Classic Rock Memories

Aaaahhh, just been listening to Virgin Classic Rock, and reminiscing….

They’ve just been paying bands like:

• Steely Dan
• Bruce Springsteen
• AC/DC
• Bob Dylan
• The Doors
• Deep Purple
• Jimi Hendricks

All the stuff I used to listen to when I was growing up. It’s amazing how clearly the memories come flooding back when you hear a particular song – its a bit like smells, and how powerful they are in bringing memories right back to the front of your mind.

Makes me want to go surfing again…..

The River that Nourishes: Ezekiel 47:1-12

The river that flows from the temple….

It makes me think of the potential that exists in the church for a river of life and healing to flow from it out into the community.

The river nourishes the sea and the trees along the banks of the river. The sea produces fish in abundance, and the trees produced fruit likewise.

Everything will live where the river goes; and the river flows from the temple.

The interesting, exciting, and fascinating thing is that the river nourishes everything around it. But those things it nourishes aren’t part of the temple, from which the river flows.

It speaks to me of the grace of God flowing through the community and nourishing it. The grace of God is the river that flows from the temple. Likewise, the life of the church needs to flow out into the community and nourish it. And because of the nourishment it receives from God, the community will be a healthier and happier place to be.

Would that more churches would flow out from their temples for the sake of blessing their local communities….