I didn’t plan to post so soon again about Bono (from U2), but I feel I should point this out. I knew that he had been given an NAACP award recently but I hadn’t taken the time to find his acceptance speech. I came across it today while browsing over at the tall skinny kiwi.
The last 2 minutes of the speech are worth your time.

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Cheers.

This is a day late, but I just didn’t have time to post this yesterday. I wanted to say Happy Anniversary to U2. Twenty years ago yesterday, March 9, 1987, the greatest album of all time was released…The Joshua Tree.

I was given this album by a friend, Phil Moody. I was 12. It was my first “real” album, and it was even vinyl…the real deal. I still have it, just don’t have anything to play it on…my parents have my record player.

If you don’t own this album do yourself a favor and hop into iTunes and pick it up. Here’s a direct link.

Cheers.

Marty Duren over at SBC Outpost is doing a series of posts this week entitled Stats of the World. Here’s his post from Monday. It’s a very quick read.

Here’s why I’m mentioning it…have you ever wondered what Jesus’ purpose was in feeding the 5,000 (Matthew 14). I think it was partly to show his deity by performing a miracle. But I honestly don’t think that was the main reason. Verse 14 says that Jesus had compassion for the group that was following him. He saw their need and met it. They were hungry. He could have sent them away. In fact, his disciples wanted him to. But he fed them. He was part of a community, the community had a need (a physical need), and he met the need.

If we’re followers of Jesus shouldn’t we do the same. As you read through the stats in Marty’s post can’t you see the needs. Are we, as the bride of Christ, as his followers, are we living as he lived? Are we meeting the needs of the community? I’m not saying all of us need to hop in a plane to Angola or Liberia. But I am saying that we need to open our eyes to the needs of the community we are a part of and meet those needs.

This is what the church is called to.

Cheers.