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i recently bought some stuff from Word and Koorong during their after xmas sales
one thing i got was a dvd called "livin' it"
it is a skate and bmx film by Stephen Baldwin and Keven Palau
all the skaters and riders are christians
all of them are pro's in thier chosen
some are among the best of the best in their chosen
some are just among the best
everythig they have to say is cool
it is just straight from their lives in pro skate/bmx
then there is the other bits
where Stephen Baldwin says stuff and does stuff
he is the brother of Alec Baldwin (famous actor)
Stephen is also an actor just not quite as famous
he has been a christian since somewhere around end of 2001
it is easy to see that he has gone from being a
hollywood rich actor who only says God when he wants to blame someone
to a man who found God and got grabbed a hold of and went to extreme church makeover
so he now doesn't look like your average block but some sort of freak
who tries to be cool and maybe once was
but now talks about Jesus and makes the impression that
i have to become like him to become a christian
totally change the clothes i wear so they all have christian God slogans
and symbols all over them
pretend like i am invincible
and forget my old friends to have more Godly ones
the problem i have is that i wonder how much he is immersed in the american church lifestyle
(generalisation i know)
and how well he can relate to the people he works with in the tv and movie business
by dressing and acting the way he does on this movie

see being incarnational is something i have been both learning about and dealing with
being all things to all people (for those aware of this ironic statement)
looking like a normal person to those around you, someone they can relate too

for instance i have for a long time had this idea that
listening to "Christian" music, watching "Christian" videos, and wearing "Christian" clothes
would help me in being a better Christian
when really it just helped me be apart of the one culture that is already reached

for instance I got some friends of mine to print on a t-shirt i bought "Jesus is my Super Hero"
'cause he is and i like super heros and the slogan sounded cool to me
but to people who don't know God they don't really care that Jesus is my Super Hero
he isn't theirs so there is no common ground to be building on there
true i could wear it to encourage other Christians to remeber that
Jesus is the one we are to look up to 'cause he saved us
but then i would only need wear it when meeting with only Christians
does happen but only for short periods of days not like a whole day

as well while it might be highly benficial for me to listen to positive "Christian" music
my friends at work have no flamin' idea who Relient K and Jars of Clay are

so what to do???
have a balance
like my Tooth and Nail Records trucker cap
first of all it's a trucker cap (everyone has them at the moment)
secondly it is a record company who have bands that consist of people who follow Jesus
thirdly it is known to be MXPX's old record label of years old
fourthly MXPX are highly respected punk rockers world wide
it is something that relates to both God and the world

which brings me to something else not having the whole secular and sacred separation thing
so actually my cap relates to God being in the world
cause he is

that's enough for tonight i think is late/early and time for sleep
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