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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Insights From Swimming...

There is this one passage in the Bible where it states, "Because you are neither hot nor cold, but are lukewarm I will spew you from my mouth." This is talking about more than a temperature- this is about people's faith. See the church that this passage was directed to was located in between two particular cities. These two cities were well known for very specific reasons- one was known for it's natural hot springs that brought healing to the people who swam in them. The other city was known for it's fresh, clear and VERY cold water- the kind of water that invigorated people and made them alive. I've heard many pastors give sermons on this passage comparing the hot and cold to passionate faith and having no faith- basically you don't want to get spewed out because you're sitting on the fence kind of thing. I've heard people explain it in many ways, but it wasn't until my best friend and I went swimming in the Columbia River here in Washington.