Tonight at Gravity Bookstore, Ross King and traveling troupe played a show of select songs that Ross has written. This has been the second time seeing Ross live in the past year and I am just amazed with the songs this guy writes, his presentation and story behind each song. This guy is transparent, raw and authentic in his faith, life and the things he shares. One song he has written really speaks to me, and is encouraging that I can find sustenance, life, grace and understanding when I simply don’t understand, in God. It also challenges me to live in a way that is simply that to others. He was also talking about his role as worship leader and that the goal of their church is to be raw and authentic and open with one another. So that they may live together and function as the body. He used a great illustration of this with him getting a splinter in his finger and having to play a show the next day, and how that simple splinter affected his guitar playing and had to compensate for that. How often is that like the church? And a lot of times we don’t compensate for a “wounded” or “injured” part of the body. He made this thought about his desire to be authentic and transparent:

Honesty and sometimes awkwardness in church is better than cozy, comfort and being tidy

Thats my unofficial official Ross King quote. Man that hit me hard. From my experience and current observations of the church, how true the second half is. I am guilty of this big time.

And Ross, if you ever read this…”Venice is sinking…there only fixing it with temporary solutions to a permanent problem.” Here’s a couple photo’s I snapped off my phone. I had the chance to hang out after the concert and hear him play a few more songs after everyone was gone. Later.

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