Wow!

I just returned from supervising intramural basketball games in the gym here at TMC. This semester, I'm the assistant intramural coordinator. Fancy title, but it just means that I have to help my good friend (and groomsman in my wedding!) Brian Baughman organize, supervise, and delegate to facilitate a fun, competitive intramural atmosphere. So far it's been a lot of fun and has taught me responsibility. If I slack off, more than a two hundred people are affected.

One of tonight's games was discouraging and ridiculous. Guys from both teams were complaining at every single blow of the whistle. In total, two technical fouls AND two flagrant fouls were given out. One guy was ejected for throwing the ball at another guy's chest. Only by the Lord's grace did a fight not break out. Frankly, I'm disappointed in the guys' actions. But I'm not shocked. One of the things I've learned this year as an RA is not to be shocked at anything that we sinful humans do. This has also taught me to examine my own heart (Galatians 6:4) and to take the log out of my own eye (Matthew 7:3) before telling my brother to get the speck out of his own eye. Am I capable of doing the same things that I condemned tonight? Sure. Now, I would hope that I have enough self-control to not do that. I would pray that I would be filled with the Spirit and respond in a loving and Christ-like way. Now, this doesn't excuse the actions that occurred and it doesn't mean that people will be given grace. They will be held accountable for their actions and (let's call it like it is) their blatant sin. It saddens me when people act so horribly out of line to what they profess to believe. It grieves me when I act like that.

Sorry for the ranting and raving. Maybe I'll have a more encouraging post in the next few days.