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There’s a house that I regularly drive past that has John 3:3 on a big sign on the wall at the end of their drive. There’s a box next to it offering free bibles. The heart is there, but I would need to sit opposite and see what effect it actually has as an evangelistic endeavour. That said, it had an impact on me.
The verse is in the context of the story of Nicodemus, a religious man who is willing to ask questions of Jesus. He does it quietly and discerningly in the night, and Jesus invests the time in hearing what he’s saying, hearing what he perhaps isn’t saying, and helping him re-frame what is being asked. Nicodemus wants to know about the Kingdom of God. And here are a couple of key verses that Jesus comes back at him with, including the verse on the wall…
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This one is about forgiveness. Watch this long, uncomfortable and difficult TED talk, and then have a listen to the song. The bass from this one echoed around the church as we prayed. The subwoofer had to be on. Isaiah 2:2 says: "In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it." Or in other words: "If you look into the distance, there's a house upon the hill
Guiding like a lighthouse It's a place where you'll be safe to feel our grace 'Cause we've all made mistakes" "Dexter and Sinister" - Elbow
An advert flashed up on my Facebook feed for the Elbow album "Giants of all Sizes", with single lines playing from a few of the songs. Perhaps understandably the line that jumped out at me was the one above... "I don't know Jesus anymore." A quick Ecosia search and I found the song and had a listen, and the disappointment flowed out of me... Shared by Marc An Act of Kindness - Bastille This wasn't on my radar at all until last year when I was looking for a piece of music to go behind an Easter chalk drawing... A petition to the Hive-Mind of Facebook brought this song to my attention. (It was the perfect piece, as long as I removed the bridge about feeling guilty...) Here's the video I edited together: Shared by Paul: The Garden - Take That With this song, Paul has related some of the lines to what he knows of Jesus' story in the Bible. That can't just be a coincidence. Before you click "Read More", have a listen to the song and then check to see if you note the same bits as Paul does... Did you get more than him? No cheating now! |
Lent 2023 PlaylistIf you'd rather listen and come to your own conclusions about the eclectic mix of songs I'm working through in Lent 2023, here's the Spotify Playlist! Archives
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