I'm spending time today, among several other things, thinking about what moves people? In today's overload of information at the touch of a button, what interests people? I'm developing ideas and themes for Sunday Classes that might be helpful to people in their daily life. So many times we think that once Sunday is over, so the spiritual quota is complete for a week. Tough thing is we have 2 hours on a sunday (of course really it's only 1 hour) to interact with others in a truly spiritual way. And this 2 hours is supposed to help us cope with the remainder of the week. Two hours of training and encouragement = 168 hours of Christlikeness. (yeah, I had to use a calculator.) One of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies "TRUE LIES" goes like this.
NT. / EXT GIB'S CAR/ STREETS OF WASHINGTON - DAY They are driving through D.C. Harry is still shocked by his daughter's behavior.
GIB Kids. Ten seconds of joy. Thirty years of misery.
HARRY She knows not to steal. I've taught her better than that.
GIB Yeah, but you're not her parents, anymore, you and Helen. Her parents are Axl Rose and Madonna. The five minutes you spend a day with her can't compete with that kind of constant bombardment. You're outgunned, amigo.
Gib and Harry turn onto Pennsylvania Avenue, heading toward Lafayette Square. Capital Hill is behind them.
Problem is, how many of us really dig into the word of God throughout the week...honestly. Not trying to promote guilt, just reality. So, Sunday morning is really the 5 minutes a day that we spend with God...and that's all that most of us have.
The reality though is that certain thoughts and ideas move us to action. What are those? I think for the most part we have a good idea, but when it comes to church and learning about how we can be more like Christ and how to share the hope we have with a world that's lost, what does that look like? What would we be 'really' interested in? In this information age when knowledge is at the touch of a button, why go anywhere? I'm interested in your comments. What moves you?
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Music. It can be theraputic in times of sorrow. It can be a way to lift your spirits, a way to get you moving and the only way to encourage me to run or work out just a little longer. Music is a wonderful way to praise and worship and a great way to share a moment with someone else. Music is also one of those things where language is no barrier. It is also a great release of emotion, not matter what the mood. What moves me? Music.
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