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Desmond Tutu came to our town to speak right before a peace walk this weekend. I was very moved that our community so longs for peace, but burdened for our them to open their eyes and see the God who who can bring that peace.
- Apparently the rapture didn't happen...good thing I didn't blow off sermon prep on Thursday and see Thor in 3D like I was tempted to!
- My witty banter about the rapture at church didn't get captured because the first couple minutes didn't get recorded (grrr), but you can hear the rest here: "Entering His Rest" (how we can keep the sabbath).
- Speaking of rest, I'm going to a series of posts on my blog this week about how pastors can stay rested for the long haul in ministry (as someone who came close to burning out, I can attest to how important this is!).
- The highlight of my weekend was watching 2 of my daughters in their first dance recital; they both did great and Lily seems to have a natural, striking stage presence already at age 5 (click here to see the video).
- So excited to go to our Newcomers' Potluck tonight; this one of my favorite events! The staff and I get to meet all the new folks at Calvary, share a bit about the vision of our church and of course, enjoy some delicious food!
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Isn't Desmond an archbishop? Maybe I wrongly assumed that most who went to see him believe in the God that he does.
Posted by: W Brian Leonard | May 23, 2011 at 03:27 PM
Yeah, he is an archbishop. However, he is more commonly celebrated for some of the commendable things he has done socially like his contributions to ending apartheid, etc. than he is revered for being a Christian leader.
I'm sure there were some Christians there Saturday, but the only evidence of any religion would have to be secular humanism. It was about what we can do rather than what God can do to bring peace. Even the action was walking rather than praying. Just read the quotes in this article:
http://westhartford.patch.com/articles/voices-from-the-connecticut-peace-walk
The issue is that moralism (our self efforts at righteousness) sounds good and is touchy-feely,but it stands in opposition to the gospel and is ultimately ineffective.
Posted by: Bill LaMorey | May 23, 2011 at 04:58 PM