Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/710337
AUGUST 3-9, 2016 UCW 19 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Winners will be announced in September 14th Edition Who will be crowned? UP & COMING WEEKLY'S UP & COM I NG W EEKLY 'S Christian Albums • WCLN 107.3 Christian Listening Network • Visit us online at www.christian107.com 1 RYAN STEVENSON Eye Of The Storm 2 JONNY DIAZ Breathe 3 JEREMY CAMP Christ In Me 4 PHIL WICKHAM Your Love Awakens Me 5 LAUREN DAIGLE Trust In You 6 MERCYME Dear Younger Me 7 TOBYMAC Move (Keep Walkin') 8 CITIZEN WAY When I'm With You 9 JORDAN FELIZ Never Too Far Gone 10 BIG DADDY WEAVE The Lion And The Lamb Fayetteville's CONCERT CONNECTION ANSTEAD'S TOBACCO CO. 320 N McPherson Church Road • 864-5705 August 6 Aaron Bradley Band BIG HARRY'S 3030 Fort Bragg Road • 484-9842 HUSKE HARDWARE HOUSE 405 Hay Street • 437-9905 www.huskehardware.com August 5 Tommy King August 6 Tommy King KICK BACK JACKS 5081 Morganton Road. • 223-7676 Friday Live Music LUIGI'S 528 N McPherson Church Road. • 864-1810 www.luigisnc.com August 5 Live Entertainment August 6 Live Entertainment THE CROWN COMPLEX 1960 Coliseum Drive. • 438-4100 www.crowncomplexnc.com August 17 Boz Skaggs August 18 WKML Parking Lot Party September 4 DMX. Bone, Thugs and Harmony ROCK SHOP 128 S. King St. • 321-ROCK www.therockshoplive.com August 13 Michael Daughtry Band August 26 Gas House Goril las September 12 LaureNicole Oct. 16 Dope SPECIAL EVENTS August 12 Army Ground Forces Band in Festival Park August 26 Fayetteville After 5 in Festival Park Are You a Hypocrite? by DAN DEBRULER My church is full of hypocrites. That is a completely true statement, but probably not in the way you might think I meant it. So, if you're nodding and agreeing, hang on for a minute. We've probably all had someone tell us they don't go to church because it's full of hypocrites. What they usually mean is they won't go because churches are full of people who don't live what they preach and teach. Here's the kicker: If that's what makes you a hypocrite — I am one. And in one way or another, so are most of the people I know. As a matter of fact, as hard as I try, and as much as I want to live like the Jesus whose name I carry, I can't. As much as I want to do the things that are right and put away the things that are not, I don't. I'm human. I'm imperfect. And I fail God to the point of being undeserving of anything good every single day. Maybe not the same way each time, but I fail Him nonetheless. And just to be clear — that's WHY I go to church. Time after time, I walk through those doors admitting I don't have it all together. I take a seat in the pews or chairs or whatever in the hope I'll hear a song or a message or an encouraging comment that gives me the strength to walk out and try again. Like an athlete who submits to strong coaching, I come to church to be reminded I can do better. To hear an interpretation from a timeless text that I can be more, and that I can make a difference. As we all endure the seemingly endless barrage of political advertisements, editorials and street-corner punditry, it's easy to see there is no shortage of opinions — or at the very least — people sharing someone's opinion. But more than the need for validation from social media acquaintances who agree with me or mistakenly think I am doing better than I really am, I need a nudge from the creator of this universe that steers me back on course. Someone who will tell me the truth about what's good, what's not and why. And just like a mother or father who teaches their children how to do well while giving them the room they need to find out why, that's what I get when I walk into church. What does that have to do with programming Christian radio stations? Frankly, everything. It's important we realize that every song choice, every word we speak between the songs, every little thing we do all day long has the potential of falling on the ears of someone just like me — just like us. We are all surrounded by people who want to do better in life. Whether in how we treat ourselves and others, how we lead and guide our families, or how we handle relationships on any level, we just want to do better. Doing anything less than trying to help would be, well ... hypocritical. DAN DEBRULER WCLN Station Manager, Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@ upandcomingweekly.com. 910.484.6200