Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. – Soren Kierkegaard
maybe I’ll just start typing and hope my dominant thoughts catch up with me…
Do you ever wonder what aliens might think about us…if there were such things as aliens…which I’m not saying I believe…or don’t believe? I think they might look through our history books, People magazines, law reviews and TV Guide and come to the conclusion that we are a society of extremists. History would have us believe that every important person who ever lived disagreed completely with at least one other person/country/government about what was important in life and both of them found it absolutely impossible to reconcile their views on social action or the best way to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It’s as if no one has ever been able to live peacefully with the tension of two possible solutions to one dilemma, two practicable answers to one question.
Post-modern Christians are unafraid to represent the undecided majority of history. We don’t have to draw lines in the sand, puff out our chests and dare the opposition to disagree with us about the best color to paint the nursery or the exact and final meaning of the word “elect”. We entirely embrace history for what it can teach us about God and self, but we reject the practice of prescribing historical methodology to contemporary situations like trying to fit square pegs into round holes!!!
And so I’m left with little more than good principles to follow, making my own stumbling-tripping-falling way through this weird life.
But, strangely, I’m okay with that.
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i'm jenn. i'm 30 years old and still trying to figure out what i want to be when i grow up. i'm open to suggestions...
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Hi Jenn,
I had to re-read that a few times to get the gist of it, and I guess I don't really believe that you are strangely okay with it all! I don't think you are, and probably me neither and neither some others too. I wonder though - I think world wide Christians are slowly being led forward into righteousness - including justice and loving each other and the world. And possibly the way things are just now - the seemingly passiveness of church life is part of a big stage that the church has been going through. I guess church history must be enlightening - but I guess too that the best is to press on towards the mark! (I heard a really good sermon about that last week. I want to send it to you...) And ta for writing the other day - looking forward to summer!
"So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?"
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail
"let's rock this joint" - allan greig
well...i can see that I'm going to have to watch what I say from now on, as the comments to my most recent blog seem to reflect that I am both hypocritical and delusional. I don't know if I should be offended or just fall before God and humanity and repent!! Yikes!
No way Jenn! Not at all having a go at you (As they say in British lingo!) Just figured very presumptuously that I knew you a bit - and would figure you to be one that is strangly very affected by these issues rather than unphased... And you are I believe -and have taught me to be more concerned about the way things are -and I'm grateful for that. It was a compliment Jenn!! Admittedly in a round about way... See ya later.
what? I don't get it? who said what, where, when about who? uh.... must be a weird girl thing. All I said was "let's rock this joint." sorry, I guess...I think. Ummm, okay...well sorry that beth and MLK are so mean, I guess. Um, I like you jenn, I like americans, I like america, please don't put me back on the boat. please!!!
Hi Jenn,
When are you coming over - I miss you lots. Love you always! Beth
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