Barneyisfat

So Rebecca told me my ramblings had continued long enough on this subject and I shouldn't post this, but I'm bored and I want to.

Fishing. When Jesus called the fisherman to be his disciples fishing was their life. The analogy of being "fishers of men" rang true for them. When they fished it was their life. Some days they got lucky and some days they weren't so lucky - but they obviously caught a good number of fish in their nets ... otherwise they would have become carpenters.

When you say fishing today images of a middle aged guy standing in a river up to his thighs in water and not catching a single fish. Always telling the story of the one that got away, exageratting the size of his real catch, and otherwise just doing it as a hobby at best.

When a pastor reads that we should be fishers of men - to a 21st century group of pre-Christians or nominal Christians ... how many think of fruitless efforts standing in freezing water just to destract youreself from the harsh realities of life?

Things are different now ... why do we still use the same analogies as though they have the same effect?