i like it

i dig your statement, “…people who eventually move from dialogue to reality.” i get the name now; it has more meaning when paired with that statement.

that night was pretty unsettling. there was something there. they weren’t empty words. there was potential brewing in the room and a real vision of something bigger… there was a certain young selfishness behind it (the thought of being ‘influential’ people, i suppose), but it was more unselfish than selfish… either way i think we’ve grown out of that mindset as we’ve moved through the years.

there exists within this conversation a heart to make things better; to debunk old, stagnent philosophies and get back to their origins… respecting where they came from and embracing their good, but at the same time removing the ‘chaff’. not upholding a ritual or tradition just for the sake of ritual.

it was around that time that i began to get frustrated with the church in general. there was, growing in our society, an idea of what a church had to look like in order to be legitimate. there had to be a band. cool video screens with sweet graphics. there had to be a sense of awe in the presentation…. but at the same time, i (i think we actually) felt like we had lost the idea of what they were all about… our role in the community… (but lots of factors and issues contribute to this and i know it’s hard to ‘be’ a church….) i say poop on all that…. more on that later.

this ramble must end now! i’m excited…