DRC Photos
Some photographs from my trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo last month are up in a flickr set now. Here’s a small glimpse of the trip…
“Me Too”
“Writer Anne Lamott says that the most powerful sermon in the world is two words: “Me too.”
Me too.
When you’re struggling,
when you are hurting,
wounded, limping, doubting,
questioning, barely hanging on,
moments away from another relapse,
and somebody can identify with you –
someone knows the temptations that are at your door,
somebody has felt the pain that you are feeling,
when someone can look you in the eyes and say, “Me too,”
and they actually mean it –
it can save you.”
[From Jesus Wants to Save Christians by Rob Bell]
Lyrics On Friday
Perhaps the beginning of a new series? Anne Jackson started/suggested it, and it seemed fun…
A song that’s been bothering me all week is “Angels or Devils” by Dishwalla…
this is the last time
that I’m ever gonna come here tonight
this is the last time – I will fall
into a place that fails us all – inside
I can see the pain in you
I can see the love in you
but fighting all the demons will take time
it will take time
the angels they burn inside for us
are we ever
are we ever gonna learn to fly
the devils they burn inside of us
are we ever gonna come back down
come around
I’m always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold
this is the last time
that I’m ever gonna give in tonight
are there angels or devils crawling here?
I just want to know what blurs and what is clear – to see
still I can see the pain in you
and I can see the love in you
and fighting all the demons will take time
it will take time
the angels they burn inside for us
are we ever
are we ever gonna learn to fly
the devils they burn inside of us
are we ever gonna come back down – come around
I’m always gonna worry about the things that could break us
if I was to give in – give it up
– and then
take a breath – make it deep
cause it might be the last one you get
be the last one
that could make us cold
you know that they could make us cold
I’m always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold
Your shout: what songs been stuck in your head this week?
“remember tomorrow is not guaranteed. trust your heart. what is it that you’re not doing that you must?”
Wow.
Jesus Wants To Save Christians
I’ve just finished my second read through of Jesus Wants To Save Christians, the latest Rob Bell book. Been mapping out a little of the directions it goes in…
Whose land is it, anyway?
A story about progress
East of Eden
An economy based on fear -> keeping us safe is v profitable
The cry of the oppressed
Anti-kingdom
An empire of indifference
Exile as a consequence of infidelity
A new Jerusalem, a new kind of exodus
Suspended promises
What kind of Son of David are you?
What do you do when your religion isn’t big enough for God?
Swords into plowshares
A story of movement: no one city/ religion/ perspective/ worldview can contain it
If the church gets converted, the whole world will follow
America as empire -> the bible is oppression narrative
We forget God by forgetting the widow, the orphan, & the refugee
Confusing blessing with entitlement
“American lifestyle is not up for negotiation” -> oil
Vicious cycle of the priority of preservation
Military spending -> empires accumulate
Founding of America & its wealth -> Native American genocide?
Followers of Christ missing the central message of the Bible?
Symbol of the revolution -> remember -> good gift
Being the Eucharist costs -> body broken, blood poured
“Me too”
Jesus wants to save us from ____
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