The presale commenced less than 30 minutes ago for U2’s next Toronto concert on July 3 next year. I just got 4 floor tickets, again, for this. Cameron, who is 8, is excited, because after the concert last month I promised I would take him to the next U2 concert in Toronto. I didn’t expect it to be so soon again, but that’s okay. However, it’s going to be a long 8 months wait now, but at least it’ll make the winter more bearable!
I’m coming to the conclusion that denominations are so yesterday. Is the current state of church as institution really what God had in mind? I don’t think so. All the schisms, splits, theological battles, etc just make me sick and really show none of the love that is commanded by Jesus himself. Is it any wonder that most church buildings have lots of space and empty pews/chairs?
Here’s some of what I read this morning (written in 1993) from Frederick Buechner in ‘Whistling in the Dark’ (p.37-38 ‘Denominations’):
“All the duplication of effort and waste of human resources. All the confusion about what the Church is, within the ranks and without. All the counterproductive competition. All the unnecessarily empty pews and unnecessary expense. Then add to that the picture of the Roman Catholic Church, still more divided from the Protestant denominations than they are from each other, and by the time you’re through, you don’t know whether to burst into laughter or into tears.
“When Jesus took the bread and said, “This is my body which is broken for you” (1 Corinthians 11:24), it’s hard to believe that even in his wildest dreams he foresaw the tragic and ludicrous brokenness of the Church as his body. There’s no reason why everyone should be Christian in the same way and every reason to leave room for differences, but if all the competing factions of Christendom were to give as much of themselves to the high calling and holy hope that unites them as they do now to the relative inconsequentialities that divide them, the Church would look more like the Kingdom of God for a change and less like an ungodly mess.”
This opens today. It’s going to be great, I hope. Won’t see it for another week, though.
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