Nothing to do with the way Becky is wearing her belly button this season.

Lots of things have caused me to have been thinking recently: At what point would we have called the appostle Paul a Christian?

Some would point to his statement that Jesus was the messiah Mark 8:29.

Maybe it was when he heard Thomas realise Jesus divinity John 20:28.

Others might say much earlier when he said yes to following Jesus Mark 1:18.

Maybe it was much later when they started to work out what it all meant and clever chaps like Paul were able to help them think it through.

It helps me when thinking about who is in and who is out. I have pretty much decided it is unhelpful to think that way. Jesus didn't seem to do it in his time, but one day he will think about it a lot. In the meantime, I'm not sure it's our business.

A friend of mine, Tommy Eye, helped me see it more clearly recently. He said "Jesus asked me to make disciples. So if that is with a kid on the estate where I live, or with you now in this pub, I want to help the person I am with be a better disciple."

Its a liberating veiw of the world. Give it a go. Or tell me it's wrong.