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The Many Faces of Worship: Love Chapel Hill
Matt LeRoy and Justin Simmons, two of our recent graduates from the seminary, are making some good noise over in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They are planting a church called Love Chapel Hill. What I love about that name is that it begins with a verb, moves to an object and implies a you. At the same time, it implies the big YOU. It's full of the mystery of how divinity inhabits humanity in the name of Love. And I love the way they are doing corporate worship-- in public.
So Matt texted me today with a link to their new video. It's up on YouTube now. It's fun and creative. Check it out.
Check out this new church's website here. I'm proud of you guys.
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posted by John David Walt | at 8/21/2009 05:09:00 PM | 3 comments
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship: Interstellar Edition
Here's a story on the famed Apollo 11 mission that missed both the elementary school text books as well as the 40th anniversary celebration. It turns out that Buzz Aldrin celebrated the Eucharist on the surface of the Moon. Check out this quote.
“In the radio blackout, I opened the little plastic packages which contained the bread and the wine. I poured the wine into the chalice our church had given me. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon, the wine slowly curled and gracefully came up the side of the cup. Then I read the Scripture, ‘I am the vine, you are the branches. Whosoever abides in me will bring forth much fruit. Apart from me you can do nothing.’ I had intended to read my communion passage back to earth, but at the last minute [they] had requested that I not do this. NASA was already embroiled in a legal battle with Madelyn Murray O’Hare, the celebrated opponent of religion, over the Apollo 8 crew reading from Genesis while orbiting the moon at Christmas. I agreed reluctantly. …I ate the tiny Host and swallowed the wine. I gave thanks for the intelligence and spirit that had brought two young pilots to the Sea of Tranquility. It was interesting for me to think: the very first liquid ever poured on the moon, and the very first food eaten there, were the communion elements.”
HT to Omar. Read the whole story on Eric Metaxas blog.
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posted by John David Walt | at 7/22/2009 01:13:00 PM | 1 comments
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship: "If Only" You will need 8 minutes and 11 seconds for this one. It's the power of a movement-- our movement-- only they aren't aware of it yet.
I watched this with my youngest, Sam (3). No kidding, about half way through he started dancing too.
If only. . . . . . .
Observations????
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posted by John David Walt | at 7/15/2009 09:40:00 AM | 1 comments
Friday, July 03, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship You are not even going to believe this one. It's the Postlude (exit music) from Trinity Wall Street (Episcopal) Church.
Another HT to The Firstborn Son.
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posted by John David Walt | at 7/03/2009 01:24:00 PM | 2 comments
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Worship Leader of the Week
Ok Friends. Let's start the week with a little fun. How about a caption contest for this one? Look closely. ;-)
And there's more where this one came from!
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posted by John David Walt | at 6/28/2009 10:19:00 PM | 9 comments
Saturday, May 09, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship: Streets Edition
BTW, this is not a Church Service.
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posted by John David Walt | at 5/09/2009 10:15:00 PM | 3 comments
Sunday, April 12, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship: Easter Edition
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posted by John David Walt | at 4/12/2009 12:01:00 AM | 4 comments
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship: Look what's sweeping the Church
Looks like this one is making the rounds. and spiraling downward.
see here
and here
and here
and here
and here
and here
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT . . . . . .
BUT THEN I FOUND THIS.
AND THIS.
AND THIS.
FINALLY SOMETHING ORIGINAL!
AND AFTER ALL THAT, I FOUND THIS:
I'M SPEECHLESS. WHICH IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING. ;-)
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posted by John David Walt | at 3/25/2009 03:01:00 AM | 5 comments
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship
Hat tip to Rob Mehner.
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posted by John David Walt | at 3/10/2009 03:01:00 AM | 11 comments
Sunday, March 01, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship
Enough Said.
Hat tip to Josh Agerton.
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posted by John David Walt | at 3/01/2009 03:01:00 AM | 3 comments
Friday, February 27, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship (Streets Edition)
While in Orlando, I got connected to this outfit called "Rosa Loves." They make T-Shirts, 60% of whose profits go to help individual people in desperate situations. The story of the individual is actually printed on the underside of the t-shirt, to be worn directly over the heart. I learned about it through a friend wearing the T-shirt featured in the picture. In asking about his t-shirt, I learned about the story of Hussein, a little boy in Iraq who needs a heart surgery that will cost $4,000. They can't afford any of it.
Some may say this is the commodification of compassion. I'm not so sure. It strikes me as a fresh way of storytelling that spreads like a contagion, inviting participation in the plotline of love. It's a face of worship isn't it. "As you did it to the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did it to me."
Check out the website. It's worth looking around. And maybe order a t-shirt. Just don't wear it on the same day I wear mine. ;-)
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posted by John David Walt | at 2/27/2009 03:01:00 AM | 0 comments
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship (Ash Wednesday Edition)
A First for the White House (at least captured on photo). Reassuring at a certain level.
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posted by John David Walt | at 2/26/2009 07:50:00 PM | 1 comments
Saturday, February 21, 2009
The Many Faces of Worship: (Streets Edition) This one's worth your 5:11. Here's a picture of what worship looks like in the streets. It fits the Revelation-Response pattern for sure. And there's a lot more here than meets the eye. It's pretty stunning. This is the famed magician "Penn" of "Penn & Teller." Take a look:
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