They can be so moving that they feel supernatural, right in
concert with Gods.
Not exact matches
During the Vertigo Tour in 2005, after the release of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, most
concerts ended
with a deeply spiritual trilogy: the personal testimony of «All because of you I am» (the «I am» referring to the name
God gave himself when speaking to Moses); the commitment prayer that was Yahweh; and their old favourite closer from the 80s, a communal Psalm, «40»!
Similarly, when a friend hails her low interest rate or her airfare or her
concert tickets as a
God thing, it's nearly impossible to get away
with asking if she really needs a new house or a vacation or yet another Dave Matthews experience without seeming to rain on
God's parade.
In my discussion of Christian mission and liturgy, I suggested that theology be conceptualized in
concert with the resistive - liberative working of
God that can be discerned through the minority communities» struggle in India.
There is one thing wrong
with it: that
gods do not exist and you have wasted considerable time, money and
concerted effort in a bid to speak to something wholly imaginary.
Steve, Rather than concerning yourself
with Not hearing the Word of
God at the dry cleaners... or at the park... or at the grocery store... or at a rock
concert... or at the movies... or lying in my bed..., Frankly it is my expressed opinion that if you are Not that is entirely your own fault, especially in bed, don't you Read the Word?
While Tomlin indeed gets it right
with his point, «It's not about me», the environment in which he performs and the audience gets hyped up like a rock
concert misses the true point of worshiping Jesus (see that «
God — dance floor» lyric).
The modern worship movement,
with its lights, big bands and swelling songs treads a fine line between leading people into
God's presence and leading them to a rock
concert.
Rock In Perpetuity along
with Hendrix, Randy Rhoads, Stevie Ray Vaughan, D. Boone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, John Enwistle, and all the other
gods and goddesses on that great
concert stage in the sky Mr. Kilmister — you earned it.