Musician. Composer. Recovering perfectionist. Minister-in-transition. Lover of puns. Hijacker of rock song references. Questioner of the status quo. I'm not really a rebel. Just a sincere Christ-follower with a thirst for significance that gets me into trouble. My quest has taken me over the fence of institutional Christianity. Here are some of my random thoughts along the way. Read along, join in the conversation. Just be nice.
Categories: food for thought
Cindy posted this on her blog today–an email sent to a lay leader in her congregation in response to a request for input regarding the future of the church. I think these two paragraphs state the case better than any I’ve read in some time. So here they are:
Categories: fun, music, What the heck was THAT?
Categories: changing mindsets, church, My Story
(The following entry is part of a synchroblog sponsored by Glenn at Re-Dreaming the Dream.)
Two or three years ago, a national Christian magazine published an article about the growing number of “stay-away saints” in America–millions of professing believers who are not regularly attending organized church anymore, but many of whom still maintain a vibrant faith. The article attempted to cover both sides of the trend, quoting people who expressed concerns about it and those who felt perhaps it is the sign of healthy change. But interestingly, the underlying theme of the article, and indeed the entire issue of the magazine, was this: “Come back to church.” Instead of addressing the issues that caused these Christians to feel disillusioned, discontent, or out-of-place in institutional Christianity, the message was just that these people should return to the very institutions that had alienated them, for more of the same.
Categories: fun, Meanderings (look it up)
Categories: faith, Meanderings (look it up)
Having grown up in the Word-Faith camp, I felt like I knew pretty much everything there was to know about faith, and living by faith.
Then my faith was tested, and I found out how little I knew.
Over an extended period of time, I worked all the faith formulas I knew to resolve a situation in my life. I made positive confessions, declared and prophesied, praised…everything I knew. Nothing budged. And then I did something I never, ever thought I would do.
I gave up.
Categories: Meanderings (look it up)
Categories: changing mindsets, Meanderings (look it up), religion
And then I remembered a day years ago when that thought would have totally offended me. I used to turn the radio off when that song played, because I assumed it was anti-Christian. Now I have it on my ipod, and the title inspired my blog name.
Categories: General
It appears that the wildly popular daytime live talk show “The View” is to be cancelled, effective immediately.
Known for previous bouts of infighting among its hosts–the most publicized being the volitile behavior of former host Rosie O’Donnell–after today’s show, apparently words were exchanged between Whoopie Goldberg and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, which escalated into physical contact involving all the hosts. This has prompted ABC to pull the show.
The cameras were still running after today’s show went off the air, and the entire altercation was caught on tape. For more information on this develping story, and to view the video, click here.
Categories: changing mindsets, fun
Categories: changing mindsets, religion
