What's Up Guys,
This has been an incredible week. The other day I looked at the Calendar and it said January the 12th and I thought my goodness, this has been the longest twelve days I’ve experienced in a long time. Its all good though it just seems that the momentum has picked up so much that I’m running from one task to the next and back and forth between Gardendale and Birmingham and I’m loving it. We have been through such a time with the Gardendale Location but if I have learned anything over the past 15 years it’s this: When the process is very rough then that usually means the results are gonna be incredible!
The Special this week is a dish that I came up with that I am calling Kairos Greek Tacos. Tacos, you may say, are not Greek. I agree, but I think these fellas best represent my own unique culinary point of view and besides that they taste so good that even the food purists would have to agree. They start out with boneless chicken breast marinated in Greek yogurt, lemon juice, Greek Spices, and of course I threw in a little bit of Cajun spice to get a little bit of the south in there. Then the chicken is grilled to perfection and it creates this smoky crust that is just full of delicious goodness. The we chop that up and add it to a freshly warmed flour tortilla with feta cheese, spinach, red onions and top it my own Greek Sauce, which is my version of the classic tzatziki sauce that you find on gyro’s. The creamy coolness and the cucumbers in the sauce are a perfect companion for the spicy chicken because the sparks fly as these flavors collide and the result is delicious goodness, Kairos Style. I know someone is going to say “That’s all good but why didn’t you use pita bread?” The truth is I try to create things for you guys that I like eating, and I love tortillas but pita bread for me is just okay. So I went with the love. I hope you enjoy the results. The Fish is also a healthy good one, grilled Tilapia with a tasty lemon butter sauce, the Veggie is Grilled Green Tomatoes, and the dessert is the much requested Coconut Kobbler. In addition the Kwick-Hitter menu features Mee-Maw’s Authentic Chicken and Dressing along with Momma’s Cheesy Chicken Baked Ziti and one of my favorite Soups, Kairos Pepper Stew. With all this mouthwatering delicious goodness I can’t wait for the week to start so I can have lunch! Haha. Thank you guys so much for supporting us,a nd I hope I get to see you in Kairos this week. If not remember we also have a Full Katering Service and we do deliver!
I know that you guys are used to me sharing a personal part of my journey or something that I have been learning at the end of my newsletters. That has grown to be one of the most special times of my week, and I appreciate your comments and encouragement that comes back to me week after week. This week though I want to share someone else’s words with you. I came across this young man after seeing a video of a poem he wrote posted on Facebook. After I listened to I thought “Wow! This kid really gets it!” It was very encouraging to me so I wanted to share his words with you guys.
The name of it is “Why I hate religion but love Jesus” and it is very powerful. I totally got what he was saying, but sadly some folks don’t get it because they get hung up on the word “Religion”. It has always been my belief that Jesus did not come to establish a new religion but to bring us into Relationship with God and to bring us the Truth. I'm not religious. One bit. When I came to Jesus and found out he was real I thought I would never ever enter a Church. I was wrong and have learned that being connected to God means being connected to His people. But that's not religion. That's just me following Jesus. Jesus did not come to make up a new religion. He came to bring us the Truth. And the only thing he wants from us is for us to surrender and follow Him. Not keep doing the same old stuff and adding Him on at the end. He will transform us as we follow Him. That makes it all about Him. But if I am being religious I am making it all about me. And this dude is right. He really gets it. And it's awesome. I hope you will read the following words with that in mind, and thank you guys for supporting Kairos! God Bless you and have a wonderful week.
James K Jones
Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus (By Jefferson Bethke)
What if I told you Jesus came to abolish religion
What if I told you voting republican really wasn't his mission
What if I told you republican doesn't automatically mean Christian
And just because you call some people blind
Doesn't automatically give you vision
I mean if religion is so great, why has it started so many wars
Why does it build huge churches, but fails to feed the poor
Tells single moms God doesn't love them if they've ever had a divorce...But in the old testament God actually calls religious people whores...
Religion might preach Grace, but another thing they practice...They tend to ridicule God’s People. They did it to John The Baptist.
They can't fix their problems, and so they just mask it
Not realizing religion is like spraying perfume on a casket
See the problem with religion, is it never gets to the core
It's just behavior modification, like a long list of chores
Like lets dress up the outside make it look nice and neat
But it's funny that's what they used to do to mummies
While the corps rots underneath
Now I ain't judging
I'm just saying quit putting on a fake look, Cause there's a problem
If people only know you're a Christian by your Facebook
I mean in every other aspect of life, you know that logic's unworthy
It's like saying you play for the Lakers just because you bought a jersey
You see this was me too, but no one seemed to be on to me
Acting like a church kid, while addicted to pornography
See on Sunday I'd go to church, but Saturday getting faded
Acting if I was simply created just to have sex and get wasted
See I spent my whole life building this façade of neatness
But now that I know Jesus I boast in my weakness
Because if Grace is water then the church should be an ocean
It's not a museum for good people, it's a hospital for the broken
Which means I don't have to hide my failure, I don't have to hide my sin
Because it doesn't depend on me it depends on him
See because when I was God's enemy and certainly not a fan
He looked down and said I want that Man
Which is why Jesus hated religion, and for it he called them fools
Don't you see so much better than just following some rules
Now let me clarify, I love the church, I love the bible, and yes I believe in sin
But if Jesus came to your church would they actually let him in
See remember he was called a glutton, and a drunkard by religious men, But the Son of God never supports self righteousness not now, not then
Now back to the point, one thing is vital to mention
How Jesus and religion are on opposite spectrums
See one's the work of God, but one's a man made invention
See one is the cure, but the other's the infection
See because religion says do, Jesus says done
Religion says slave, Jesus says Son
Religion puts you in bondage, while Jesus sets you free
Religion makes you blind, but Jesus makes you see
And that's why religion and Jesus are two different clans
Religion is man searching for God, Christianity is God searching for man
Which is why salvation is freely mine, and forgiveness is my own
Not based on my merits but Jesus's obedience alone
Because he took the crown of thorns, and the blood dripped down his face...He took what we all deserved, I guess that's why you call it grace
And while being murdered he yelled
"Father forgive them they know not what they do."
Because when he was dangling on that cross, he was thinking of you
And he absorbed all of your sin, and buried it in the tomb
Which is why I'm kneeling at the cross, saying come on there's room
So for religion, no I hate it, in fact I literally resent it
Because when Jesus said it is finished, I believe he meant it
Romans 4:5
GREAT!!!
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