Plastic Jesus

I went to the Burn your plastic Jesus talk last night at the Ent Cent.

Two things to say, one good, one bad.

We'll start with the bad....

For me, the flashiness of the band detracts from the point of worship. I want to join together as one to sing praises to God but I find myself focusing on the people up the front like it's a concert. Why not have pictures of the creation on the big screen rather than the band? I also like hearing the congregation not just the band.

The good....

I thought there were lots of positives incl the talk, the turnout, the Q & A and the alter call but the thing that stuck me the most was one little point about heaven. The point was that we already have it too good, Sydney is close enough heaven. I don't think my problem is that Sydney is heaven. My problem is I'm trying to make Sydney heaven. I want Sydney to be heaven. I care too much about achieving a higher level of happiness here and now.

It's funny how powerful acknowledging a problem can be.

Ev