…you just know that this story is going to be used as an illustration in some sermon somewhere in this country as “proof” that God is sovereign.
Sigh.
I don’t mean to be presumptuous, but I’m pretty sure God wasn’t losing any sleep over this one.
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Praise & worship music, for better and worse, has become quite an industry. The range of music today far outstrips what was available back in the day (which, for me, was basically the late 80s/early 90s). I mean, I can remember singing motion songs during our college and young adult worship gatherings. Not ironically, not as a fun throwback, but as heartfelt worship.
If you can remember when Light the Fire Again was released, and it felt like a revolution, then I know we’re on the same page. The driving rhythm of the title track, the almost unhinged intimacy of Eternity, the boundary-breaking lyricism of Creation Calls, the heartfelt cry of Pour out my Heart… that album became the soundtrack of many of our lives.
A pre-“Kiss Me” album from Sixpence None the Richer…
An amazing Dutch post-rock band…
A great book by Rick McKinley up at Imago Dei in Portland…
…and our next worship series at United. Below, you can see the graphic I designed for this series:
That I actually still post over at Next Gener.Asian Church — check out Our Band Needs a Phonoharp. Might be some other writing opportunities in the near future… I’ll keep you posted.
In other news, the Detroit Lions — owners of the worst record over the past seven seasons in the NFL (31-84, if you care to share in my pain) — have finally given ol’ Matt Millen the boot. Hopefully, the Lions can finally stop their automatic three-touchdown deficit (as they’ve falled behind 21-0, 21-0 and 21-3 in their first three games). I’m not asking for victories, just a little bit of dignity in defeat.
My wife led an overnight sleepover at church this weekend for our elementary ministry. She did an incredible job pastoring and leading the kids — and all while being very sick all week. As everyone who knows both of us always likes to remind me, I’m a very lucky man!
After the day’s activities concluded, the kids stayed up to watch Evan Almighty. While brushing my teeth, I overheard two of the boys talking about the portrayal of God by Morgan Freeman in the film. One said to the other, “I never pictured that God would be a person.” The other replied that he thought it was just because it was a movie. Thoughtfully, the first boy replied, “But what does it mean then that we are made like God?”
headsparks* 