I actually still have that record, that's Joe Smooth's Promised Land.

FV

Here are some bite sized answer's.

Why are we here?

Because He chose to and loved us before us.

- Why do we dance?

For the same reason we worship, because to some people in many ways, dancing is thier worship.  This is just one way
we see how much God loves diversity.

- Why isn't dancing wrong?

Walking is to be considered a series of controlled falls.  Just based on that alone,dancing would probably have the same definition.  Thats just a strict scientific look at it.  But it isn't that simple.  We walk because at some point in time we chose to walk somewhere.  Its the same for dancing too.  There is nothing wrong with the concept of dancing anymore than there is with the concept of walking. Its the means of which you choose to do the act that
constitutes the nature.  A hammer is a hammer and thats that.  Now i could choose to use the hammer to buid a house for someone in need of a home, or I could use the hammer to break into a house and feed my own.  So when dancing, if your just doing it to satisfy your flesh then dancing is wrong.  But if your doing it to connect to the people around you, or to just blow some steam off or because your having a dance with God, i dont see a problem.

- Why should we embrace a culture known for drugs, sex and other things not of God?

 For the same thereason Jesus concerned  tax collectors, partygoers and the sort in His time on Earth. If we only love those people when they change on thier own, then our love is conditional. Then that means we ARE NOT SHARING GODS LOVE FOR ALL.

- Why has God led us into this dance scene? How do we know it was God?
God works all through all.  You know it's God when you know God (Mark 6:45-56).

yes guys, sometimes I need to let it all out... and that's often when I write for TF... as Bono says 'some stories are not songs'... also if I have some solutions or knowledge that I think might help others find solutions, or have something turning around in my mind, and have a bit of time, I'll just write it down... or frustrations that I deal with that I know others do too, and solutions I find, etc etc... once you write the first article or two it gets easy cuz you sort of get into a groove of how to communicate, and its fun to experiment with new topics etc.  love to hear what others have to say here in the future...