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From Joan Chittister’s " Fire in the Ashes": Once upon a time, the story goes, Abba Lot went to see Abba Joseph.
He said, “Abba, as much as I am able, I practice a small rule, all the little fasts, some prayer and meditation, and remain quiet. What else should I do? "
To which the old monastic stood up and stretched his hands toward heaven, and his fingers became like ten torches of flame. And he said,
Amazing book by our own Happy Lee Del Canto
(she posts as Margo Romero on this blog...see this post, for example) now on Amazon Kindle (or free readers) here.
Sorry, only in Spanish..so it's a great excuse to learn that heavenly tongue if you don't know it.
Happy comments:
The novel I wrote with my friend, based on the experience he lived and
suffered inside a Chilean seminary (abuse, love, betrayal) is now
available for purchase on Amazon... Spanish only. The protagonists of
the most sordid events still hold positions of power inside the Catholic
Church. My friend, Víctor, has been interviewed on TV for a major show,
denouncing these very events .
Dallas Elder called this message awesome, and the messenger's style "a cross between Jess Duplantis and Larry the Cable Guy."
Her is Billy Gazaway (pastor, Resurrection Life Church, St. Joseph, MO) 's rockin' Thursday morning devotional message at the recent Grace Covenant conference in Kansas City..pick it up about the 36 minute mark:
If you pick up this video at about the 30 minute mark (and you may have to click "expand" or "full screen" to make the video work). you can join our prayer time in Kansas City, where I shared a devotion on "Break Dividing Walls," telling the story behind the song of that name, and the story of the dividing wall in the temple. Then around the 1 hour 15 minute mark, catch Dallas Elder's "Positioned for Increase" message about overcoming limitations from L the Feeding of the 5000 from Luke 9 (Feeding of the 5000)..
RSVP on Facebook here, schedule and info below ---
Dear GC Friends,
God's rich blessings to all of you. As you know we have our GC Midyear Ministry Conference upcoming in August 17-19 and it will be held at Living Hope Christian Fellowship in Oakdale, CA. We are looking forward to refreshing times in the Presence of the Lord and encouragement in our fellowship together. This is an important time to connect with others in the GC family. Please encourage the people of your church to join with us. Investing in time together strengthens us individually and enables greater Kingdom impact for our ministries. While it is a short few days of conference, we believe the work of God in our lives will be deep.
Attached is the initial schedule of the event. As we get closer, we will give topics for the equipping times. There are exciting things happening in our GC Family and you are part of it. Come and share this tine with us. We truly hope to see you. Please be praying with me into the conference for God to move upon our hearts and for all of us to receive His Goodness, to go after His Best, for His Glory.
How amazing it was to play these two songs in the gathering today, and to ask people what they picked up as their prophetic meaning.
(If that trips you up, read this)
1)Bob Dylan, "Ring Them Bells" (Dylan works for the Supreme Commander)
Ring them bells, ye heathen
From the city that dreams
Ring them bells from the sanctuaries
’Cross the valleys and streams
For they’re deep and they’re wide
And the world’s on its side
And time is running backwards
And so is the bride
Ring them bells St. Peter
Where the four winds blow
Ring them bells with an iron hand
So the people will know
Oh it’s rush hour now
On the wheel and the plow
And the sun is going down
Upon the sacred cow
Ring them bells Sweet Martha
For the poor man’s son
Ring them bells so the world will know
That God is one
Oh the shepherd is asleep
Where the willows weep
And the mountains are filled
With lost sheep
Ring them bells for the blind and the deaf
Ring them bells for all of us who are left
Ring them bells for the chosen few
Who will judge the many when the game is through
Ring them bells, for the time that flies
For the child that cries
When innocence dies
Ring them bells St. Catherine
From the top of the room
Ring them from the fortress
For the lilies that bloom
Oh the lines are long
And the fighting is strong
And they’re breaking down the distance
Between right and wrong
The future needs a big kiss Winds blow with a twist Never seen a moon like this Can you see it too Night is falling everywhere Rockets at the fun fair Satan loves a bomb scare But he won't scare you
Get on your boots, You free me from the dark dream Candy floss, ice cream All our kids are screaming But the ghosts aren't real Here's where we gotta be Love and community Laughter is eternity If joy is real You don't know how beautiful You don't know how beautiful you are You don't know and you don't get it, do you No, you don't know how beautiful You don't know You don't know how beautiful you are That's someone's stuff they're blowing up We're into growing up Women of the future Hold the big revelations I got a submarine You got gasoline I don't want to talk about Wars between nations Not right now No, no, no Get on your boots, yeah Not right now You don't know how beautiful You don't know how beautiful you are You don't know and you don't get it, do you No, you don't know how beautiful You don't know You don't know how beautiful you are
I don't want to talk about The wars between the nations Let me in the sound Let me in the sound Let me in the sound sound Let me in the sound sound Let me in the sound Let me in the sound Let me in the sound, God God, I'm going down I don't wanna drown now Meet me in the sound
---- "So what of Bob Dylan? Was or is he a prophet? Have we seen the Spirit operating among the songwriters of our times..The idea shouldn't sound so strange. Around the time of Samuel, people prophesied in 'guilds,' some of which travelled around in musical grips. No kidding. For the Israelites at the time, this was the norm...Huston Smith, PhD, wrote,'Traveling in schools or bands was a field phenomenon, which could only occur when the group was together.' ..Could it be that is why Dylan keeps on the move so the Commander doesn't ask again? In the Old Testament, artists, musicians and craftsmen were often inspired by the Spirit: to build the tabernacle, make Aaron's garments, and build Solomon's temple. So why can't a modern pops singer play the role of prophet in our time?In the 1960s, roving bands used warnings against the militarism and materialism of the generation...
