Day 86- Houston Church Visits (FINALLY!)

Wow, it's finally done.  It took me a solid week of writing, and once again, I touched on a bunch of themes that I wish I could explore further, but there will be time for that later-- that's why this is a project going into the fall semester rather than just a summer course.  As with all of the more eventful cities, here's a table of contents with links to each chapter:

Lakewood (7-23-11, 7PM)
Part 1- Prosperity Gospel and "Welcome to Lakewood!"
Part 2- Getting the Lay of the Land and Worship
Part 3- Worship Continues, Things Get Weird
Part 4- Sermon: "God Is a Rewarder"
Part 5- Joel Osteen: Friendly, Well-Intentioned, and Dangerous

Lord of the Streets (7-24-11, 7AM)
(For background information and my first visit to Lord of the Streets for Eucharist last Wednesday, July 20th, check here.  This was actually my second visit to the church.)
Part 1- Arrival and "More than Conquerors" Revisited
Part 2- Sermon, Departure, Fenced In

Ecclesia (7-24-11, 5PM)
Part 1- Background and Arrival
Part 2- Worship
Part 3- Sermon: Trust, Faith, and a Small Miracle

Yep, a crazy 24 hours.  I attended four worship services and four churches (three of which being part of this study) and still have plenty more to talk about.  For now, I'm going to rest up a bit this evening and then head to Potter's House tomorrow for my final official church visit of this summer roadtrip.  When I get to Memphis, I'll be attending a service at Bellevue Baptist Church, but most of my attention once I'm in town will be focused on ordination matters.

Peace and Blessings,
Tom