Do We Really Need a Practice Run?

Okay, so I must admit that I was kind of skeptical about attending an event at the Rogers Centre where the title was trying to duplicate what the Bible vaguely refers to as heaven.  But I thought it might be a good idea - maybe the seats would be covered with gold - or maybe they would give out jeweled crowns to all attendees.  

On the way there I geared myself up to sing songs from the 1980’s and be quasi embarassed by another less than excellent Christian production.   As I travelled along the TTC singing “Jehovah Jireh” (don’t worry not out loud) I was rudely interrupted to break up an ensuing fist fight.  At this point I knew that at least this night would be memorable.  

And memorable the night certainly was.  When the scantly clad Hawaian dancers entered the stage - someone leaned over to me and aptly said, “I believe this the least amount of clothing I have ever seen people worship in.”  At this point I knew the night was going to be good.  From the amazing production (lights and sound) to the absolutely beautiful artistic expressions of worship - I was mesmerized from beginning to end.  

Seeing different cultures and people groups worship together with one sound was breathtaking.  And I can’t wait until next year’s event.  

Next year - I won’t be embarrassed to invite people - in fact I would even consider inviting people who didn’t know Jesus.  

DD

I don’t know about you, but I have been astounded by the meltdown in the financial sector of the US economy. It seems like every day I turn on the radio, there is another major financial institution going down, and I if I hear the word Armageddon on the news one more time, I’m going to scream!

While politicians are all saying that they warned us about this impending crisis, I think no one really expected any of this to happen. And now, the scary thing is that it doesn’t really seem like there is an end in sight. (more…)

A couple of weeks ago, someone sent me this video… No, this is not a joke or a dress up sketch – this is real - and really funny.

Laugh along – but don’t watch it too many times – or you too will be singing “Jesus is My Friend” all day long!

Actual Lyrics Include…

“Jesus is like a mountie, He always gets his man, and He’ll zap you any way he can!”

“He loves me when I waste my time writing silly songs…”

By the way – who is your favorite singer in this video? Mine is the bearded 70’s background singer – he’s got some sweet moves!

Tonight I stayed up quite late – It was after 1:00am and I couldn’t sleep. My brain was still racing and I was mentally going over the list of things I needed to do before the next day.

After tossing and turning, I decided to turn on the T.V. and see what was on. I flicked past a church show, and for a moment I thought about whether or not I should stop and watch – I decided not to – Sports Highlights seemed like a more engaging show. (more…)

So, welcome to our blog! I guess the question is: with about a billion blogs out there, why would we begin writing another one?

And as we’ve taken time to think about it, it really comes down to one of our core essentials: community. (more…)