Ralston Bowles - home grown Grand Rapids musician!

I've spent the past four days at home with my sick two year old; tonight Kathy sent me out to get some fresh air and time to myself. We had been planning on going to hear Ralston in concert at Schuler Book together. So, I took my other self instead.

What a great night of live music - my lungs feel full - breath breathed into my being.

Quirky and somewhat schizophrenic to me how the evangelical church has come to understand 'proclamation' as only the Sunday sermon. For every two songs that I heard tonight, I lived into a story of life, and I lived into proclamation.

[if you're looking for a great new kind of music to add to your collection, click here]

Good Friday...

"At the height of his game, Jesus took time to teach the disciples the valuable lesson that being the Messiah meant he was the chief servant. His plan for global world domination was not through a sword or a chariot but through a bucket and a towel." Will Samson

Just another reminder of my invitation for you all (and anyone reading this blog) to join us (over at Jenison Christian) in a unique worship service at sunset on Good Friday. Several folks from Jenison Christian are developing a creative worship service that invites us to think about the day between Jesus’ crucifixion and his resurrection, and to respond to God in worship. This will be a quiet service, so we will provide child care for younger children.

read the following tonight...

Those who benefit the most from a society have a moral duty to bear the greatest burden of taxes to maintain that society.

thanks...
Had the opportunity to have several powerful conversations today. It reminded me of the goodness that I've experienced over the past four years on this journey... this journey of being part of a new faith community, this journey of experiencing an ecumenical faith community, this journey of embracing the kingdom of God in ways that I never dreamed... and the list of goodness goes on beyond those few things...

For those of you who have been part of this journey through involvement in water's edge or through other forms of emerging church conversation, thanks! The life of my family is far richer than I ever dreamed or imagined --> and I think we're just getting started.
~ randy