Rock Mass Easter Sunday 04-21-2019

Rock Mass Easter Sunday

Rock Mass - Easter Sunday

While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” (Luke 24:4-7)

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)

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Sometimes Love Hurts

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
~Jesus

For me the cross is the symbol of victorious love. Love that could not be conquered by hate, love that did not repay evil for evil, love that endured even when abandoned, love that did not shrink back in the face of death, and finally love that overcame the grave to give the hope of life! 

Peace, Love & Light!
Kevin (Cloud)




(Original pen and ink drawing by L. Patterson. I commissioned her to create this drawing for a Gospel tract back in the mid 1970's)

The Happy Hippie Jesus Show

From time to time I Google search Hippie Christian or some other related terms just to see who else is out there that might share some similar views. I am usually not able to find anything new but this week was the exception. I found a podcast produced by two United Methodist ministers, Jeremy Pressgrove and Bill Sardin. This is how they describe the Happy Hippy Jesus Show:

"Jeremy and Bill seek out guests from all walks of life to share their stories of transformation, compassion, love and hope. With a touch of humor The Happy Hippie Jesus Show is dedicated to keeping the Good News in the Gospel."

The episodes have a UM perspective, and at times they can be Theological Geeks, but they are never preachy and they have a great sense of humor combined with a good dose of Southern Hospitality. Bill and Jeremy have had some very interesting guests with stories of how they encounter Jesus and the many ways they share a little love and compassion in the world around them.

Also, they have a running discussion about whether or not Jesus was a Hippie. Early on in each interview they pose the question "Was Jesus a Hippie?" - their guests give a variety of responses.

You'll have to listen in to their podcasts in order to find out if Bill and Jeremy ever find the answer to the question "Was Jesus a Hippie" You can find The Happy Hippie Jesus Show at the following:

Pod Bean
Apple Podcast
Google Play 
Spotify
FaceBook



Here is a sample of The Happy Hippie Jesus Show:

Keep the faith Bill & Jeremy! I'll be tuning in to catch your next podcast!

Peace, Love & Light!

Kevin (Cloud)

Rock Mass 04-07-2019 - Earth Day Edition

Rock Mass on the first Sunday of the month.

Rock Mass for Sunday April 7, 2019 - Earth Day Edition

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it (Psalms 24:1) 

Ever since God created the world, his invisible qualities, both his eternal power and his divine nature, have been clearly seen; they are perceived in the things that God has made. So those people have no excuse at all! (Romans 1:20) 

And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it. (Genesis 2:15)

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)



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Updated 01/19/2020: Added CSN To The Last Whale (Critical Mass/Wind on the Water)

 

Church - The DIY Factor

I have written a few posts on the subject of Simple Church, most of those posts are based on an earlier website of mine called Gathered In His Name. The basic premise being that Jesus promised he would be present in a gathering as small as two believers.

I made the proposition that church was intended to be a Do It Yourself (DIY) affair, that the promise of the risen Christ to be present and active in the simplest of meetings was real. Jesus promised in Matthew 18:20 to be present in every gathering, large or small, giving us permission to be the Church everywhere believers go. We can tap into the existence of the ever present Christ and his Church at any time, in any place, on any day of the week. Jesus made Church so simple that anyone can do it, it is as simple as two Christians gathered together. He made Church totally DIY - Do It Yourself!

This week as I continued to research more of my Quaker ancestor's faith I came across a young Quaker writer, teacher, pastor named Micah Bales. Micah has published an e-book, A Guide To Quaker Worship, that echos much of my writings on simple church. Micah says this about Quaker worship:

"This style of worship doesn’t have a lot of moving parts. It’s not very complicated to pick up and try it out. There’s no reason that you can’t have a Quaker meeting for worship today, in your living room with a couple of friends, if you’d like. It’s basically just some folks sitting together, waiting on God! Yet, despite the utter simplicity of this worship style, there’s more going on than meets the eye. While we wait together, there’s a whole lot happening on a spiritual, psychological, even emotional level. You'll see."

Micah's twenty page e-book is a free PDF download available on his website. I highly suggest getting A Guide To Quaker Worship if you are interested in exploring an accessible form of Simple Church.

 A Guide To Quaker Worship

Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16)

You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ... you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light (1 Peter 2:5 & 9)

Peace, Love and Light!

Kevin (Cloud)

We Are Commanded To Love

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. (1John 4:7-8)

Check out the Hippie Christian Manifesto

Peace, Love & Light!
Kevin (Cloud)

Rock Mass 03-02-2019

Rock Mass on the first Sunday of the month.

Rock Mass for Sunday March 2, 2019














If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. (Romans 12:18)

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)

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