WWJD? (What Would Jesus Drive?)

If I had to describe the city in which I live, I would say that it was a fairly large, suburban town with aspirations of being rural. Does that make any sense?

It's the largest city for a good 20-30 miles in any direction... population of more than 30,000... 30 square miles in area. It's a good-sized town. We have two McDonalds, three high schools (one semi-private,) a college, an inordinate number of Dunkin Donuts (two within walking distance of my home,) and at least one really good sushi bar (and couple so-so ones.) There are a couple of farms within the city limits, but these are very small family farms - no big corporate farming here. It's not urbane: there is no social scene to speak of, no local music scene, very little going on culturally.

It's a big town that is deluded into thinking that it is small-town Americana. A city of decent size, convinced that it is actually Mayberry.

A LOT of people drive pick-up trucks. And not just pick-up trucks, we're talking Ford 350's, Dodge Rams with the big Hemmi engines, big GMC's with Cumming diesel engines. Monster, heavy-duty trucks...

To commute back and forth to work in... not to haul lumber or farm equipment; the majority of truck beds have fancy covers. Most of the trucks appear that they are regularly detailed as if they were high-end Jaguars or Porches.I venture to guess that most of them get somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-15 MPG. Why don't they just burn the money instead?

Christians are called upon to be good stewards of what we have been given. We've been entrusted with but one planet upon which to live, with a limited supply of natural resources. Instead of driving a Toyota Tundra with the 5.7 L V8 that gets 12 miles to the gallon to go to the grocery store and grab a gallon of milk, ham, cheese and a loaf of bread (which is usually the size of your typical payload) why not drive a regular, mid-sized sedan that will get at least twice the mileage?

If Jesus were drive a vehicle today, what do you think He would be behind the wheel of? Before you answer, think about this: when the Messiah entered Jerusalem he could have chosen a gilded chariot drawn by a team of fine horses, but instead entered the gates of the holy city on a lowly donkey. I don't think he'd be caught behind the wheel of a Dodge Ram 3500.

...a Prius? Maybe.