Was Bob Dylan a prophet?..No more or less than any performer since, whose song lyrics urge integrity, love, compassion and courage to stand for the truth--yes, the Godly things.The troubadors, leaders, activists and religious people today command the attention of millions through the power of the media, and its up to each of us to decide for ourselves which ones 'speak' for God. Maybe by comparison, you could call today's prophets 'Spirit lite,' but there's a big difference between the time of the prophets and now. It's a difference in what was at stake. What was at stake then was..throwing away the Promised Land! ..The Chosen People--in whom was planted the fertile seed of Yahweh--would have vanished forever and given back the world to the wandering tribes that worship the bulls, phalluses, venery and fecundity. At stake was the loss of the tribes in entirety..
What's at stake for us today? In terms of ideology, our world is fragmented, by country and city, by town and neighborhood, by temple and church. We are even fractured within our dysfunctional households and inside our scattered, divided, distracted minds....Each individual of us is a tribe unto ourselves, wandering in a desert of disinformation...with reason enslaved by doctrine, prejudice and illusion. What is the Spirit to do? Where are the prophets?...Bono of the rock group U2 has been campaigning for years for the superpowers to forgive the debts of the poorest nations.The Spirit seeks every open avenue for expression-in anyone with a voice and will."-Jon Robertson, "Fire & Light: An Off-road Search for the Spirit of God" p. 56 --
only the Edge gets raptured.. - With a song like "Until The End of The World" played last night on May 21 (and Mark and Hosh were there..not jealous!) the supposed end of the world, I th...
The Lion & The Baby - Most of what you need to know is on the poster. Bulb is essentially the soul of Nashville. You've seen them featured here before. There will be crafts and...
- U2 dedicated UTEOTW to Harold Camping last night. It's really rather poignant. Bono jokes that only Edge would be "taken up in the air," then gives a cor...
Church on the Other Side - This dinosaur of a book is approaching ten years in age. It was one of the first noticeable efforts of Brian McLaren, and I had never seen a copy until I w...
I don't blame you - A song by The Sarah Jade who's an amazing artist. I love this song. I know there is lot of hurt in this world, and a lot of that hurt comes from religion...
Mutants v. Dispensationalists - Hilarious for theology and comic-book nerds. The 2:00 minute mark made me LOL embarrassingly loud. “Why are your pants wet?” (via Chad Holtz) Tweet
surgery update - Wendy had major surgery yesterday. she was supposed to be done by 230 in the afternoon but there were some complications with pain management and then some.
the end of the world after party - So, my friend Joey pointed out to me the billboard on a major road in Orlando advertising the end of the world on May 21. I went to the website, and it URL...
I Like Mercy...But I Love Revenge - *"There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness."--*Josh Billings Something profound happens to me whenever I reflect upon the parable of the Prodigal So...
The Opposite of Exclusion is ...? - One of the themes that arose in the BUGB/BMS Assembly in Blackpool was that of exclusion. Knowingly and, more often I hope, unknowingly church practice end...
PRAY WITH JAPAN - Dear friends, God brought together a group of people in Japan to seek Him together during the time of their great crisis. Wolf and I had the privilege to s...
We just found out that Liz Babbs , of the UK and currently on your in the US, is able to be with us for our Sunday gathering tomorrow...so if you would not be me missing your own church, and were unable to attend here other two area events, please do join us. Liz is author, poet, creative prayer consultant, and one of the world's leading speakers and experts on Celtic Christianity, and how it can impact contemporary Christianity Check out her website, books, CDs, and some videos amd hear Keltic Ken and Kim interview Liz , here. -Our Sunday gathering is very informal, 10:10 am, 539 W. Celeste…just SE of Palm/Bullard, turn e. on Morris by the 7-11 Then R on Winchester, R on Celeste. But park, if you can, by the apartment fence along Winchester. map and more info:http://www.3dff.com/pages/zcalendar.htm
The novel I wrote with my friend, based on the experience he lived and
suffered inside a Chilean seminary (abuse, love, betrayal) is now
available for purchase on Amazon... Spanish only. The protagonists of
the most sordid events still hold positions of power inside the Catholic
Church. My friend, Víctor, has been interviewed on TV for a major show,
denouncing these very events .
RSVP on Facebook here,
