That was a strange one.. liked the music.. I think.. not sure about the message.. what do you think the message was.. was there a message or am I over analyzing this one.. yeah probably over thinking.
Yes, very strange. I don't think there was a message, I think it was just another crazy video from another crazy group.
What I did find interesting in my research (I was writing an article about "O Come All Ye Faithful" for the church newsletter) was that Dee Synder, the lead singer, calls himself a Christian and says that "We Not Gonna Take It", one of their most famous songs, was inspired by "O Come All Ye Faithful".
In my effort to build a Good Friday service with the theme of "by his stripes we are healed", I have hit a dilemma. Here is my order of service: Video “Resurrection” Reading of Isaiah 53 Crimson (Vocal Solo) Reading: John 18: 1-18 #302 Lamb of God 1, 2 Reading John 18: 19-40 #323 Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed 1, 2, 3, 5 Reading: John 19: 1-16 Love Song (Vocal Solo) Reading John 19: 17-42 #324 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross 1, 3, 4 Video “A Better Way” Cross Painting/Communion Prayer All of the readings have music in the background, mostly stuff from "The Passion" to create a mood of sorrow and awe at the same time. Both vocal solos are focused on Jesus very intentionally, as are the videos. For communion, my idea is to have a small bucket of paint sitting at the foot of the cross. As we all come forward for communion, we will have the chance to paint a stripe on the cross, to remind us of the price Jesus paid, the "stripes" if you will. During that ti...
My visit to the doctor confirmed that while I do not have strep, I should not be around people. So I'm pouting, staying at home today, despite feeling pretty good. I just have a sore throat with yucky white specks. Blech. One of the lovely things that greeted me when I returned from vacation was pantry beetles. It's the grossest, more revolting thing I've encountered in a long time. I threw everything but my canned goods out, vacuumed, then scrubbed everything twice. And I still have the willies. So my kitchen is a disaster. Nothing has gone back in the cabinets yet. I'm just not ready. Yuck. I know that it's common, and typically enter the home through a product purchased at the store. But I still feel like the worst housekeeper in the world right now. And I'm just... so grossed out. Welcome back, me.
As I practice my words here, and work out what I am feeling and experiencing in my life through these words, I'm recognizing the courage of emotionally connecting with myself is different from emotionally connecting with other people. For those to whom I feel the most emotionally connected, it’s because I've sat next to them on a couch and listened to them bear their soul. It’s because I've laughed with them, done more than one face palm with them and I've gently shoved them in the arm when they say something bratty. It’s because I've sat across the table from them over coffee or a meal and looked them in the eye as I've shared my own struggles and pains. These moments, small and sure, fill in the cracks missing from those who do not enter in to my space. It was already easy to become emotionally withdrawn from the world in order to protect myself. And technology has not only made ...
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What I did find interesting in my research (I was writing an article about "O Come All Ye Faithful" for the church newsletter) was that Dee Synder, the lead singer, calls himself a Christian and says that "We Not Gonna Take It", one of their most famous songs, was inspired by "O Come All Ye Faithful".