We are meeting in a Danish Pentecostal building today for our ecumenical church planting conference. About 60 of us, all enjoying each others company and making fun of ourselves. There are Baptists here, and Lutherans, Penties, Charasmatics, house church, emerging church, Reformed . .. which reminds of me of a verse (based on Isaiah 55:12) I have been composing in my mind for the Reformation songbook:
You shall go out with austerity
and be led forth with sobriety
The mountains and the hills shall break out their notebooks
There’ll be sermons of Paul
And all the trees of the field
shall clasp, shall clasp their hands.
And all the trees of the field shall clasp their hands
The trees of the field shall clasp their hands
The trees of the field shall clasp their hands
While you go out with . . . [a joyful and yet restrained demeanor?]
ok – I am still working on the last word. Let me know if you think of something. And if anyone ever gets around to writing a Reformation Bible, then order me a Red Letter Edition – there’s nothing like having the words of the Apostle Paul highlighted in red for easy viewing and memorization.
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thank andrew – made me laugh on a grumpy day
how about ” a joyful and yet humble prophesy”. Just my thoughts there dude. I’m always looking for the hole that says “decrease”…. (that i need to jump in) …. so that HE might increase……. without minimizing HIS call on my life.
i’ve been thinking……. to print out…. all the verses where JESUS/GOD….. asked a question. “Do you love me?” …and “who is this that enters my presence with words without wisdom”- job thing…… i’d like to read a RED letter edition with HIS questions highlighted. Just pondering…..
love you much……
Phil and i will get to Scotland soon!
shalom to the deepest places,
cathryn.
a ploy…?
sounds like the launch of that songbook is going to be a real blast, maybe you could get Hillsong United to launch it for you 🙂
The trees of the field shall clasp their hands
While you go out with… POISE!
i like poise
While you go out looking for the fun(?) in fundemental….