Christian Music and the Beauty of the Church Part 3

Less on music more on the church.
I don't want to brand all music done in the christian music industry as bad. I do not believe it is.
It also changes things when there is relationship.
If you listen to a Mylon LeFever CD and think it's bad music.
If you know Mylon (which I don't) it helps you be more gracious toward his music.
You might not say it sucks. You might just say, it's not your favorite.

There are some gifted folks in "christian music". Very gifted. Let's be careful.

A few way's I've seen the beauty of the church recently.
My son asking if his twenty-something friend Rusty is coming over last tuesday, because they play video games together.
Talking about theology, eccesiology and life with my friend Dave and the waitress Karilee last night until midnight at the BOB downtown.
My wife mentoring her 17 yr old pregnant friend.
Every week the church comes to my house and we eat together, show up in each others lives, listen to each other, pray for each other, get mad at each other, tolerate each other and learn from God through each other.
My friend Roy, won't stop asking me to go fishing, even though I can never go.
Friend painting a single mom's house.
Baptising Laura in the lake.
J..... giving more of her life to God.
J... telling us he's a flaming homosexual who's mad at the church and the church accepted him as part of the group without reservation.
In my theological conversation with my pastor John and my friend Tim.
In the small group leaders at BVC who give their lives so generously to students.
In Shelley who greets jr higher and their parents each wednesday night with a compassionate, loving smile.
In my wife who supports me and loves me and dreams in different ways than I do.
In JR as we eat breakfast every thursday morning.
In my friends around the world who are caring for others.
In the way Ben, Mike and Pam love on my kids and everyone elses kids almost every week.
In my friends who put up with my "what if statements"
In doing life together God shows up.
In Keith who desires to share the love of Christ with others.
In Dick, who is willing to brave a online world he does not fully grasp yet, and is willing to engage in dialogue about.
In my friends who disagree with me, who argue with me and who listen.
In Andy, who i think of every time I see John Stewart.
more to come


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