While my more traditional religious brothers choke on their stale wafer (wink)…
The Church of England has announced it is to use the songs of a global supergroup in an effort to boost congregations.
The first “U2-charist” in England, an adapted Holy Communion service that uses the Irish rock group’s best-selling songs in place of hymns, is [...]
Archive for January, 2007
30 Jan
U2-charist
28 Jan
So 8 Minutes Ago…
I count on young people to keep me current. Living with 4 teen and pre-teen girls helps.
For me, I have found a couple of reverse mentors, 18-24 year olds, that teach me about the “real world”.
A truth: the world, as you and I think it is, has been gone for a while.
It’s kinda [...]
16 Jan
The Six People I’ve Never Met that I’d Invite to my Backyard Barbecue
Nothing deep here today. I thought I’d give you this fresh perspective into my warped psyche. These are:
The Six People I’ve Never Met that I’d Invite to my Backyard Barbecue
James Carville — Polar opposite from my political positions, but I love this guy. He’d have to bring is Republican wife Mary [...]
15 Jan
Christian-ese
“You been doing this church thing all your life”?
He was sincere. I could tell his question came from a real desire to understand my world. I desperately wanted to understand his. He introduced himself to me as Tom, a visitor to our church this past weekend. Little did he know that he was about to [...]
11 Jan
Yo Yo Ma
I’ve never been a big fan of the cello, much less a fan of Classical Music. That was until My friend Tina over at We Are In Jesus wrote a compelling piece entitled:
Something Beautiful From the Mundane. She piqued my curiosity, so I downloaded a few of Yo Yo Ma’s interpretation of Bach’s [...]
10 Jan
How Would Toyota Run a Church?
I love cars. This love affair goes beyond what is normal. One of my good friends is the GM for a GMC dealership. He loves me. I think I help keep him in business.
Because of my love for cars and my love for the local church, I was drawn to this [...]
9 Jan
…but how do we know???
So what if…
What if the pastor was called to be an accountant and the accountant a pastor? How should they have known they had it all wrong? How do we know if we have it all wrong? Won’t God still bless our good intentions? We’ve all heard many examples of people missing their destinies. I [...]
Say What?