Christian Extravagant

The longest stall in a bathroom I have ever seen. 15 feet long? It’s kind of extravagant without needing to be? But when would one “need” to be extravagant? When one has a Savior worthy of it. Like spending a years wage on the most expensive way to anoint someone for burial. A “bad” woman went and spent a years wage on a bottle of perfume, and at a party she wasn’t invited to, came in, wept, laying at Jesus’ feet. Wiped the tears from His feet, then poured this crazy expensive-perfume on Him. We are to give to Jesus extravagantly. All that we have, all that we are. Day after day, pouring our all, on Him. “Jesus let us love You like that. Truly like You are our everything. In Jesus name, Amen.”

What we really want to watch on TV, and in the movie theater.

What we really want to watch on TV, and in the movie theater. People tell us what we want to watch. And then they make it. Most of the films to get released have a lot of drama, action, and maybe a lot of swearing. If you think about it, do we really want more drama in our lives? Most people go to the theater to escape. They want to get away from the drama in their lives. I’ve been told over and over again that in order for a movie, or TV show, or a book to work is to have drama. You have to have angst. But just like in our own lives, we actually do not want more drama. Some of the best movies and TV shows I’ve ever seen are ones that have joy in them, hope in them, love in them. None of us actually like annoying characters. I hope and pray that we will be allowed to make more movies that actually are pleasing to the senses. Watch what is pure and noble, listen to what is right and true. It makes us better people.

Modern worship

A lot of people don’t like modern worship. There’s a myriad of reasons, some true, some not so true. If we look at the new testament, and all of the examples of worship, or quotes from the old testament, it seems to be very simple tunes. Like in Revelation, it seems like the number one song in heaven is “worthy is the Lamb." And sometimes, “worthy is the Lamb who was slain," over and over and over again. One of the things people don’t like about the mid to late 70s and 80s worship tunes, is if they were too simple. Those “simple songs“ could be learned in moments, and sang over and over again in simplicity. In Second Chronicles when the Spirit fills the temple, the cloud comes, and people fall on their faces. They aren’t able to really do complicated worship. Somebody does not stand up and say we will sing verse one and seven today. Simple praise courses don’t engage the mind of as much as the heart. You don’t have to think about it too much. There’s actually nothing wrong with it. It’s a way to learn and sing. And remember, we’re supposed to be childlike in our faith, simple faith. There is nothing wrong with simple songs.