Not What I Want, But I What I Needed

Shane and Shane (my favorite Christian band) captured perfectly both the attitude of those Palm Sunday Jerusalem crowds and the me-first bent of my own heart in their song “Crucify Him” . . . “I sing Hosanna when I want it all Then I crucify the Son of God ‘Cause He isn’t who I always thought …

Clash of Kingdoms

Like me, the crowds on the first Palm Sunday wanted Christ customized or Christ civilized, but like me, they needed Christ crucified. They wanted a customized Christ. The word “customize” first started being used in the 1930s in America (surprise!). To customize means “to make something to a customer’s specifications." They wanted a Christ and a King who would serve their consumer …

Palm Sunday and Facebook Rants

Start your Palm Sunday with this Facebook face-palm story. Stick with me, there's a point to all of this . . . There are problems. And then THERE ARE FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS. Like these real comments left . . . on Disney’s Facebook page by irate mothers who can’t find Frozen [the Disney movie] merchandise …

Blog Archives 2012 | Dust and Ashes

A poem/song for Lent . . . I am dust I am ashes I am full of life I am full of passion I am feeble I am frail I can't help but live behind this human veil I am sin Yet You show me That You want to love me, want to know me …