We went to a really cool (add surprise inflection) Anglican church this past Sunday. Sorry to any Episcopal/Anglicans out there, but I did have a bit of a stodgy, boring image in my mind of what it was going to be like. God likes to prove me wrong every so often or just plain often. It seemed to be a vibrant, healthy, active church. We did go to their "informal" worship service, so that made things, well, less formal. They have three services every Sunday, one traditional, one a little less so, and then the informal. We met and chatted with a very cool guy and talked to another guy that we were told to look for by a friend. It was great to see that they were not putting God in this box and saying there is one way to worship God. They see value in the traditional liturgy and the more "contemporary" way of doing things. My personal opinion is that if they got Jesus as the focus and source of it all, new people are attracted to it, people are growing and maturing, then great. Who cares what denomination or name you put on it. I think we are going to check out the traditional service as well to get a better feel for the church overall. Good stuff I say.
Hooray! My motorcycle has been freed to ride again. I got it out of customs yesterday and was able to ride a teensy bit. The stinky bit is that I can't license it yet though. I upgraded the brake lines to stainless steel braided ones a year ago. (If you are curious to the technicals reasons why they are vastly superior to rubber, then email me.) NZ requires that there be a litte stamp or label on them though that show what specifications they were made to, like DOT or something. But even though mine were made by a racing manufacturer they don't have that little bit on them so I have to get new ones. I was a little bummed thinking I could go for a ride this weekend since the sun was out, but alas the Honda is once again hibernating in a garage until I can rectify the brake lines. I will ride again!!
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