Well, Mr. M. and I were talking last night, and wondering if the current social climate (where it's "cool" to go to church and talk about God), as evidenced in the many mega-churches, and the many, mini, Emergent churches, and the media and financial empires centered on one person teaching (sometimes Biblical) morality, is similar to the big Jesus Movement of the 1970s. Makes you wonder. AND it makes you wonder how hard it will be to discern if someone's really a Christian if everyone goes to church and talks about God. Hmmm . . . something to read up on. How will Christians stand out and be different if the majority is moral and church-going?
On a separate note, for the past year, I've been realizing that I'm getting older . . . and I'm glad. Almost nothing embarrasses me now; forgetting names and other facts, not being able to see or hear too well, is expected from me. This comes in handy when I forget a name, or answer to someone who is saying hello to their friend Sean. Also, no one snickers if I'm afraid of loosing my balance on a skateboard, or if I'm afraid of doing some crazy dive off a diving board like all the teenagers. I get to stay at home and read, and be quiet, without anyone accusing me of being a party-pooper. I get to drink tea. I get to knit without being labelled a nerd. I'm allowed to be scared of driving, and I get to say things like, "No wonder the young 'uns' heads are all scrambled."
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If you are at a point you forget everyone, then look at it this way. You get to meet new people every day.
I don't know if there are many mini Emergent churches. I am aware of only one in Orange County, and they meet only once or twice a month.
I was reading on the Jesus movement of the 70s, and the leaders recruited hippies as the spokesmen for the movement, and used all the most popular forms of media to spread their message. I read on an Emergent Christian's blog that the Emergent church is all into and all over the internet. I think the guy's blog was "e-mergent kiwi." Sounds like a similar movement.
Do I know you, anyway?
Growing old means we're that much closer to glory!!!!
Love to you and J. I think of you often.
I don't know. I think my mother's co-worker's baby sitter's best friend in high school used to date your neighbor's Sunday School teacher's former fiance. So that was how we got to meet, I think.
How in the world did we get to talk about the Emergent church? Focus please, focus. Work with me.
gbymxWhat fun is focus? Besides, I'm old-I get to go on tangent's . . . and Scott's comment is perfect, and the best part of growing older. Just imagine a new heaven and new earth with no war, no starvation, no pollution, no strife between man and woman, no strife between mankind and God, perfect justice, no violence or arguments. Loved ones already there are the luckiest people not on earth! I pray for you, Scott.
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