Pastor Wa's Blog

There are some pretty mad people out there. Not mad insane, mad Angry. Very angry. They have found out they were conned or taken. And the sad thing is, they believe it’s the church’s fault. As a pastor, I’m bothered that the church has somewhat contributed to a lot of the singleness we see around, and to some extent, the relational messes we see people battling with. Truth is; the church has brought a lot of healing and restoration to a lot of people in relationships. Probably more than we could ever quantify. I’m not minimizing that at all. But when we as church leaders put up ridiculous expectations on single young people, trying to control who they are and what they are to do, we limit their ability to interact with others and really put off any good chances of them finding marriage partners at the right time. No wonder we are being overrun with accusations of keeping aged caged frustrated singles! I personally believe Marriage is up to us, not...

Sometimes, when relationships go through cycles, some of the stages can almost seem to contradict the very life and purpose of that relationship. You may be with someone that was very exciting in the initial stages. Love is an interesting thing. It really is like a drug high, in the beginning, you are basically are on another planet. You can’t think, your reasoning goes bonkers, they are the perfect human being, suddenly no one understands you at all, you can do anything for them… blah blah.. you know what I mean. Then for some reason, especially after some time of interaction, (not necessarily sexual), you hit a wall or plateau of sorts. Suddenly, they are boring, or they are not crative or just plotless, or just plain old boring! Many people don’t understand this stage, and they either, 1. Push it further-Let’s get more physical, lets run away, or something crazy like that…. 2. They begin to salivate on what’s cooking on their next door neighbors grill! If you have ever gotten to ...