Reverend Johnny Dragon

I wish I had written this, but I don’t mind showing off someone else’s work.

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Jerks For Jesus

By Jason Salamum

To Jerks for Jesus from a recovering Jerk for Jesus.

You know who you are.

You quarrel over opinions.

You poke at others with your nit-picky stick of religion.

You sit in castles of exegesis and rarely mingle among the villagers.

You are a jerk for Jesus.

You dissect every word of the preacher and every fault of the people.

You argue the finer points of theology with a knowing grin on your face.

You proclaim your criticisms in the public square about people you don’t even know.

You are a jerk for Jesus. You believe you’re to watch for the missteps of others.

You talk of your own sin in the past tense.

You are a soldier of destruction, not an engineer of edification.

You are a jerk for Jesus.

You are a coward who hides behind keyboards, big words, and hearsay.

You attack your neighbor when Jesus says to love them.

You smell like ungrace.

You are a jerk for Jesus.

Despite that, you are loved and forgiven.

God’s grace is bigger than your snobbish self-righteousness.

Exchange your big finger for a big heart.

And ask someone for a hug.

Because I think you could really use one.

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