Wednesday, December 06, 2006

This is Church!

this is what another radical Church is up to at Christmas time... its gotta make you think!
have a look at it and post a response-

http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006611270306

Christmas and all that stuff

So what’s the deal guys?
I mean who can escape the Christmas downward spiral? As I drove out to work this morning our mail box was already overflowing with junk mail. And yesterday they had to shove it into the fence as the box was so full! Talk about a bombardment to spend!
So what do we do to survive this time of year? What do we do to make it more of a sacred time rather than an economic explosion?

The other night I went to see the new move The Nativity Story. If I was to tell the truth I would have rather seen Borat or Casino Royal but I thought why not, so me and Mrs sat in this huge theatre with 5 other people. It wasn’t long though before I was lost in the movie – it was very captivating. No special effects, no wiz bang stuff, just a very down to earth depiction of those months leading up to Jesus’ birth. Actually I found it rather moving.
Has anybody else seen it? What did you think about it?

Monday, December 04, 2006

A Christmas Prayer

Loving Father, Help us remember the birth of Jesus,
that we may share in the song of the angels,
the gladness of the shepherds,
and worship of the wise men.

Close the door of hate
and open the door of love all over the world.
Let kindness come with every gift
and good desires with every greeting.
Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings,
and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.

May the Christmas morning make us happy to be thy children,
and Christmas evening bring us to our beds
with grateful thoughts,forgiving and forgiven,
for Jesus' sake.
Amen.

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Friday, December 01, 2006

chunky stuff

well, i have just had a very interesting conversation today about God, the Church, Israel, justice, who is saved and who isn't! yep my brain is still spinning from all the thoughts that happend to pass through it...
some of us are going to meet next time to discuss the issue of sin. Yep talk about picking off the hard ones first!
anyway if you would like to join in then send me an email and i will tell you where and when...
J