I usually take my books to Border's on Friday afternoon to work on Sunday's sermon. There's something about the environment there that helps me concentrate. Maybe it is the background noise, or the absence of small children. The caffeine rush doesn't hurt, either.
I overheard some small-talk between a college-aged girl and the cafe clerk while I was there earlier today. She mentioned to him that she had stayed a couple of months in a redwood tree (I assume to protest logging). Apparently, some people will nest in a redwood for months and months at a time without ever coming down. But she had to come down every so often (she didn't say why). When asked if she saved any trees, she said they did save one.
The clerk asked what else she had done. She mentioned going to Rainbow Gatherings. This is a group of people that get together in the woods periodically and hang out (that's about all I know! I believe they are far on the left politically and socially).
Anyway, the more she talked about them, the more she spoke with feeling. It was obvious she treasured these gatherings. I don't know much about these events, but apparently they met once near Missoula, MT, where my parents live. At the same time the Hell's Angels were convening in Missoula. My understanding is the real trouble makers were the Rainbow people, not the motorcycle gang!
Be that as it may, this girl said something that struck me. She went on about how great these Rainbow get-togethers were, how there were thousands of people that congregate and set up their camps, and how you never have to pay for anything the whole time. Then she said, "There's a lot of love there."
I wonder, do people say the same thing about our Christian churches?
Posted by Pastor Scott at January 6, 2006 9:28 PM
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