Passionate about Strictly?

Recently, it seems to have been impossible to turn on the TV or the radio or to look at a newspaper without some reference to Strictly Come Dancing and specifically about the voting fiasco for the semi finals and the implications for the final.

I am not a fan of Strictly Come Dancing (that is putting it mildly) and so I have been rather bemused at all the fuss. It has amazed me that so many people are ready and willing to talk so passionately about the show’s voting rules. I am reading a book on the Trinity at the moment and I began to wonder whether the average person in the pew would be as ready to talk passionately about the doctrine of the Trinity as the average man in the street is to talk about the voting rules on “Strictly.”

Then, dangerously, I began to wonder whether the average person in the pew would be more ready to talk about the voting rules for “Strictly” than they would about the doctrine of the Trinity.

Of course, I am being unfair to Christian “Strictly” fans – I could wonder the same about Christians who are fans of birdwatching, of American football, of steam engines etc, etc. We all have the potential to know and understand more about our hobbies and pastimes than we do about the doctrines of our faith.

Last night I videoed the highlights of Arsenal v Liverpool and I am ready to watch it again just to see Robbie Keane’s fantastic goal – but I need to ask myself: “How long will I spend watching footie and how long will I spend in prayer and how long will I spend reading my Bible – or even how long will I spend reading my book on the Trinity?”

It is all a question of what I’m passionate about.