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Draw the Line?
*updated 12/20/2009 @9:30pm* I’ll blog more about this in this space by Monday afternoon but I wanted to open up the gates to see what people think of this article titled “Evangelical church opens doors fully to gays”.
Thoughts?
If you look down in comments you’ll find two amazing Men of God who lay the case out pretty effectively. Scott Roche (spiritualtramp) and Jason Ackerman (jasonmonster) are two fairly well balanced Christian men of whom I’ve had the honor to work on a few things with and as far as I can tell, they know what they’re talking about.
The bottom line is quotes and ideas that both Scott and Jason point out. This one got me (and Scott) going. “I just didn’t feel God would tell a person to deny a big part of who they are and to keep it a secret.” When you sign up to be a Christian (as the name implies – CHRIST-like) you’re setting yourself apart from the world of sin. Mind you, we’re going to sin everyday but the focus of being a Christian is to work against that part of our humanity. We strive to be Christ in everything we do and if we’re going to even break even on that agreement we’re going to have some rules about what is cool and what is not cool.
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Day 13 – The Stand Not Taken
I’m probably going to catch some flack for this, but I think Rick Warren may need to hire me as his public relations man. I would go so far as to say he’s definitely made life for us Christians a little harder in dealing with people who look at us like we’re crazy. Mind you, changing people’s minds and hearts about most Christians is a challenge in and unto itself, but go with me for a moment.
Rick Warren was recently connected via Rachel Maddow’s cable television program to Uganda and several people who have decided it’s a really great idea (it isn’t if you haven’t guessed that already) to enact a law that makes killing homosexuals awesome (I’m paraphrasing here as this whole thing makes me want to projectile vomit), bans hanging out with them or something and makes it cool to rat out people who homosexual and tattle on those that hang out with them.
Let’s get this out of the way. What. In. The. Wide. World. Of. Sports. Is. Going. On Here. I mean, honestly. I know things in far away countries are different as beliefs that are most definitely not Western in nature have long existed for good and/or bad reasons. There is a reason why gay marriage and homosexuals as a whole continue to struggle against much of this kinds of issues. Mind you, here in the United States we’ve somehow managed to grow towards the “tolerate” marker on the “Wheel of hate” spinner and even in the last ten years started to lean towards “indifferent”.
Daily – Day 11 – Reality is Killing us
I’ve been negligent in getting my daily with God up here and I’m sorry…again. Today I’m deviating from the normal bible thumpin’ and brimstone layin’ to take a step back. Meaning to evaluate us. Not just you and me. Everyone. The Nation as a whole. From Hollyweird to The East Coasters and back again. Because I believe Reality is killing all of us. I’m talking about Reality Television. I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir on most of this (I would like to think all of this) but I’m going to bring God into this argument and sprinkle in some Christianity for good measure. Hopefully after I’m done mixing this little essay we’ll have something good to marinate on our brains.
With Balloon Boy it was exposed. We were all more or less aware of people who want to be famous. There’s all kinds from all corners. Some manage to find their niche in the world and make it their own by serving some kind of purpose. Whether it actually does something for anyone is anyone’s guess. Then there are those that seek it and fail repeatedly. It’s usually not a bad thing when they fail. They just keep on looking for that job or life that makes them happy, satisfied and supported. And then there’s the crazy ones. The ones that are hiding just below the radar of most people. Balloon Boy is one example. The White House Party crashers are another. These are the people who seek publicity, notoriety and the money that eventually comes with all those things.
Daily – When You Wander
God’s something to everyone. And guess what? All of us are everything to Him.
When God’s people were sent to wander in the desert for all those years there was a purpose behind God’s intent.
It was never meant to happen the other way around. We’re not meant to wander away from Him for an extended period of time. He needs as. He desires us. And if you wanted to go all creepy with a twist of vampire, he hungers for us. He pines for us. There is something about God’s Love that is everlastingly mysterious and terrifying at the same time.
God loves you no matter what. It’s not based on a litany of conditions (marriages are based on those) or requirements of daily sacraments (that got old in the…Old Testament) or how you hold you head or how many times you pray a day.
It’s is founded on a relationship of Love. At its core Christianity has no simpler message than that. Love encompasses all the actions we are to engage in towards the world and those around us and within it.
Jesus Loved. God Loves. Simple and practical.
And yes, I’m back to doing this daily. Fingers and toes are crossed this time.
Daily: The Shack
First, a confession. I’ve been busy. Well, that counts for like two days. The rest I’ve been reeling. And by reeling, I mean hit by a Mack truck, slammed sideways by a freight train and stomped on in a stampede of the bulls from Pamplona. All by simply taking a book from my mentor and reading.
The book is “The Shack” by William P. Young and it is a fascinating journey of both emotional healing and theological study in the idea of the Christian faith. You would think combining those two items would lead to one of the more tinderbox-esque pieces of prose ever created…but reality is that it draws you in, lays it out for you and then slips you a mickie right about the end. You never recover from the roofie the book throws down your gullet. Truth is, you don’t want to ever look back from the moment you close this book.
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