Battle of the Sexes.

The battle of the sexes…an interesting topic. It has been going on since the beginning of time. (The game is fun as well!) This past Sunday I saw a battle of the sexes that I have never seen before, and quite frankly, I was in awe and laughing at the same time. The setting was the best place of all, church.

For several weeks, the senior pastor has been asking the congregation to show him our bibles. So those in the congregation who had theirs would raise it up in the air. He would ask the floor to show theirs, then the balcony, then the women, and then the men.

This past Sunday he asked the congregation once again to show him our Bibles. He asked the men to show him the theirs and with a sea of hands and a roar of manly yells, the Bibles went up in the air. Then he asked for the women to share theirs. With shrieks of joy and a few dancing feet, the women raised their Bibles in the air with pride and joy. With a reluctant admission, the pastor claimed that the women had more Bibles than the men. Not to be outdone, the men stood up with yet more manly roars and Bibles in the air, proudly raising their swords of truth. To take it one step more, the women stood up with their Bibles waving in their hands and shrieks of joy to out do the men. This went on for almost five minutes. What a battle! What a fun and amazing battle to have!

I laughed as the women screamed and jumped and danced with their Bibles in their hands, excited to share the joy of God’s word. I was more in awe as the men matched and at times tried to outdo the women with having their Bibles. In a time when the roles of the sexes has often times left the women being the leaders and the men standing by to let them, to see men take the stand and proudly declare their faith, dependence, and joy in the word of God is an amazing sight to see.

The battle of the sexes for Bibles…that is one battle that should exist in our church today! I will share a little a secret that women scream daily…we would love it if the men would win every week.