Originally published at Churchpop
“Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes’?” – Matt. 21:42
Whenever I look at a church, I see imperfect bricks, imperfect mortar, and imperfect art depicting heavenly and perfect things. The Bible verse above reminds me that the people who make the Church are just as flawed, but we reach up to Heaven to aspire to perfection.
Today, I am one of these imperfect stones reaching. As I sat down to dinner, my wife invited me to watch “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” I must admit I have never read the book.
I am not a movie critic– forgive me. Just like the characters in the movie, I am out of my comfort zone.
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is set in a time long before cell phones ravaged the land. It’s also set in a small town that built its culture around faith. In changing times, the story springs up.
The director of a pageant gets wounded, and no one has the ability to direct except one eager mother (Grace, played by
