My wife and Jimmy (worship leader at Terra Nova) are watching American Idol while I try to ignore it and do stuff...but it is hard to ignore. Some 16 year-old sang and it dawned on me that she was born the year Christan and I got married. We are now old enough to have kids who could be on American Idol.
I'm old.
I guess I should have some spiritual twist to this post, but I'm not sure what it is. Maybe we all need to reach that point where we allow our feet to settle firmly in reality and start living out of that position.
Do you have a realistic view of the world around you? Do you have a realistic view of yourself and how God sees you? Even if you're old.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Love God; Love People
Mark 12:28-44
I just watched "Jesus" get through to Hollywood on American Idol...that has to be the greatest irony I've ever seen!
As I read this passage, I also have fresh in my mind the Inauguration. Barack Obama inspired the nation (me at least) to step out and make a difference.
I wonder if Jesus could inspire the nation with His words, "Love God and love people"? Could He bring the best out of the nation by telling them about a poor woman giving out of her poverty? Could we truly hear from Jesus what it would take to make a difference? That's what Jesus did for the disciples when He told them that all of the commandments could be summarized and obeyed by loving God and loving people.
This is what Terra Nova is all about. We are seeking every way possible to reach out to others and help them find new ground for their spiritual journey. That is how we love people. We sacrifice out of our riches or our poverty to help others and worship God.
I had to take time and reflect on what it means to give out of my poverty and truly love God and love people after reading today's passage.
Under the Mercy,
Jason
I just watched "Jesus" get through to Hollywood on American Idol...that has to be the greatest irony I've ever seen!
As I read this passage, I also have fresh in my mind the Inauguration. Barack Obama inspired the nation (me at least) to step out and make a difference.
I wonder if Jesus could inspire the nation with His words, "Love God and love people"? Could He bring the best out of the nation by telling them about a poor woman giving out of her poverty? Could we truly hear from Jesus what it would take to make a difference? That's what Jesus did for the disciples when He told them that all of the commandments could be summarized and obeyed by loving God and loving people.
This is what Terra Nova is all about. We are seeking every way possible to reach out to others and help them find new ground for their spiritual journey. That is how we love people. We sacrifice out of our riches or our poverty to help others and worship God.
I had to take time and reflect on what it means to give out of my poverty and truly love God and love people after reading today's passage.
Under the Mercy,
Jason
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