Emerging Africa

Recently I read two sections of the Old Testament that challenged my understanding of the person of God and the notion of "covenant". I refer to Genesis 16 and 21. In these chapters, God reveals His compassion in ways that even then should have made the authors of scripture consider carefully their position in relation to God.

This morning I had an opportunity to lead devotions in the staffroom. I wanted to do something very different. So I took ABBA's "Take a Chance on me", printed the text, added scriptural references to backup the sentimentso the song and then asked my colleagues to imagine Christ singing the song to them. I have attached the text to this entry in PDF format.

I am a newcomer to the ideas of the Emergent Church. When I first encountered references to the Emergent Church I must admit that I was most concerned. This was before I had really encountered the element of dialogue and conversation that informs Emergent discussion.