What Would Jesus Buy?
My good friend Rick McKinley who Pastors Imago Dei Community in Portland just did a fascinating interview with Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) about his new movie What Would Jesus Buy? I've no idea if and when it will come out in the UK but it looks wildly entertaining whilst at the same time delivering some body blows to the commercialism and consumerism that is driving Christmas.
Imago Dei are part of the Advent Conspiracy, find out more about it here. It's a great idea and a challenge to us all to spend less and give more this Christmas.
This is a message I was trying to strike home at the 'Touchdown' event last weekend in regard to our response to the AIDS pandemic in Africa. One of the statistics that struck me was that in sub-Saharan Afica this year 1.7 million adults and children were newly infected with HIV. That is equivalent to the entire population of my country (Northern Ireland)! Christmas was meant to change the world. We can be part of that change! We can change what is happening in Africa. A revolution of love and action. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
Thought the Touchdown service went well, really hit home especially at this advent time when we can so easily get consumed by the materialism. Keep up the good work, Colin (Boardmills)
Posted by: Colin | December 07, 2007 at 01:09 PM
thats cool the he was interviewed at church, lol, i went to imago last summer when i was in portland, great community... im gonna check out that advent thing...
Posted by: connor Mccullough | December 08, 2007 at 05:59 PM
That is grea bro. Will have to check out the movie for sure, loved Super Size Me. Peace.
Posted by: Becca | December 09, 2007 at 07:33 AM