You Can Only Love God As Much As You Love ________.

**I'm RE-POSTING this today, because I believe it needs to be said.  In light of demonizing politics and demonizing prayers (gun control, the election, the fiscal cliff, and yesterday's inauguration), its timely - for ME and for you.  I first need to admit that I did not come up with this thought.

You can love God only as
much as you love ______________.

(fill in the blank w/ terrorists, antagonists to your faith, your boss, George W. Bush, President Obama, Pat Robertson, or Mark Driscoll; whoever you cannot stand, and wished ill)
 *I can thank Katie Schultz for that nugget of inspiration.

Nor can I claim this statement as my own:
"I believe in the Trinity, so I believe God exists as a community of ecstatic love: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God names not merely a thing but a relation. God is a relational God bound together by love. Before God is anything else, God is love. It’s not that first God exists and then God decides to love. It is love which constitutes God’s very existence. Moreover, God’s love is not self contained, but it extends to all creation. God’s mission is to love creation. That’s straight up missional theology...If we want to know God (and if we want to be able to say something substantive about God), we have to participate in the mission of God. Without engaging in mission we can possess knowledge about God, but we can never truly know God. To know God is to participate in God’s mission."
*That was written by Tim Suttle, and it sums up a lot of background text.

In Matthew 5 & 25, we read that how we love our enemies and the least of these, is also how we love God.

Consider that the next time you post a nasty (or backhanded) Twitter or Facebook comment regarding your disdain for the President (or potential candidate), political party affiliation, or laws passed.  Because how you love, determines how you love...

Peace,
Ross 

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Thanks so so very much to ALL that came out on Friday night to the EP release show at Cicero's!  It's always humbling to play in front of a sold-out crowd, and you guys did it!   It means the world to have your support.  If you weren't able to pick up a copy of the new EP on Friday, here's a link to grab it via iTunes: CLICK HERE TO BUY THE EP

Peace,
Ross

TONIGHT!

Hey St. Louis folk...
I'm playing a CD RELEASE CONCERT tonight at Cicero's (on the Delmar Loop) at 8:30PM.  I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to see you there!!!

Peace,
Ross

US/MEX.

I have a heart for our brothers and sisters in Mexico.  Every story I hear, I hope to pass along to others.  Here's one that's worth telling...



Peace,
Ross

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY CORA!!!

Its hard to believe that Cora turned 5 today!  She woke up to cake, flowers, and a princess balloon (per her request)...Happy birthday Cora!!!

   

Peace,
Ross

BEST OF 2012 {MOVIES}

Once again I thought it'd be fun (and part obligatory) to start 2013 by looking back at the best of 2012.  Today we'll look at movies...only with the restriction that I had to have actually seen the movie in the theatre (which is rare with babysitting fees).  That being said, here's my list (in no particular order):

Peace,
Ross

BEST OF 2012 {MUSIC}

Happy twenty-thirteen!

I thought it'd be fun (and part obligatory) to start 2013 by looking back at the best of 2012.  Today we'll look at music...only with the restriction that I had to have purchased a physical copy of the album.  That being said, here's my list (in no particular order):

Peace,
Ross