Where Have All The Good Maps Gone

I ripped this video from my friend Josh Case's blog. I did so because this clip must be seen by all "US Americans".

Today's Tragedy: "Many US citizens do not have maps."

Bury Me Here

Just recently, my wife's grandfather passed away. During our time with her family the discussion came up regarding burial plots. The funeral home was offering her family burial plots at a discounted price at the cemetery. And I was faced with the question, "Where do you want to be buried?"

I had never been asked this question before. So I thought about it, and I'm still not sure.

The idea of having my ashes scattered in Scotland alongside some of my ancestors is certainly the more romanticized version. Then there is the more practical way of looking at it. Pick a place where my family can visit if they so choose.

I feel that even though I won't be around to care where my body is laid to rest, I still would like for it to be some place of significance. Then again I will never know.

Where do you want to be buried?

Quick Update

Whew! What a month! We made it to Wisconsin. Even though our moving truck was hit by an intoxicated motorist we were not discouraged. We are so excited about our new church, and our new home in Rice Lake, WI.

Shortly after arriving in Rice Lake we received the news that Heather's grandpa had passed away. So we loaded back in the car and drove to Marion, IN. It was so good to be with family again and the funeral was beautiful.

We are settling in and still unpacking boxes. The girls are getting adjusted very well. Ailee was chasing a neighborhood boy with a sword. So that's a good thing.

Red Cedar Community Church is the name of our new church. Heather is on staff as the Pastor of Spiritual Formation and I am the Pastor of Worship and Creative Arts. The other staff pastors are great and the people have been wonderful.

We do miss our friends and families, but rest assure knowing that God has brought us to a fabulous place.

What is the way of Worship?

In his book, The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God's Call to Justice, Mark Labberton talks about "The Real Worship War".
"Our worship should lead us to greater mercy, to costly acts of justice, for those who are the least seen, the least remembered, the least desired" says Labberton.
What is the way of worship?
Is it more conferences?
Is it more choruses?
What will the Church do with the act of worship?
Labberton goes on to say, "We should not fool ourselves into thinking that it's enough to feel drawn to the heart of God without our lives showing the heart of God."
How should the injustices of our world be reflected in how we worship God?

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