I have a confession to make: I'm watching Wheel of Fortune right now and I'm bothered by something. I was just working on my Trinity Seminary course on Anglican history and I had the TV on for noise and what bothered me was Lena, one of the contestants, who was rooting on her competitor Marc to her left by clapping enthusiastically and hollering, "C'mon, Marc, c'mon!" appearing to want him to succeed at solving the puzzle. I know that she is coached to do this by the producers, but really, do you think she actually wants Marc to win "big money?" Do you think she wants him to solve the puzzle? No way! She wants him to hit "bankruptcy" or "lose turn" so that she, herself, can get a shot again at winning "big money." What I suspect she is really thinking is "C'mon, Marc, c'mon, hit bankruptcy, Marc, hit bankruptcy." The apostle Paul told the church of Ephesus to put off falsehood and speak truthfully to our neighbor (Ephesians 4:25). It is so hard for us to do this consistently when we're being pressured to be politically correct, or perhaps if we're fearful of hurting someone's feelings, or even when we might be playing for "big money." How are you doing in this area?
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
by Bruce Cote