A couple years ago I wrote this song for my local church. Since then, it’s been used at a few other churches. I’ve decided to make it available here as a free download. It’s very communion-centric, so if you celebrate the Eucharist at Easter, check it out.
Meet Me at the Table Song (MP3)
Meet Me at the Table Chart (PDF)
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Did a post similar to this recently, but when my site went down, her site went down as well.
Leora Gardner is an amazing artist and has created some brilliant paintings for Fike and Dana’s companion book to their latest CD Morning is Come. The paintings were originally used to illustrate the book and if everything goes as planned, they can be used to decorate your home.
In a nutshell, Leora has been moved to sell 11 of the 15 paintings and donate all the earnings to an organization in Swaziland, Africa that is helping bear some of the burden on AIDS orphans in that part of the world. It’s a huge need and this is hugely generous. I hope you’ll take advantage of the opportunity to get some incredible paintings for a good deal, while helping out an amazing cause that’s making a difference.
if you are morning, come explode by Leora Gardner
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When does satire go too far?
It’s interesting that Isaac Hayes has decided he can’t be part of South Park anymore after the show skewered something a little too close to home for him: Scientology. He was criticized for not taking a stand for religious intolerance sooner since the show has bashed just about every other religion up till now. That bit of logic and sensibility comes from the show’s creators and I have to say that I agree with them, at least on that front. I’m glad that he’s following his convictions, but it seems a little late to me.
Speaking of satire, I’ve always laughed about the Christianizing of everyday items like breath mints and sandals but I don’t know how to respond to the video I watched today. It was done by a Christian who is going overboard to make a point. He’s designed this to be funny, but I’m finding it pretty offensive. Yeah, I can see how some Christian marketing can make you want to wretch and I can see where it would push you to take a stand for things that are holy, but this seems to go a little too far.
Perhaps it’s good that it makes me uncomfortable, but I think these jokes are as exploitive as the marketing of which it’s making light.
I think if we ever get to the point that we can’t laugh at ourselves or life, then it’s a sad place to be. However, I think standards, character and respect should trump having a good time any day and some things will never be funny.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. Watch the video and post a comment if you have a minute.
[POST SCRIPT] I should link to the article that appeared in an email this morning that got me thinking about this. Here it is.
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