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Written by Rey
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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A good introduction is like a good pair of shoes: when it fits it'll go a long way. On the big screen, right after the title credits you see that line and automatically you start expecting historical fiction. Oh you'll easily acknowledge what parts are fact (like the Revolution, or the signing of documents) and which parts are fiction (the messy love triangle maybe) but in the end you come out thinking you've actually seen a bit of history, Hollywood style. Well, maybe we're not all that naïve-but do we ever go back and research the facts from the false?
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Written by Rey
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 |
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Anyone who knows New York's J-Train immediately understands a few key proverbs: One, the J-Train is best ridden during the day; Two, the J-Train through Brooklyn is not a very safe ride; Three, the J-Train is best avoided. In my old high school another proverb might be added to the list but it sounded more like an ancient curse: damned are those who go to school in the shadow of the J-Train.
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The Ramifications of Discipleship |
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Written by Rey
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Monday, 03 March 2008 |
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John 8 is often used as an example of people who profess belief but never really believed, I want to look at it as it stands: people who believe who refuse to be disciples. Now disciple is one of those archaic words that have religious overtones making it almost incomprehensible in modern day discussion. When dropped in conversation it automatically evokes images of a Jedi-like figure, hooded and dust-covered or of one of Christ’s Dozen. But "disciple" simply means someone who follows and molds their lives from the teachings of their teacher: a student. |
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Church, Music and Worship: The Importance of Hymnology |
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Written by Rey
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Friday, 29 February 2008 |
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In Politics, certain subjects took on a political endangering quality. Social Security has been labeled the Third Rail of American Politics specifically because it's so charged and touching it meant death for a person's political career. In the same way certain subjects do the same for professional careers, conversations and churches. For churches in particular, the third rail is Music: time for me to waltz on it.
You go into any Church during their service, listen to the music and note your first reaction. I don't mean the piety of your reaction, like the part that you say "Praise God!" I mean the part of your reaction where you decide that the specific sound you're hearing is a Good Expression of True Worship. That reaction will clue you in on what you're approach to music in church is.
Is there a right approach to music or is it just a matter of taste? Does Music have a place in Christian worship or is it more a distraction that what it's worth?
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