We just got back from a concert tonight at the Jesus House in Bloomington.  Glen Kaiser, a chicago-based preacher/musician/blues king, gave a benefit concert in support of a new missions project that JPUSA is doing.  We brought Aidan because he has a passion about live music and has enjoyed blues music since last summer.  Tonight was no great exception; Glen is a talented musician and shortly after he started Aidan was really into the music.  Of course, being so close to his beadtime we lsated about midway through the set before we had to beat a hasty retreat.

There were two things that made tonight really a unique experience.  At one point, Aidan was acting up and I had to take him back to the back of the room.  As I looked around the room watching people enjoy, listen, and worship to the music that was being played I noticed something beautiful.  There are so many people that come to the Jesus house that come from different economic backgrounds and are down on their luck.  What the Jesus house people do is love well and give of all that they are and expect nothing in return.  What was beautiful was that I sat there and watched the diversity of God’s kingdom in the people from the west side of bloomington sitting next to people from the east side and it was a beautifully painted picture of how we are all desperately in need of a savior.

The other unique thing was that during one the mini sermons that Glen was giving he mentioned Bill Gates and how us not making our faith active is kind of like Bill giving someone 100 bucks; it’s really nothing for him to do that.  Faith calls for action, real action.  Well, after going on for a second about the richest man in the world, Glen commented ‘Maybe that’s why I like Linux’.  I really wonder about how well Linux is penetrating the market and culture when a blues guy starts talking about using Linux…I wonder if a change is a comin?