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Christ makes Church cool Re v. David Morton
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olonel Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut, “The man who made space cool again!” the headline from a recent Maclean’s (June 03, 2013). His celebrity is sure: during his sixmonth stay aboard the ISS, he went from, “20, 00 twitter followers to almost a million… His cover of David Bowie’s Space Oddity had well over 14,000,000 views as of May 21, 2013.” Neither statistics nor celebrity make something or someone “cool.” No, it was how he made space accessible to all people, everywhere, which made space cool again. Using simple experiments, educational but humorous video clips, and even concerts, what was once “over everyone’s head,” outer space, was suddenly understandable, practical and most importantly, fun. He brought what up
to recently had been deemed “inaccessible,” down to Earth. Could Christianity ever be made that cool? Let’s start with Christianity’s book. Evidence from The Guinness Book of World Records suggests the Bible as the coolest book on Earth: “…the Bible is the world’s best-selling and most widely distributed book: [Recent estimates] of the Bible Society concluded that more than 5 billion copies were printed between 1815 and 1975. By the end of 1995, combined global sales… exceeded 17.75 million copies, and the whole Bible had been translated into 349 languages; 2,123 languages have at least one book of the Bible in that language.” Yet, does all this make the Bible cool? I believe that Jesus Christ is cool, and I am not alone in this. Much of the world finds Christ
cool too: Christianity remains the largest and fastest growing religion in the world, followed closely by Islam. I think that what Col. Hadfield did for the space program, Jesus did for people in His time and continues to do today. Jesus made God and His kingdom accessible for anyone and everyone who would believe in Him. Jesus used short, educational but humorous anecdotes to teach. What was deemed by His peers “over everyone’s head,” Jesus brought down to earth, in Himself. God was suddenly knowable, approachable and even fun. Through His death on the cross Jesus Christ demonstrated forgiveness. He opened the way for anyone and everyone to have access to the very presence of God. This to me is why church, Christianity, remains cool. Jesus’ words
do not grow dusty, they continue to enliven, humble, forgive and console, even now. I en-
Obituary Benson, Laurie
courage you to go to church to meet the coolest person who has ever lived.
November 8, 1935 September 13, 2013 It is with loving memories that we say goodbye to Laurie!
THIS WEEK
Cranbrook Ministerial
Church Directory Cranbrook and Kimberley First Baptist Church Pastor Kevin Ewaskow Children’s Ministries Worship Service 10:30 am 334 - 14th Ave. 250-426-4319 office@fbccranbrook.org
Kimberley United Church 10 Boundary St. – 250-427-2428
Rev. Christine Dudley Sunday Worship at 10 am www.kimberleyunited.ca
Marysville
Community Church Sunday Service 10:30 am 730 - 302 Street, Marysville
On Friday the 13 with his family by his side in the CCU at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Laurie slipped away from us. Laurie was deeply loved and is fondly remembered by Louise, wife of 55 years; children, Roger (Stephanie), Judy (Jay), Steve (Carole), Tom (Stacey). We are sure he will be enjoying the company of Kevin (1970-1997) and Benny once again. Laurie’s grandchildren were his pride and joy; Shanna (Mike), Jeremy (Jen), Taylor, Madison, Quin, Jesse (Alison), Shayne (Aaron), Chris, Zach, Nick, Sam and great granddaughter Gwen. He also leaves behind his brother Bob (Janet), and many close relatives and friends. Laurie was born in Edmonton and moved to Kimberley, BC where he enjoyed an active youth. He was quite the gymnast and swimmer and would travel to surrounding towns to train other young athletes. After joining the Navy in 1954 Laurie was stationed in Victoria. He served for 26 years, retiring in 1980 and then went on to work at Rocky Point for 19 years. Laurie was a quiet gentle man who loved to spend time fishing, bird watching, camping and taking in the beautiful walks at Tower Point. One of his favorite spots to putter about was at “The Shack”. Laurie never complained about what he watched, be it ballet recitals, figure skating, school plays or synchronized swimming. His passion was more towards hockey, lacrosse, motor cross, curling and BMX racing though! Family was everything to Laurie. It didn’t matter what city, Victoria, Calgary or Minnesota, he would be there to support any event his kids or grandkids were in. We love you and will miss you.. No service or flowers by request.
House of Hope conference next week in Cranbrook Cathy Pret ty
The House of Hope’s fall conference is taking place next week in Cranbrook, Oct. 4-5. The theme is “Kingdom Culture: Life In His Presence. Our speakers are Denny and Danette Taylor from Redding, California. Their vision and mandate is to connect by building relationships with leaders who have a heart for God’s presence and Kingdom invading their nation. They also equip and train disciples of Christ in the transformation of core values, culture, and the supernatural ministry of the Kingdom of God. They empower nationals to discover their true identity, calling and purpose, as well as release revivalists in the pursuit of their individual dreams and goals. They are one of Bethel Churchs’ International Ministry Affiliates. In 2010 they became missionaries with Hands That Touch, based out of Bethel. Their training and Retreat Center is in La Paz, Mexico. In 2002 after visiting La Paz for the first time while on vacation, Denny and Danette felt God’s heart for
their land, people and nation. In 2003 they were commissioned by Bethel Church to start Bethel’s first international School of Supernatural Ministry. Over the seven years that the Taylors have been in La Paz, approximately 150 students have graduated from the school. Although their plan in the beginning was to build a work based on relationship with the national people in La Paz, then turn it over to them, God teamed them up with another couple who attended the school and they now have partnered together in this ministry. They also work along side Global Legacy for the development of the Latin American region. In 2012 they were in Mexicali teaching and saw how very full of hope the people there are for their nation and the promises of revival. They spent time in Tijuana meeting with leaders, speaking in their schools and preaching. It was wonderful to see their hearts so full of love for God and hunger for more. Denny and Danette have grown children and are grandparents. Al-
though they have very full lives, they are blessed to be able to spend quality time with their family, and enjoy having them join them at times during their travels. They are apostolic in calling and have a ‘father/mother’ heart for the Body of Christ. They visited us at House of Hope several months ago, and we witnessed and experienced that love, passion, and encouragement to us, first hand. They are a very relational and loving couple and their heart was to return to Cranbrook and rekindle the passionate pursuit for God and His Kingdom in the people here. All are welcome to join us for this Conference. Location: House of Hope, 629 6th St. N.W., Cranbrook (across from BC Hydro) Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. and Saturday Oct. 5 at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. No cost, but freewill offerings will be taken to cover expenses. Registration: www. ihopecranbrook.ca Info: 250-421-3784 Submitted by Cathy Pretty for House of Hope
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