Story Formed
We just started a Discipleship training called the Story Formed Life, and I am very excited. The idea behind it is that as Christians in America, we have done a good job of fulfilling the preaching part of the Great Commission, but have done a very poor job in ‘teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded.’ This is where discipleship comes in. What is more powerful – a thousand lukewarm Christians or a hundred Disciples of Christ? I would say that 10 Disciples are more powerful than any amount of lukewarm anything. This is the idea, that through strict training, we can create disciples.
As someone who has been working with youth for the last 9 years, it’s really exciting for me to start sharing this training with the adults of our community. Right now, mostly Young Life leaders are coming, but about 10 of them have brought their parents. We have a wide variety of people coming to the group. It’s funny to watch kids who still get excited about Ben 10 party supplies interact with guys who sell wooden dowels or do this for a living. But, isn’t that the Church? A collection of several unique body parts who come together with Christ as the head. This is why I am so excited about this training, and the power it can have on building the church in our community. I pray for a blessing on it.
If you are curious, you can find out more here.
Is Heath Ledger Dead?
I mean come on, you have to ask this question after the latest Batman release right? What’s a summer blockbuster without a little conspiracy theory
**Spoiler Alert**
Sad to say, Heath Ledger surely died of a prescription overdose, but his latest performance has left fans wanting more. I went and saw the midnight showing of The Dark Knight, and I was not disappointed. While most every actor turned in a good performance, it was ledger who clearly stole the show. His psychotic portrayal of Batman’s most classic villain was astonishing.
There were so many aspects of the part that made it great. The licking of the lips was strangely irresistible. The desire to tell everyone how he received his scars (with a different story every time) was priceless. My personal favorite was him walking away from the hospital, donned in some type of dickies medical scrubs, cursing his remote control for not blowing up the building properly. The walk he had in that skirt was incredible!
The movie has drawn out all kinds of fans, old and new, and is setting record performances at the box office. When I went on Thursday night, all kinds of people were dressed as Batman characters and other dark attire. I saw plenty of gothic costumes and other apparel to fit the part. Many of my friends even dressed up, and had a good time with it.
We are all hoping that like Gordon, somehow, Heath can come back from the dead as the Joker for an encore performance. Hopefully, the awards of the year will reflect his great performance. If only his death was not so serious…
