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Sorry guys, been a busy week. The church hasn?t been updating the sermon video as quickly lately. We are about two weeks behind now. Last week we had a guest speaker Alex Gee; where he focused specifically on Apathy alone.
Apathy is why Dave considers the Burbs a dangerous place. I can certainly attest to this and most of you in Irvine probably know what I?m talking about. It is so easy to be alone; it is after-all our natural tendency; and what the culture tell us. We are to be self-independent, ruggedly alone, financially solvent; that is the American dream. It is so easy to just focus on ME, my needs, desires, wants and our surroundings cater to this. A lot of the ugliness of society; are filtered out in the Burbs. We don?t have to be uncomfortable; our days can be lounged by the pool side; talking about the same old superficial things. People are afraid to get messy with feelings, sharing deeper needs, desires and meaningful life purpose and being involved in a greater cause than just figuring out what to do on our next vacation, where to go for good pasta or day-care.
Alex share a few points on why we are Apathic; I didn?t take notes, but I remember a few of them are; that we are trying to run away from our past. If we grew up poor or had very little growing up; we tend to drive ourselves to not be in the same position later in life. Like I said, the world is full of pain and suffering; and we don?t have to look hard to find it, but we like our gates communities and cul-de-sacs so that we don?t have to be expose to it; out of sight out of mind; if we don?t see the ugliness then I don?t have to do something about it. And Alex brings up being afraid of getting involved; being accountable, letting people in and getting messy with relationships.
If you guys know me; you know Dave?s heart. All the things I?ve been writing about for the past few years have all came from Dave in one form or another. That is why I always talk about finding genuine community and relationships. It is within a relationship with God that I am able to love others that cross my path everyday. And it is within relationship with others that I have found the fingerprints of God all around me; it is where I find His power, his healing, his mercy and grace. That is why when I self-isolate, I get all weird out and I forget how miserable I can get when it?s just all about me?
Apathy is why Dave considers the Burbs a dangerous place. I can certainly attest to this and most of you in Irvine probably know what I?m talking about. It is so easy to be alone; it is after-all our natural tendency; and what the culture tell us. We are to be self-independent, ruggedly alone, financially solvent; that is the American dream. It is so easy to just focus on ME, my needs, desires, wants and our surroundings cater to this. A lot of the ugliness of society; are filtered out in the Burbs. We don?t have to be uncomfortable; our days can be lounged by the pool side; talking about the same old superficial things. People are afraid to get messy with feelings, sharing deeper needs, desires and meaningful life purpose and being involved in a greater cause than just figuring out what to do on our next vacation, where to go for good pasta or day-care.
Alex share a few points on why we are Apathic; I didn?t take notes, but I remember a few of them are; that we are trying to run away from our past. If we grew up poor or had very little growing up; we tend to drive ourselves to not be in the same position later in life. Like I said, the world is full of pain and suffering; and we don?t have to look hard to find it, but we like our gates communities and cul-de-sacs so that we don?t have to be expose to it; out of sight out of mind; if we don?t see the ugliness then I don?t have to do something about it. And Alex brings up being afraid of getting involved; being accountable, letting people in and getting messy with relationships.
If you guys know me; you know Dave?s heart. All the things I?ve been writing about for the past few years have all came from Dave in one form or another. That is why I always talk about finding genuine community and relationships. It is within a relationship with God that I am able to love others that cross my path everyday. And it is within relationship with others that I have found the fingerprints of God all around me; it is where I find His power, his healing, his mercy and grace. That is why when I self-isolate, I get all weird out and I forget how miserable I can get when it?s just all about me?
