Things of Note: February 2–8
My deepest apologies for the radio silence last week. There was a lot of things that landed on my plate, but I'm back and ready to share with you some things that stood out to me these past two weeks that I thought were worth sharing:
- For those that don't know, my gateway into serving in church was with my church's puppet team. We performed at VBS and helped with children's worship on Sundays. My love for puppets runs deep, both with the puppet team and with watching shows like Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. Yeah, The Muppet Show from the 1970s! I have every season in DVD box sets if you don't believe me. Needless to say, I was very excited to hear that the Muppets were returning to the small screen with a revival of The Muppet Show on Disney+! If you know and live the original show, this might be right up your alley!
- Sometimes the algorithm gives you something cool. This 25-second video of a Beatles cover band from three years ago was something cool.
- One of my current favorite musical artists is Cory Wong. I first heard about him through Vulfpeck, but quickly fell in love with his funky guitar and horn-centric albums and live concert videos. He has a new album out now, but I wanted to share a clip from a "The Making of" video he posted a couple of months ago. Who here remembers singing "Trading my Sorrows" in church or at VBS, hand motions and all? Now that's what I call music!
- Some more quotes from books I've read and lectures I've watched:
It is to [sic] dangerous for me to put these things into words. I am afraid they might become gigantic and I be no longer able to master them. What would become of us if everything that happens out there were quite clear to us?[1]
Pure Christian Humility causes a person to take notice of everything that is good in others to make the best of it and to diminish their failings.[2]
As spiritual pride disposes persons to assume much to themselves, so it also disposes them to treat others with neglect. On the contrary, pure Christian humility disposes persons to honour all men.[3]
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.[4]
When we see significant and ongoing patterns of sin in others, we should prayerfully consider how God may be calling us to intervene. Faithful friends, pastors, and counselors willingly engage in the rescue mission because they too need and have tasted the mercy of Jesus as they wrestle with sin in their lives.[5]
Until next week!