Book Club
bratsjourney | July 24, 2007 21:53
This is the first time I have been a part of a book club. As I have mentioned before, we are reading "Blue like Jazz". There are so many "ah ha" moments in this book. It is so nice to know that I am not alone in doing what I do not want to do and what I want to do, I do not do.
In one of the chapters titled, "Confession", he talks about how he and his friends set up a confession booth in the middle of this weekend long college campus party. However, there is an interesting twist, those that come to the booth are not the ones to confess. The author and his friends confess to the visitor and tells them they are sorry for the way they, as Christians, and all other Christians have treated the visitor in the past. The author says in this book, that he didn't want to do this, then when they did, they made him be the first one. He so did not want to go in the booth, but he did. Once in there and people started coming in, a change came over him. The more he apologized and shared about Jesus, the more grace he received. Everyone that came in left hugging the author and his friends. From there, the author and his friends started doing bible studies around campus. Amazing how God works in our lives.
Our group talked about this. One of the major events at the end of summer here in Northern Nevada is Burning Man. We thought it would be interesting to set up a Confessional Booth there, since it would be pretty much the same environment as the school the author was writing about. There were a few in our group that would do it in a heartbeat. Others were more cautious. But this is what Jesus called us to do. Go out among the people and as our Senior Pastor says, "Be Jesus with skin on." We just have to let Jesus take over and not be fearful. Sounds so simple, however, not so easy.
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Hi, I'm Deb and a recovering Catholic who gave up on religion, but was searching for something. I also thought I had given up on God, only to realize I hadn't and that He had not given up on me! What Good News that is! I live in Northern Nevada, married, have 3 married children (2 daughters and 1 son) and 5 grandchildren. Nope, they all live in different areas, which makes seeing them difficult. Thank you God for pictures!
I work on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe and am thankful for the drive I make everyday.
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