I Stood Up

Very rarely do I find that there is something in the news that I need to take a stand on. A friend of mine has said that Christians like to die on small hills. I think for the most part he is right.

The hard part is discovering which are small hills and which are the big hills.

I have come to the conclusion that 99% of the hills that we see in our culture are really small. When you recognize that hill that requires a stand, will you stand up?

Yesterday, I took a stand on the issue of the Mayor's office in Houston, TX subpoena of sermons by local pastors. I was not comfortable taking the stand. Mostly because I was sure that many would not understand where I was coming nor what I was trying to communicate. That happened. I knew when I put it out there some would say that I was "afraid the sky was falling". That happened too.

But it didn't matter.

Every once in a while an issue of such importance arises that you have to stand up. This was one for me. I'm still really not comfortable having done it. However, I know it was right. In this case, I would have been more uncomfortable had I ignored it.