"It's good to take risks, but to live risky can be a problem," a friend used to say to me.
Last night I watched about an hour of Christian television (mo'star is still the best) and then my wife pointed me to Sky Anytime, where "Shine A Light" was on demand. What a brilliant concert film, it really captures the Stones in their ancient age, along with some brilliant cinematography, freakin' awesome.
I have to say I enjoyed it more, at least in a material sense, than 90% of the religious media I've seen. Yeah, yeah you are gonna say "well, its the flesh Roy, of course the Stones are exciting." But that is not what I mean.
Why is the continual stream of Christian stuff I watch so dull, so not-risky, standard television?
As an example, when people watched the outpouring from Lakeland, or the Breakout meetings at Mo'Star, there was something about it that was a gamble-- not only did you get a sense of participation from it, but you never knew what would happen next. Somebody getting healed? Somebody going into a trance? getting a word? It created an excitement.
You'd think that we could do more of that. Jesus' earthly ministry was one that caused acclaim and persecution, ecstasy and controversy-- where's the church in creating art that causes a stir and speaks into culture?
We can take risks without being risky, and be wise while being shrewd and transmit brilliance rather than the normal and expected fare.
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