Creed (The Apostles' one, not the band)

You knew it was coming. The jokes are abundant regarding our new series on the Apostles' creed... Last week the band played some Creed songs before the gathering. I overheard some people telling visitors... "welcome to journey, we don't normally play Creed but we are doing this new series on the Apostles' Creed, so you know..." (and then proceed to act like we don't actually love the band. OK, Eric may not love the band, but he should).

So some say we should embrace the awesomeness that is Creed, while others (like Eric) shy away from the obvious tie in.

So in honor of our new series on the Creed (you know the Apostles' one) I bring you some fun facts on Creed (the band)...

-Creed is the first band ever to have 3 singles in the Billboard top 20 at the same time (The songs: Torn, My Own Prison, and Whats this Life For).

-The name was created by the band's ex-bassist, Brian Marshall. Marshall's former band was called Mattox Creed, and that's where he got the name from.

-Creed’s original name was Naked Toddler.

-Creed vocalist Scott Stapp challenged Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit to a charity boxing match - but the Bizkit singer did not accept.


Also we wanted to point out the other obvious connection... Our new series is not about Creede, Colorado. A small quaint mountain town that many in our community have come to love...


Join us this Sunday for week two in our series on the Apostles' Creed where we will look at the first part:

I believe in God the Father Almighty
Creator of Heaven and earth

Justice, Power and The Kingdom

Last week we had a good time discussing the idea of God's Kingdom and how it is so much bigger than us. We had a good dialogue about the idea of "Justice" and how Jesus' was an example of love and justice to others. The video that I showed to help guide our thoughts featured Brian Mclaren talking about this very topic. Some people expressed interest in looking at the video again. You can view the whole video HERE if you want to. Take a look and weigh in by adding your thoughts to the comments section...

After the gathering at Dinner someone brought up a great point... They said we talked some about being people of justice, but we didn't really tackle the idea of "injustice" and fighting it. "Sometimes just saying no to something that would cause injustice is a great way for us to practice justice." We wondered together a little bit about what that looks like in our individual lives, in our community, and (the tough part) what that looks like in a broader nation/global sense. How do we live out a life of justice and love amidst injustice in our world?

Good, challenging thoughts for sure!

Journey Anniversary and Talent Show

Journey turned 9 years old! Thanks to everyone who helped out for the Anniversary service and Talent Show. A great time was had by all. The gathering was full of great stuff... The band rocked out with 4 great songs including a Better Than Ezra riff. Danielle led us in a discussion looking back at the last year which included our new gathering place, a lot of great events, and much growth. We also were led in a touching time of communal prayer by the elders. Newly ordained Erin Babb led us in communion, and we had a special time of baby blessing for our 2 youngest community members.

Then there was the Talent Show! What can I say, there are no words to describe it. Well, there are but instead look at pictures...