Here’s a little fun for you folks and maybe another way of drawing from the Lord’s well of life. I hope so. A couple of years ago Derek and I put some new words to a Beach Boys song Wouldn’t It Be Nice. We changed the words to reflect what it would be/could be/should be/is like, in the body of Christ, as a local community of saints in one another’s lives under His Headship, giving Him expression. This means sticking…
Recently Derek and I re-watched the 2005 movie Walk The Line – starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon in the true story of Johnny Cash and June Carter. It’s an old favourite of ours and full of wonderful songs that we love. In the story of the movie, Johnny was besotted with June from the second he laid eyes on her. After then, he only had eyes for her and he continually pursued her. He was never going to give…
In the early 1990’s there was a film called ‘Death Becomes Her’. It starred Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. Basically, it was about a woman who took a potion to keep her looking young but it actually meant she lived forever even after being killed and while her body decomposed. The title of this old movie came to my mind during the week reflecting on the life that the Lord has called us to as believers. As believers…