Quite as the Forest
Steadfast as the Mountain
Relentless as Fire
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Velvet Elvis - The second half of the "movement"
Below are the summary of my highlights from Rob Bell “Velvet Elvis” the second half of the “movements.” Kevin is sick and may not make it Thursday to facilitate the discussion.
Movement Five Dust – Torah “Way” = Books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy memorized beginning at the age of six. Schooling included “House of the Book” (Memorization) to “House of Learning” (More memorizing with some understanding) then on to “House of Study” (Disciple-ing by Rabbi’s who may at one point call you their disciple).
Movement Six New – Sin, guilt, and shame but don’t work with them to heal. He provides thoughts about death, rebirth and becoming a “new creation.” God is retelling each of our stories in Jesus. We may be living out of sync with how God created us to live. For Jesus, heaven and hell were present realities.
Movement Seven Good – Are pollution and litter are spiritual issues? Did early Christians subvert the dominant power structures of their world? Should Christians picket, boycott and complain about how bad the world is? Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it could be. The church is at its best when it is underground, subversive and counter cultural. Rest in the fact that the bible ends with God coming here!
Movement Five Dust – Torah “Way” = Books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy memorized beginning at the age of six. Schooling included “House of the Book” (Memorization) to “House of Learning” (More memorizing with some understanding) then on to “House of Study” (Disciple-ing by Rabbi’s who may at one point call you their disciple).
Movement Six New – Sin, guilt, and shame but don’t work with them to heal. He provides thoughts about death, rebirth and becoming a “new creation.” God is retelling each of our stories in Jesus. We may be living out of sync with how God created us to live. For Jesus, heaven and hell were present realities.
Movement Seven Good – Are pollution and litter are spiritual issues? Did early Christians subvert the dominant power structures of their world? Should Christians picket, boycott and complain about how bad the world is? Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it could be. The church is at its best when it is underground, subversive and counter cultural. Rest in the fact that the bible ends with God coming here!
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