The ramblings, rants, raves, and reveries of a Hippie Christian. Comments about life and the journey of faith at the intersection of the spiritual and material worlds. Welcome Home!
“You have also heard that people were told
in the past, ‘Do not break your promise, but do what you have vowed to the Lord
to do.’ But now I tell you: do not use any vow when you
make a promise. Do not swear by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by earth, for it is the resting place for his feet; nor by
Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Do
not even swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or
black. Just say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’—anything else you
say comes from the Evil One.” ~Jesus (Matthew 5:33-37)
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone
who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love
does not know God, because God is love.
(1John 4:7&8)
If anyone says, "I love God", yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For
anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God,
whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves
God must also love his brother.
(1John 4:20&21)
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied:
"'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the
second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and
the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
(Matthew 22:36-40)
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you
must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my
disciples, if you love one another."
-JESUS (John 13:34&35)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things
there is no law.
(Galatians 5:22&23)
MAY THE LORD DIRECT YOUR HEARTS
INTO GOD'S LOVE AND
CHRIST'S PERSEVERANCE. (2 Thessalonians 3:5)
Peace, Love and Light!
Kevin (Cloud)
The
inspiration for creating "Rock Mass" came from the Rock Mass at All
Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena California back in the early 1970’s. On the
first Friday night of each month All Saints held a Rock Mass which was a mix of
traditional Episcopalian Mass and rock concert. A live band would play popular
rock music which couldn’t necessarily be called “Christian” but contained spiritual
phrases and references to God or Jesus. During the 1960’s and early 1970’s
there was an explosion of these songs coming out of the "secular"
music industry way before there was “Contemporary Christian Music”, in a way, it could be called "The Gospel According
To Billboard's Top 10". (Stained glass guitar angel found at www.patheos.com/blogs/nadiabolzweber)
