit with the nephew at my folks' house shortly
instead. I get a great deal of enjoyment out of investing time in him
and my niece (not in that order – I MISS the goofy fun times I've
had with my niece in the past), and I want to continue to capitalize
on that before they grow too old for that sort of innocent fun.
Well, I'll tell ya. The
Stooges are on a muted TV right now. The sun is shining bright in a
crisp, clear blue sky (the air is frigid, but I seem to be handling
that pretty well this winter, too). I have an objective now for 2017.
Time to start fishing
around to see what I can find.
9:01 am
