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If you live in the Knoxville area, you know that ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover was in town for a week doing a home build for a very deserving family (one we’ve actually been able to partner with in the past through Restoration House).  The media buzz has been amazing and in some ways, almost overwhelming.

Every tweet from local media seemed to be about every tiny detail of the build.  It was really amazing to see so many people volunteer to help and so many people simply just follow the story online or through the local news.  On the surface, Extreme Home Makeover is impacting the life of a family, which I think is awesome.  By the way people responded and followed the story, it’s obvious that people deeply care about impacting the lives of others positively.  Again…AWESOME!

My lovely wife posted this question on Facebook this week….(@Denira)

So I absolutely LOVE the whole extreme makeover thing and love the all the updates. But It has made me wonder what our cities would be like if this many people selflessly gave their time and resources to others on a daily, weekly or even monthly basis? What if the church was the catalyst for this type of project and not a tv show?

BOOM!  I love that!  The local church SHOULD be the catalyst for this type of project!  And, thank Jesus, many churches ARE doing this type of work on a daily basis, impacting the lives of people, every single day, because of the GOSPEL.

See, ultimately, ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover is about making that $$.  And that’s ok.  I get that.  It’s business and ratings.  But the church is about impacting others with the Gospel for the honor and glory of God (or should be).

To me, and maybe I’m biased, but that’s a story that deserves a little more coverage.  It’s sad to think that many churches, who do these types of thing on a daily basis, gets overshadowed completely by a multi-media corporation who comes into town for 7 days with lights, cameras and celebs.

The camera’s aren’t on….the lights aren’t very bright….and we have no celebrities….BUT we have JESUS.

I think that’s a story that should be BLASTED.