Guerrilla Lovers.

"Jesus was the only sinless person who ever lived, but he drew the most sinful people to him like a magnet."

"A love revolution spreads from person to person, one individual to another."

I just got Vince Antonucci's new book, Guerrilla Lovers. It is phenomenal, I expected no less. Vince used to be a associate pastor at New Life until he and Joe Heilman [New Life's first music minister] ventured to VA Beach to spread the love of God and start the church Forefront. Currently Vince and his wife, Jen are starting Verve, a church for people that hate church on the Strip in Las Vegas. Awesome!

I love how Vince points out how much the Christian movement gained momentum and people when it first started, when people didn't have Christian TV, flashy church buildings, cheesy t-shirts and bumper stickers, or Christian websites. The first Christians didn't even have a Bible to share with people. They just loved people. They formed relationships and took care of people who needed it. They sacrificed their own happiness and health to care for and show Jesus to others. And they multiplied like like college boys on a pan of unattended brownies. We have so many resources and technology, but Christians hardly get their hands dirty serving people anymore. What is that?

Read Matthew 25:31-46.

Guerrilla Lovers is challenging and the real life stories in it are inspiring. It makes me wish I didn't live in "The MACU Bubble" where it is harder for me to make relationships and love people. But, maybe the more work I put into finding people, and going out of my way to surprise attack people with love, the more meaningful and life-changing it will be.

In the words of The Beatles,

"You say you want a revolution

Well, you know
We all want to change the world"

And from Mahatma Gandhi,

"Be the change you want to see in the world." and, "In a gentle way you can shake the world."

Mother Teresa stated,

"Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat."

"Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired."

"If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. "

Don't wait around for someone else to take the lead, GO OUT! START A REVOLUTION!! And while you're out there, get Vince's book, and let it transform your heart and life. Change the world with revolutionary compassion. And start with those in your community who are often overlooked. Make someone's day and it'll make yours.

LOVELOVELOVE!

-S-

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Wear your seatbelts.

Once Upon A December

Once Upon A December

I don't ever want to forget who I am. Who my family is. Where I came from.

i need to fall.

Oh, look, there you go again
Puttin' on that smile again
Even though I know you've had a bad day
Doin' this and doin' that
Always puttin' yourself last
A whole lotta give and not enough take
But you can only be strong so long before you break

So fall
Go on and fall apart
Fall into these arms of mine
I'll catch you
Everytime you fall
Go on and lose it all
Every doubt, every fear,
Every worry, every tear,
I'm right here
Baby, fall

Forget about the world tonight
All that's wrong and all that's right
Lay your head on my shoulder, and let it fade away
And if you wanna let go, baby, its okay

Fall
Go on and fall apart
Fall into these arms of mine
I'll catch you
Everytime you fall
Go on and lose it all
Every doubt, every fear,
Every worry, every tear,
I'm right here
Baby fall

Hold on, hold on,
Hold on to me

Fall
Go on and fall apart
Fall into these arms of mine
I'll catch you
Everytime you fall
Go on and lose it all
Every doubt, every fear,
Every worry, every tear,
I'm right here
Baby fall

Clay Walker - Fall

Sometimes I act like I'm really strong, like I have everything together, that my feelings don't get hurt. But that's wrong. Totally. I am not strong. I don't have practically anything together. My feelings do get hurt. Sometimes, I think I just need to fall apart... so God can pick me up and just hold me. So He can put the pieces back together. Cause He wants to. And holding everything in really isn't healthy.

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Tenth Avenue North - By Your Side

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4

best weekend.

Mmmm, It's always better when we're together

Yeah we'll look at the stars and we're together

Well, it's always better when we're together

Yeah it's always better when we're together.

I just can't say it any better than Jack Johnson.