I came back to this song tonight. I can guarantee that our brother Ross King is not talking about Venice and water problems.
"Papa got the business back in 1953
He took it on when my grandfather drowned
35 years later it was passed along to me
Now I make the rounds
Wealthy and American is mostly who I take
Smile and tell the story for a price
You might be surprised how much a gondolier can make
Giving tourist rides
They float the waters, hear the history
They never have to fear what lies beneath
But as for me, I’m wondering quietly…
If Venice is sinking, how can we believe we’ll all be fine
If Venice is sinking, how can we believe we all stay dry
‘Cause I have been thinking, this water’s not worth drinking
so if Venice is sinking, then trouble’s on the rise
Centuries of living like the kings we should have been
And never having slaves to clean our mess
And still the water rises, so we raise the ground again
In our ignorance
Sometime they will ask about the garbage and the smell
‘Cause they don’t understand the way it works
To tell the truth it’s been so long that I can never tell
If it’s getting worse
We’re rich in romance and in poetry
But we have a sewer running in our streets
I wonder which will be our greater legacy
A city built on dreams, and a million giant beams
But reality, it seems is getting closer, and rising higher
And I still wonder"
Keep Soaring,
B
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Funky Fresh Senior Adults...
I promise to put something more serious up for an update later. In the meantime, here's something to make you smile... :-D
Now, I am always a big fan of engaging culture to reach the lost for Christ, but this....this is just plain funny. My hat's off to these fine elderly people. They have a courage I doubt I will ever have.
If you can't see the video, click here.
Keep Soaring,
B
Now, I am always a big fan of engaging culture to reach the lost for Christ, but this....this is just plain funny. My hat's off to these fine elderly people. They have a courage I doubt I will ever have.
If you can't see the video, click here.
Keep Soaring,
B
Saturday, September 12, 2009
What the church shoud look like....
For all my cynicism about the American church, the events of the past couple of days have really made me shut up and pay attention...
I met a man named Lon Chea. He's from Cambodia and is a man of faith like none other. He was raised by his parents to be a Buddhist Monk, but didn't feel that was for him. He came to American, found faith in the LORD, and over the course of about 20 years led his family still in Cambodia to Christ. The last time he saw them was in 2003, and he told me that he feels a great burden on his heart to see them again. But his finances aren't enough to get him there. I promised I'd pray for him.
On Friday nights I attend a faith-based karate school called Christian Soldiers. During Bible study I mentioned Lon to the class and asked them to pray for him. The response I got was astounding. Almost immediately, two people got out their checkbooks and wrote checks totaling to $150. Then my instructor said he would bring a coffee can to class next week so that everyone would have a chance to contribute. One of the other students said, "Even if we don't raise enough to send him there, we could at least give him a headstart."
I was shocked speechless, and even when I tried to tell Mandy about it I started crying. This karate class came together and chose to help a man they had never met. They just saw a need and decided to show the love of Christ. It's amazing that this karate class is acting exactly how a New Testament church should act. No accounting committees, no budget requests, no check that has to be signed by 3 deacons or more. Just a body of believers meeting the needs of the people around them.
The American church in general may be falling by the wayside. But at least in Fort Worth, TX, there's a little group of karate students who believe God when he said feed the hungry and clothe the naked. Thank you, LORD, for letting me see this.
Feel free to comment or ask questions. I'm always here.
Keep Soaring,
B
I met a man named Lon Chea. He's from Cambodia and is a man of faith like none other. He was raised by his parents to be a Buddhist Monk, but didn't feel that was for him. He came to American, found faith in the LORD, and over the course of about 20 years led his family still in Cambodia to Christ. The last time he saw them was in 2003, and he told me that he feels a great burden on his heart to see them again. But his finances aren't enough to get him there. I promised I'd pray for him.
On Friday nights I attend a faith-based karate school called Christian Soldiers. During Bible study I mentioned Lon to the class and asked them to pray for him. The response I got was astounding. Almost immediately, two people got out their checkbooks and wrote checks totaling to $150. Then my instructor said he would bring a coffee can to class next week so that everyone would have a chance to contribute. One of the other students said, "Even if we don't raise enough to send him there, we could at least give him a headstart."
I was shocked speechless, and even when I tried to tell Mandy about it I started crying. This karate class came together and chose to help a man they had never met. They just saw a need and decided to show the love of Christ. It's amazing that this karate class is acting exactly how a New Testament church should act. No accounting committees, no budget requests, no check that has to be signed by 3 deacons or more. Just a body of believers meeting the needs of the people around them.
The American church in general may be falling by the wayside. But at least in Fort Worth, TX, there's a little group of karate students who believe God when he said feed the hungry and clothe the naked. Thank you, LORD, for letting me see this.
Feel free to comment or ask questions. I'm always here.
Keep Soaring,
B
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