"When is what people are and do off the stage going to matter more than what they are and do on the stage?" "When is Godly goodness going to be more important to us than human capability?" Hard questions aren't they!! Rahdona dumped these questions on me right in the middle of my youtube playlist of favorite guitar instrumentalist. Suddenly I had the urge to check into Tommy Emmanuel's background, beliefs and moral code.

But beyond that our conversation went into the realms of The Church. When is ministry's stage presence going to match its lifestyle? If my generation could pick one thing to hate it would be "FAKE"!! Hypocrisy drives the millennials mad. Duel voiced preachers will never minister to the sons and daughters. Student's aren't concerned so much with age as they are authenticity. Just in case you haven't noticed, "vintage" is "in"!! So come on elder!! Just preach to us!! If you're being real, we'll listen!!

"At some point Heaven has to become so overwhelming that all we think about is: how am I going to get there?" This is a cry, directly from the mouth of a millennial, for a vintage message that is more than a video clip and a sappy story. Without those pure passionate ministries that our grandparents cut their teeth on we'll constantly battle questions like this: "Is Heaven really a place that we want to go to, or is it just an idea that keeps us from thinking about Hell??" What are you going to teach and preach Sunday??

JRP