Truth in Advertising

I heard a cool radio ad today, put out by Socal Volvo dealers here in LA. Go here to listen:

Socal Volvo Dealers

First listen to the first part of the story. It's all they play on the radio. At the end of the radio spot, they tell you "Go to the website to hear the thrilling conclusion."

The truth is in this line from the radio spot: "The thing about a good story, especially a life story--you want it to keep going…"

The Power of Who

Of all God's creatures, the only one that concerns itself with the question of Who is us humans. We need to know Who we are, not simply What. Wondering about the "who" is integral to being a human.

On the other hand, we seem to be the only creatures who are confused as to what and who we are. In fact, we spend great amount of energy trying to be who we are not.

This seems to be true whether we are in a state of un-faith or faith, given the singular message we have heard from both the institutional church and our secular culture. Let's face it, the message we most deeply believe about our self is, you are not who you should be.

Selah.

I stand against any institution or message that is built upon the doctrine that 'you are not as you should be'.

The gospel is at its core a message of hope that we can be who we were created to be in the first place. There is a glory to be had simply for being a human. The very one that you are already.

And that's the story of our lives.

The Wild Goose

Here's a quick read that's really good.

Flight of the Wild Goose

I gotta get into that Celtic Christianity stuff. Every time I read about it, I get Goose bumps.