Sorry for the long absence.

I posted a response today to a recent article defending the institutional church, at Christianity Today's website. I think the article is anecdotal and misguided on key points. However, it did give me the opportunity to pen some thoughts I've been mulling over with friends lately. I had to be terse (they have a 1000 character limit) and so recommend reading the article first, but it's not necessary.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/august/35.58.html

From the back of a pizza box, shortened:

"The CEO says to the teacher: 'Teaching. Ha. What sort of a person becomes a teacher, thinks their best option in life is to teach. Pathetic. You're a teacher, so tell me, What do you make?"
"The teacher to the CEO: 'I make students sit up in class, make them pay attention when they don't want to, make them achieve more than they thought possible etc, etc. In short, I make a difference.'"

Nice, oh so nice to see a young person up front leading worship

-and not part of a 'youth nite'-
-and not playing a special instrument-
-and not for an offertory-
-and not with a special introduction-

but just up front and that without commentary because why would we comment, because, of course people of all ages are going to lead, because,

This is the Church.

A whole generation of women rose up and declared 'We will not be dictated to' - and they became typists (G.K. Chesterton)

All my batteries are failing ever faster falling farther

The stuff I used to know is ailing -

Whither my recharger?

"Let a collection of yahoos but take of their clothes and trounce around stage shouting obscenities, and a breakthrough in dramatic art is announced and applauded." -Malcolm Muggeridge

I made my a second pilgrimage to MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, over Christmas Break.

I love modern art. I love abstract expressionism, and concrete music. I love when things are hinted at, not said explicitly, when the listener, or viewer, is challenged to put things together for herself. So I went, expecting a fine meal.