Inspiration

Every once in a while i come across a song that puts a well known story, or idea in an entirely new light. I love Regina Spektor's song Samson because it is a great song, and because it is a song written about the woman who cut samson's hair. Did she really love him? Was she a cold hearted snake? Was there any tenderness.....

check it out.

Prince of Peace

Yesterday I spoke about Isaiah 9.6

It says, that the Messiah would be known as a Prince of Peace. I asked the question, "if that is true, shouldn't we be able to see it?'

This video captures photos from some amazing photographers who have taken photographs in the world's darkest times, and darkest places.

CAN YOU SEE PEACE IN THEM?

meditations

"I am too proud to ask,

too broke to eat

too weak to bow

too strong to bleed."

you hooked yet? me too.

"can you sing over me words of comfort?

can you undo me enough to heal me?"

k. so buy this album. better than that DO THIS! Sit down, put what it really means to love Jesus to words and music. Don't hold back. The worship circle cd's are raw, authentic... I haven't listened to worship cd's since changed by your glory and kevin p.'s save us oh god, because of these i might start listening again..

"you take the weight from my shoulders

my hands were clenched, now they are open,

i'll take your goodness poured from the sky

food from the ravens...water from the dry well."

like any great worship, my soul is bigger deeper, wider because of these songs. more than that the worship circle folks are generous with their copyrights, music, and everything.

A little humour

If you have never checked out Dave Hayward, he is worth it both on the web and in life. I love this, it just reminds me that God is interested in presenting me perfect. Asking for His help is asking for my life to change.

Adding a new blog jonny baker

This guy is worth the link. I have been checking out his blog, and as every blog should it has not just an interesting person, but lots of freebies. Yes, I see the shortfall in my own blog- mental note add freebies.

JonnyBaker (UK) speaks a lot about emergent church....a lot. He must be obsessive, but fortunately he really thinks too. (I can't wait to meet him). Anyways, his freebies are great like series of worship 'tricks'. Here is his idea number 10.

worship tricks [first series]
no 10: pentecost flame throwing

pentecost madness. mark pierson from nz is always coming up with wonderfully creative ideas. he seems to have a particular penchant for crazy pentecost services that involve as much fire as possible! this is his latest (don't run it past the health and safety people first though or it will never happen)..... "Pentecost is my favourite festival. So many great images. We took the Spirit of God as Fire this year. 2 services with the themes The fire of God's Spirit enables... and reveals.... I set up the space with a campfire of tvs 2 high running fire vid loops, lots of red flood lights, mirror ball etc so the place was awash with red. After our usual (a tradition now) popping of the popcorn all over the floor while I talked about the potential God sees in each of us and how the Spirit enables that potential to be realised in a relationship with Christ, I moved to the centre piece. I had a large steel bowl (wok ) on top of a metre high black plinth, with candle burning beside it. In the wok was a pile of meths soaked pumice rocks (very porous). At the appropriate moment I pulled out an aerosol can of cooking oil and sprayed it across the top of the candle. It ignited like a flame thrower and lit the bowl of pumice beside it. Very cool effect! We also used a cross covered in magicians flash paper to ignite in the dark. Now next year...!"

FLAME THOWERS IN CHURCH>>>WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT!