Warning: This post involves offensive material - at least it's offensive to many. With due apologies to my departed mother who never even raised her voice.Having said that, I remember that sometimes even Jesus offended.
It's Presbytery day and the agenda includes all manner of church work, including a disciplinary action that makes my stomach hurt/heart ache/pulse pound. With that in mind, I share my new favorite song: the first on The Gena Rowlands Band's Flesh and Spirits playlist.
This link was sent by my friend R. who suggested we use this in Holy Grounds worship. Again . . . we're edgy, but not that edgy. Yet.
The theology of this song is fairly perfect. And it speaks to those of us who have experienced the living God most profoundly in the depths.
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Jan, I wonder if you can speak more about the disciplinary actions. We went through something in my presbytery (with someone I used to be on staff with) last year. It was excruciating. But he never asked forgiveness... he believed he was the victim. It was so, so sad.
Peace, friend.
Mags
I should add that he didn't ask forgiveness, "as far as the public knows." I don't know what he might have done personally. No one knows. I guess that's the heartache of all this sort of thing.
The song is pure gospel, which is, of course, both edgy and offensive. The fact that we can't sing it in church is due to our rules, not God's. Thanks for the link.
Peace,
Milton
Finally listened to the song. Milton's right... pure gospel.
Mags
Ha! I was wondering when this song was gonna make it into the Christian blogosphere - and I'm glad to see the response is a positive one. The music scene doesn't know what to do with this song, so it's good to see some people who are 'getting it'. I recommend buying the album - the whole thing is just as good if not as 'controversial'. I've got a review on my site...
powerful... gospel story... the theology is right on... thanks
loved, loved, loved the song......this is one of the most wonderful part of online community - i can discover and share in what is happening in the kingdom! thank you!
Can't listen to the song on this computer. Maybe when I get home later...can't wait to...
What a great song! Why does sin have to be so fatal, especially in the church.
I see y'all have already said what I thought about the song. Just adding that it was about me!
Could you say "screwups" instead? The F-bomb really is the line in the sand for many people, even though I have dropped it on rare occasion. Though it has a much better poetry to it than my slightly sanitized suggestion.
Great song.
Mags -- re: the disciplinary action. I don't think I can say much about it except it proves that all of us fall short of the glory of God. It involves a friend who, like me, is imperfect.
Wow, just listened and everbody's right. totally inapprpropriate and totally gospel.
Well, at the disciplinary action today I just wanted to stand up and sing the song loudly. So the new bumper sticker will be F**kups of the World Unite. How about that for a call to worship?
A friend said, you know the church might not be for fuckups of the world, but Jesus is sure for them. So does that mean the church is not for Jesus?
Whoa - LOVE this song. I sent the link to my pastor.
Music like this is what most excites me about the future of the community of Christ-followers. There is hope - great hope - for things unseen and for all that Jesus called us towards.
Thanks for sharing this; I only wish I could comfortably share it with my kids...don't want my seven-year old singing this at school next week...
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