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Revenue forecast means Oregonians will see $473 million in kicker rebates ... Man allegedly fires shots in Jackson County trailer park ... Recycle your plastics Friday and Saturday at White City transfer station ... Revenue forecast means Oregonians will see $473 million in kicker rebates ... Man allegedly fires shots in Jackson County trailer park ... Marketta Gregory: God doesn't need our polished marketing By Marketta Gregory More Content Now MailTribune.com By Marketta Gregory More Content Now Posted May. 14, 2015 @ 12:01 am By Marketta Gregory More Content Now Posted May. 14, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Turns out the talking heads – the ones who have studied us and written books about our behavior – say you and I aren’t so interested in slick marketing anymore. We’re drawn to the imperfect. We think the video shot on your iPhone signals the message is more homegrown, less manufactured. Sure, we can still be pulled in by a glossy advertisement or just the right commercial, but in this over-saturated world of ours, the average Joe is looking for something authentic. Something real to believe in. It makes sense, really. Who isn’t drowning in a sea of communications, yet wanting at least a sip of something that truly matters? But it’s not just the creatives on Madison Avenue who petal perfection. It’s also people of faith, who in their earnestness to show God’s greatness, pretend that everything is great. We put on our best dress or our most fashionable tie and we sell God and a beautiful, trouble-free lifestyle. We forget that God doesn’t need our polished marketing, he needs us to show our marks. Our scuffs. Our brokenness. He needs us to show how we’ve been redeemed. How he has knelt beside us and lifted us back to our feet. How he has taken our heart aches and our mistakes and made them beautiful. Those cracks and splits are nothing to hide because they are really just openings for more of God’s light and love to shine. They remind us that God isn’t just available at the mountaintop, he is with us always. When a bomb tore through the federal building in Oklahoma City and shattered the glass and the lives of those in the church next door, they hung banners all around that said Our God reigns and we will remain. Even with debris in the parking lot. Even with boards over their windows. Even with rescuers still swarming. Because if they had tried to clean up the mess first, they would have diluted the message. If they had made everything seem great and glossy and trouble-free, the banners would have lost all meaning. And those talking heads are right. We all want something authentic, something that’s true – in business and in faith. When we show our scars and dents, we show the real work of God. We show that he loves us and gives us hope. That’s a good marketing plan. Marketta Gregory is a former religion reporter who now shares her own journey of faith with readers. She lives in Rochester, New York, with her husband, their three young boys and one very vocal Pomeranian. To contact Gregory, email [email protected] or write to her at P.O. Box 12923, Rochester, NY 14612. You can also visit the Simply Faithful page on Facebook and follow her on Twitter at @MarkettaGregory. 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