"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Rip The Church Roof Off.....

Would we let them in? Would we rather not stop the damage to the "house". G Boyle tells about how the church was smelling like feet on Sunday because of the homeless people who were permitted to sleep in the church building each night. It was noticeable, and the church people said it was OK because it smelled of Jesus....and it smelled like commitment....  
"In Scripture, Jesus is in a house so packed that no one can come through the door anymore. So the people open the roof and lower this paralytic down through it, so Jesus can heal him. The focus of the story is, understandably, the healing of the paralytic. But there is something more significant than that happening here. They're RIPPING THE ROOF OFF the place, and those outside are BEING LET IN."
(Tatoos on the Heart. Greg Boyle. pg 75)
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