The Day Metallica Came to Church: Searching for the Everywhere God in Everything

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Overview

What do the music of Metallica and Bach, the film Crash, and stories about Batman have in common? According to author and pastor John Van Sloten, God can speak through all of them—if we're listening. Out of his own often startling and sometimes wrenching journey of discovery, Van Sloten shows how God can speak to us through anything and everything—heavy metal music, R-rated films, sports, and even the latest fashions. This book might just change the way you hear God's voice—and how you live in today's world.

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The idea that God can be found in all things is nothing new in Christianity. Still, some contemporary believers are reticent to search for God in popular culture, which is often dubbed a “lower” form of entertainment. Van Sloten, a pastor and former real estate developer, cannot help seeing God everywhere, and he goes to great lengths to help his congregation do the same. Whether heavy metal music, sports, or blockbuster films, the author mines a large swath of U.S. pop culture and adroitly connects people’s desire to enjoy these entertainments with their desire to find God. All along he cautions against replacing or equating God with music and mass media, but he never dilutes the message about God’s omnipresence in human life. Not all Christians will be comfortable with the author’s suggestions, but many others will appreciate his ability to discern the holy in everyday life, especially in those areas too often considered “secular.” (Aug.)
Jacquie Moore
John Van Sloten finds divine revelation in a cup of cappuccino and at an NHL hockey game, but he's far from naive; indeed, his brand of faith is as deep and expansive as his joy is infectious. These are the profoundly humble, intelligent, yearning ramblings of a seeker with wide open eyes and the courage to shove aside conventions of church-culture to discover grace and goodness.
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Leonard Sweet
"If only I knew how to find him" (Job 23:3). Job, meet John. John Van Sloten has developed a spiritual radar-system which picks up the vibes of the Spirit in the culture and the church. In this amazing book he shows us how we too can read the divine by radar, stay on course, and lead a supercharged life.
Richard Mouw
Don't go—or refuse to go!—to another rock concert or soccer match without first reading this marvelous book. It is a reliable and inspiring guide to hearing the Lord speak to us in new and exciting places.
Shane Claiborne
An artistic and playful reminder that, though the Church is God's primary instrument for changing the world, that doesn't mean God is limited to religious stuff. Scriptures are filled with God working in unlikely and scandalous ways, through brothel owners and adulterous kings and reborn terrorists. And just as the Scripture says the rocks can cry out, John Van Sloten reminds us that so can the rock stars.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781592554959
  • Publisher: Square Inch
  • Publication date: 8/28/2010
  • Pages: 250
  • Sales rank: 553,455
  • Product dimensions: 4.70 (w) x 6.90 (h) x 0.70 (d)

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John Van Sloten is the pastor of New Hope Church in Calgary, Alberta.
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  • Posted October 11, 2010

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    Quite a read. Very Provocative. Highly Recommended.

    The Day Metallica Came To Church John Van Sloten Square Inch, Faith Alive Christian Resouces What do the music of Metallica and Bach, the film Crash, and stories about Batman have in common? According to author and pastor John Van Sloten, God can speak through all of them -- if we're listening. Out of his own startling and sometimes wrenching journey of discovery, Van Sloten shows how God can speak to us through anything and everything -- Heavy metal music, R-rated films, sports, and even the latest fashions. If you're listening, this book might change the way you hear God's voice -- and how you live in today's world. I was intrigued by the premise of Metallica visiting a church where the pastor was planning on preaching using the lyrics and music of Metallica to bring out the truth of God. I had an opportunity to read the first chapter online before getting this book, and the actual story of Metallica (or their representatives, as the band was in another city) visiting the church piqued my interest. The online version of the story ended with the first chapter of the book and I was excited to find out more to the story. Unfortunately, that first chapter encompassed the entirety of Metallica's visit to church that one day. I read on, hoping that Van Sloten would come back to it and give more detail about the sermon, or the reaction by the congregation, of the community reaction of a pastor blasting Metallica through the church speakers. Sadly, that never happened. However, I was introduced to a concept I had never considered before: The concept that there are two different texts of scripture -- The Holy Bible, and the world itself. Anyone who has ever watched the sun rise over a lake, hidden from the rest of the world, or watched the sun set behind the mountains deep in the desert, or witnessed the awe-inspiring beauty of a rainbow after a storm can tell you that nature itself shouts of a Creator. No Christian can argue that the perfect balance of our solar system, or the exact perfection of our atmosphere, or the delicate nature of an egg is proof of God at work in our lives. But we tend to ignore the most obvious, tell-tale sign of God: the nature of man. God made us in His image, and through this image replication we are a reflection of God. Every one of us. Our actions may not belie Christ, but some of our characteristics certainly do. For instance, God created man and He saw that it was good. God takes pride in His workmanship. We are his workmanship and He saw that we were good. This is why every man on earth takes pride in creating something with his own two hands. We are wired to do that! God is exemplifying His nature in us by our innate desire to create. I won't go through the rest of the book, as this is just meant to be a review, but suffice it to say that this work is a true journey of discovery for anyone open to a revelation from God. I disagree with some of his theology, but the truth that Van Sloten brings forth in this small book are well worth the read. If you are ready to be challenged to see a different side of God that you probably never even gave a thought to, you definitely need to find this book. You cannot walk away from this book without being changed. I was not required to write a favorable review of this book. All of the opinions in this review are mine and do not reflect the opinions of the author.

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