“… True worship does not, however, reduce the human subject to nothingness; instead it elevates and edifies us in the knowledge that God is not only our Master but also our friend. Yet God is Master before he is Friend, and it is only as we experience the chasm that seperates us from God that we come to appreciate the irrevocable fact that God has bridged this chasm in Jesus Christ and that he is therefore with us as well as over and against us.

There is nothing new about his thoughts, its more about the way in which he says them. For some reason I keep coming back to the fact that God is my master, he is over me, and sometimes against me, as hard as that may be to wrap my head around . Lately I have allowed a callousness in infect my relationship with others and with God. My intentions were not evil just selfish, I figured I knew what knew and that was all I needed to know.

It wasn’t until this weekend that I really allowed to let it sink in. How? Well, honestly I realized the vitality of proper worship and teaching.  Jami and I attended Lifechurch.tv in Gilbert, AZ yesterday. I was really looking forward to going and hearing Stephen Cole lead worship (if you don’t know, now you know), he didn’t lead this week, but they had a kick A worship set. It was raw, it was infectious, it was intentional. They do teaching through video and it was just great all around. I found God in the midst, not that I had lost him, but it is always good to see him and meet with him. And I was reminded of his awesomeness, his power over me, and it was “Good”.

Here’s the list.

Part one of the Divine Comedy – The Inferno by Dante Alighieri

Not an easy read in the least bit. But the imagery and dialogue, amazing.

The Church by Donald Bloesche

Excellent book! I don’t find that he writes anything new or profound but puts things into an easier language to understand. I have his whole theology collection. Great reread!

Love In The Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

So far so good! A great Classic. Highly Recommended