Live Like You Were Dying

Okay, here is testimony that God does have a sense of humor. I’ve been practicing “Live Like You Were Dying,” by Tim McGraw this afternoon in preparation for our Church service in the morning….and I love it ;-0

This coming from a head-banging rocker of yester-year…someone who never liked country. In fact, I made fun of it in my best redneck accent. I cut my teeth on a mix of jazz in New Orleans, and hard to heavy metal in my young teen-aged angst years. Since then I have liked every genre of music you could name…except the big C(ountry).

Now, in God’s good sense of humor…not only am I getting ready to play it in Church tomorrow, but I’m actually liking it. I think 2 Corinthians 5:17 (Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!) has taken a new shape in my life.

Anyways, cowboy hats off to Tim. The song is great, the lyrics are amazing, and the bass line is actually more complex than I ever gave country music credit for….check out the video here,

Breathe In & Smile Out,
Chris

What If…

I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of seeing secular companies, organizations, movements living out the great commandment from Jesus to love each other. It seems like everything they do is done with excellence and marketed the best. The media picks up on every news bite, while the church hardly gets any coverage.

I was paying my homage to Starbucks a few days ago, and saw their “do good everyday” campaign in partnership with the (red) organization. They have a social site set up here, and with a location on every corner just about…it’s going to take off and have a major impact.

I’m not knocking on (red) or Starbucks. I love them both. I think they are doing a great job to elevate this platform. My rub comes in when I see something like this:

I watch this, visit the site i linked above…and start to daydream of the Church stepping out like this in a big mainstream way. I don’t mean the Church, as in the building down the street. I’m talking about the church, the body of Jesus Christ followers who make it up.

I long to see something like (red) and a partnership with Starbucks that declares this brotherly love in the name of Jesus. What if all of the true Christians stepped out and used their God given talents to create a movement like this. What if every Christian used all their influence, position, relationships, and passion to make an impact in their community.

What would the world look like if every Christians made loving God with all their heart, mind, and soul a priority in 2009. What would happen if every Christian loved their neighbor (everyone that is, friendly and not) as Jesus loved them…with out expectations and whole heartedly….What if???

Breathe In & Smile Out,
Chris