Another Facebook conversation that went a little sideways. C: At what point did Christians decide worship of God should always be subdued and orderly? Will we not be emotive and exuberant in heaven?! Me: 400 AD :) Me: When did Christians decide church was good music followed by a 6th-grade lecture? Worshiping God is like loving your spouse. It's not something that ...
Challenging Beliefs
Why are people so afraid of being challenged on what they believe in? I think it's because they are unsure of it themselves. If we welcomed opposing dialogue more often i think we would all be the stronger for it. We have connected belief to identity, and our identity to our belief. Therefore anyone who challenges, ...
II Peter 1
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you ...
Platitude Alert
Meme Platitude Alert! The meme above is a trite, meaningless, and likely a prosaic statement, generally directed at quelling social, political, religious, emotional, or cognitive unease. Platitudes present a shallow, unifying wisdom for those who merely support a vague idea or notion of what is being discussed. Like the meme posted above, they are one dimensional, overused, and ...
Cats or Dogs
I've had cats for years, but more recently have become a dog owner, something that I never thought I would do. Let's just say that my daughter won. :) I've grown to love the little guy. It would be almost impossible not to love him. He has much love to give and wants nothing but love ...