Life Rhythms

Sunday was Acoustic Cafe in support of Uganda Children's Project Partnership Sunday. We were pleased to have Jim and Lisa Steele join us and share more about what God is doing through our partnership with the UCP. We also had musical guest Wes Holloway bring his unique style of interactive drumming as part of the Cafe. Our theme throughout the Gathering was rhythm. I asked the question during my message, "What is the rhythm of your life?" Having shared my personal rhythm, I'm interested to hear about the various rhythms in your lives. Feel free to comment on your Acoustic Cafe experience as well.

Here's Waldo

For those of you who questioned "Where's Waldo?" Here is proof that he did make an appearance in the screens.

The Power of Questions

We learned yesterday about the power of questions to move us to action. Deuteronomy 10:12 asks the questions, "What does the Lord ask of you?" We answered the question with four simple words: fear, live, love and obey. Which of these do you find the most challenging? Why? If not, why not?

For those of you with us in the Gathering, did you find the Where's Waldo question a distraction? Adding that element as a potential distraction was part of the Gathering design. Waldo was in the center of the love screen. 16 of the 19 text responses were correct.

Masquerade

We learned Sunday that it is possible to live the "Christian" life without having Christ at the center of our lives. This can happen most easily when we reduce Christianity to simply theology (knowledge about God) and rule (keeping the moral code of Christ). It becomes Christianity that is missing Christ! How bizarre is that? What is incredibly dangerous about this is that if Christ is not at the center, something else will be! What is it that competes for the center of your life? Can we be transparent enough to share?