Yesterday, Thursday evening, 7:30 GMT (to be exact), two churches came together in Motherwell, Scotland for a singing of Christmas carols.
While this may seem like a small thing, it quickly became a great shared experience with friends half the world away.
Continue reading Shrinking the globe
Abraham Piper (who has a great blog that you should be reading) shared 5 reasons he doesn’t like being in a small group this week.
I don’t disagree with his reasons, but thought I’d share the flip side – 5 reasons I love being in a small group.
What about you? What do you love about small groups/community groups? What do you dislike about them?
I love that songs tell us so much about our faith, our story, our journey. They also tell us a lot about our communities. The songs communities sing are very telling about how the community sees one another, life, God, faith, community, etc.
While I believe Advent should be such a major part of our Christian life and story I’m struggling to come up with many Advent songs. Is it because of my own traditions, or is it because of our huge emphasis on Christmas Day itself?
Here’s the two I can think of right now…
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
As you can see, I’m struggling to come up with many.
What Advent songs can you think of?
What do you sing at this time of year?
Do you separate Advent from Christmas or are they one in the same?
A new year’s right around the corner!
What are you looking forward to in 2010?
Light looked down and saw the darkness.
Continue reading The Message of the Manger
From time to time I like to check in and find out who my readers are and why they come to my little spot on the Interwebs.
So its open mic blog.
Tell me a little bit about yourself. Who are you? What do you like doing?
This is your chance to tell the world whatever you so choose… express yourself, share a passion, plug your band, etc.
Continue reading Open mic