3.03.2008

Indiscernible

This blog was originally started on February 14, 2008

So tonight at Core-munity, we were posed with the thought of where we've seen Jesus in our lives (following a discussion on the whole Matthew 16 "who is Jesus?" theme).  Anyhow, I got to thinking about the faces that had once reminded me of our dear saviour.  I realized that many of those friends, family, and church members that once so strongly mirrored Jesus to my life no longer did so.  This is my argument for a single constant:  God.

Abortion

Quick blog on abortion with a website plug at the end.

1) Those that cut themselves. 2) Those practicing bulimia/anorexia. 3) Nudists. 4) Suicide. 5) Drug addicts. 6) Absent fathers.

Their lives, their choices. Correct? Just because it's your body or your life doesn't make every action you choose to take with it the right one. Please, don't pick my list of 6 completely apart. I don't expect you to find all six of them completely repulsive. I was going for diversity. Most people will probably find at least one of the above to be morally wrong on some level, irregardless of your personal moral stance (or stances). Please also note that not one of the six involves harm being done to another person. And so, I grant everyone the rights to their own body.

Think about this list. Think about abortion. Please also visit www.Abort73.com (Graphic content warning... though, only if you get yourself into it). Please, end your own ignorance.

Consider the list and consider the website.

Goodnight.

12.09.2006

Real Fear

Okay, so it's been forever since I blogged... but I like to think that, while my blogs are few and far between, my blogs are well thought out and worth reading. So, anyhow, I got to thinking at our core group this past Thursday night about serious respect for the Cross. I got to thinking, while we were taking communion, about how I, as most of us probably do, often forget the serious commitment taken up by Jesus on the Cross. I often find myself not really thinking thru and fully appreciating the sacrifice made for us all. Often, I kind of process it thinking about, well yeah, you're really God... I mean, I totally appreciate your sacrifice for me to, but didn't you have this all planned out from the beginning? And the answer is yes, but I often forget that Jesus was just a man. He was a man that prayed to God, asking if he really had to go thru with this. He was a man that, as he hung there dying, cried out to God, asking why he had been forsaken. For as Jesus was fully man, he certainly appeared to be out of the loop on the entire plan. And so, it was definitely not something that was just going thru the motions; it was indeed a man listening to God because of His love for the world. Anyhow, just something I need to occassionally remind myself of that I thought I'd share.