Epistles from Easterfest

It was pretty cool, first up. Yeah. The music, the messages, the food, the people - was very good, in each aspect.
The food - well. First time I went there, I discovered a little something called Divine Doughnuts. Basically, they make them on-site. and they're big, and crunchy, and warm. Have a look: http://www.divinedoughnuts.com.au/ Best doughnuts. Krispy Kreme's got nothing on 'em. Then we went to a Thai place one night. And there was also a woodfire pizza place. Needless to say, I was slightly out of pocket by the end of it.

The people - well, it's a Christian event. Suppose that could mean different things to different people. But you didn't get any people being annoying to you, pushing you around, laughing at you. The crew there were great, always interacting with you. Had a chat with a couple of different people, was quite interesting.

The music - where to start? Well, I saw Compliments of Gus, MercyMe, Garage Hymnal, Chris Poulsen Trio, Michael W Smith, Scat, Kaytee Faulkner, and bits of Tigertown, Northie, Hawk Nelson, and the Watoto Children's Choir. Highlights - probably Scat, Garage Hymnal and MercyMe. If you haven't heard of Scat before, they're a pretty cool jazz quartet. Have a look: http://www.youtube.com/user/scatjazz/
There were also a few non-musical acts I saw, including Cameron Semmens, The Mime Guy, Luke Holt, Micheal Connell, and Christopher Wayne. The first four are comedians - Cameron also a poet, more specifically - and Chris is a magician. Pretty good stuff, on all counts.

The messages - well, one main one, really. After the church service on Sunday night, this guy did a fantastic talk on Amazing Grace. Talking about how it wasn't ordinary grace, or second-rate grace. It was amazing grace. And he talked about three of Jesus's parables - The Lost Coin, The Lost Sheep, and The Prodigal Son. Found it particularly interesting how he said that we need to stop paying attention to the 99 (the Christians already saved) and start focusing on the 1 (those not yet saved). 'Twas a pretty darn good message. Probably in the top 5 I've ever heard.

Oh, and one more thing: I also saw the movie Courageous. Easily one of the best Christian movies I've seen - it deals with real issues (and well!), but it has a good story too - action, comedy, drama, tragedy, the whole shebang. Oh, and the comedy is pretty good. :D It's a fantastic movie. If you have a chance to watch it, do, please, it's really good.

So, all in all, Easterfest was pretty darn good. :)