no agenda, no judging, no fakeness, no masks. just love and respect.

so its christmas eve. time flies...

this is a weird xmas too because i totally am not asking or expecting anything for xmas. i dont know if this comes with maturity or what but i learned not to expect anything. its kinda peaceful.

so i went to my church yesterday morning and i am going again at 4pm but its weird because church to me right now feels so fabricated. it feels as if churches go along with what culture says. everything that is done parallels culture in some way.
wasnt jesus counter-culture? but not sinful.
that is what i want to be like.

my ex-pastor has a new church emerging and it is looking very counter-culturish and im stoked for it. the church is called sacred way. www.sacredwaychurch.com. check it out.

here is something i read from their website, it says:
Over the last century the church has slowly been moving away from ancient spiritual disciplines that defined early Christianity as a holy, sacred way of life. As the world around us became more enamored with science and reason, spirituality and mystery where dismissed as childish pursuits. We were on our way to explaining everything, thus there was no longer any need for faith. During this time the church has conformed to culture and ceased being a counter-cultural movement.

for some reason this is so true.

i guess what turns me off from typical church now-a-days is the business aspect of it. i know it is a necessity but i never saw that in the new testament. again, our culture is ran by money and business and it has poured over into our churches. lame if you ask me.

im searching for genuity amongst believers right now. something small and authentic. kind of like my small group wednesdays called BADFISH. no agenda, no judging, no fakeness, no masks. just love and respect. thats how it should be right? i feel like it should.

anyway.
tomorrow is jesus' birthday. so awesome. 'God in human form day' is what it should be called. pretty amazing when you ponder it.

anyway. im just rambling now :)


here is a lil' present from me to you guys, a pretty cool pic of a hand plant: