How to be Rubbish – Warning – This post contains scenes of a contentious nature and may cause some viewers to raise the occasional eyebrow and possibly cause some slight murmurings

The Prologue

There are books on how to be a Christian, how to live ‘Christian’ marriages, relationships, missionary work and so forth but what about the rest of us, struggling along, trying to get it right but more often feeling we’re getting it wrong?

This blog is about what it’s like to be rubbish and features rants, observations and utter perverseness in the hope that some of it will ring true with the experience of others……as well as earn me a bit of notoriety in the process!

A number of years ago a friend told me that he’d attended a conference where the speaker was giving a long and intellectual talk about various aspects of Christianity. At the end he asked the assembled audience if there were any questions. My friend shouted out, “Yeh, what about us plebs then?” This single phrase sums up for me what the rest of us, the great unwashed masses, may feel when faced with what seems like the rest of Christendom being all worthy and good when we struggle along, worm-like, always ready with a great long list of ‘sorries’ when we (eventually) get around to saying our prayers.

Of course, in the main I can only speak for myself but I have a sneaking suspicion that the number of others out there who feel something similar is legion.

I am going to outline a number of situations, which I myself have faced coupled with any anecdotes others have (bravely) shared. I do not promise to offer any solutions to these issues for very often they can come across as trite and pathetic. No doubt some readers will be able to reach into their bag of instant ‘just-add-water’ answers and provide just that. I’ll leave that up to them, all suggestions welcome. For me however, I just want to share some of my experiences and thoughts in the hope that others may feel a kindred spirit. They may then come to realise that they too can wear the ‘I’m a Rubbish Christian’ t-shirt with pride (in a grovelling, humble and self-deprecating way of course!).

Now, the sinful nature of the Rubbish Christian is going to be ripe for the finger wagging attacks of those who are (obviously) better than us but bring it on I say, there’s nothing you can do to bring me down, it’ll all just confirm what I’m banging on about anyway so go ahead, I beat you to the post!

More to follow soon….