I am not a person to leave up for discussion. I often state my facts and leave it be. Truth and logic are important. I believe it may be my competitive nature. As a reflect on my previous memorization’s of Romans 8 this past semester, would it of been better to memorize or thoroughly study [...]
The Forgotten Command
“Honor your father and mother” We probably hear this all the time. If you don’t know it is one of the ten commandments that God gave Moses to give to the people of Israel. I don’t know about you but my parents throw this in my face all the time. Everytime I say something out [...]
Moving Up
As the last days of school begin to come over many of us many thoughts have come into my head. All of the authors on this blog go to a Christian school so I came to think how many of the seniors are not going to go to a Christian college. Many are going to secular [...]
Look to God, not yourself
These past weeks have been crazy in school. It seems like all I have been doing lately is schoolwork. I have been very focused on getting everything done, and have been full of stress the entire time. But now, as I look back on it, I realize that I could have had a much easier [...]
Be Bold
As I have been working on my Bible paper that deals with different religions I have been realizing how I do not witness to people as often as I should. In my Bible paper I was assigned the section on two keys to witnessing to my specific religion, Buddhism. Going through the ways to witness [...]
Christianity and Dialogue? You tell me.
A couple evenings ago I was catching up on the news via Yahoo! News while trying to watch my usual Grey’s Anatomy. After the usual intense closing shots of the characters in distress I reopened by Apple and started reading a very interesting article about Christians and atheists communicating calmly. Yea thats [...]
Our world screams, “Paradox!!!”
Just a couple interesting thoughts for you. Someone sent me the following quote by Thomas Jefferson:
“Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of people that these liberties are a gift of God?”
Consider then, this man, who obviously had some affiliation [...]
The God That Was Not There?
Recently in Mr. Nandor’s class some of us watched the video, “The God that was Not There.” The narrator/author of the video went to Village Christian, a school very similar to ours, but is now a devout atheist. The reason he is no longer a Christian is because he was taught that the most unforgivable [...]
The First Postmondernist.
Two thousand years later and we are still stuck on the same question. “What is truth?” From the time of Pontius Pilate to the here and now, we grapple with the idea of truth. For many its just to loose of an idea to pin down. For many its a solid [...]
Why We Should Suffer
It was this Sunday morning at church, when the issue of suffering was addressed to me once again. My pastor started his sermon by throwing a difficult phrase at us, “Christians should not only desire but accept suffering.” “No one wants to suffer,” I thought to myself, but then as I continued to listen, [...]
An Enlightening Thought…
Recently, it seems that there has been an inescapable subject everywhere I go. At least it seems that way. Perhaps it had been there before, but because my mind wasn’t necessarily inclined to notice the matter it may have just gone right over my head. It truly seems that the conversation in [...]
Ecclesiastes!
The Book of Ecclesiastes was written by King Solomon. Solomon was known to be one of the wisest man on earth. This book depicts Solomon’s search for the meaning of life. Solomon tries to find fulfillment in education, pleasure, wealth, materialism (etc.), but what he soon realizes is that life is meaningless and futile. [...]
Abortion Bombings
As I was reading the news today, I came across an article which covered a story about a bomb planted in an abortion clinic. As I read this, it made me think about all of the “Christians” in the past who have done this, and how they believe they were doing the right thing. Some [...]
Check Yourself.
I have grown up in a Christian home, hearing many of the same sermons in church over and over again. Yet, occasionally, I hear those messages that hit me as something I had never even thought about. You would think that I could recognize anything out of the Bible, as it has been [...]
Call to Arms/Want to Help?
I’m currently engaged in debate with fitnessfortheoccasion right now, and one of our current topics is whether religion has any place in government. This blog is not so much to give my own opinion as it is to see what you guys have to say. Do you believe that separation of church and state is [...]
The Happiest Place on Earth
I am constantly shocked by what is allowed to be aired on national television. I recently heard the boundaries that MTV is supposed to abide by and I was stunned. Not only is just about every show these days consumed with sexual innuendoes, blasphemy, and profanity, but if they are not they will face rejection. [...]
A Violent Necessity: Part Deux
Comment by fitnessfortheoccasion on April 17, 2007 11:29 pm War is sometimes necessary, but that cannot mask how utterly counter-productive the so called war on terror has been.Those “eggs” marcelonicus refers to are human lives. Human lives lost. Human lives ruined by displacement, torture, and violence without end.Do not try to stoop to religion to [...]
What matters..
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world– the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions–is not from the Father but is from the [...]
Life taken for granted
“This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalms 118:24
I am sure that most of us have heard that Psalm before, I know that I have heard it alot. But, today I was really thinking about what it means, and it made me realize that we all, [...]
A Disgrace to Christianity
This article is an anecdote of a person whose show was ruined by a group of Christians. These Christians went into the performance and poured water all over his original show outline. This act is a disgrace to Christianity everywhere. This group of Christians might have thought they were doing something good because they didn’t [...]
Where Can Happiness Be Found?
Are you ever content with your life, or do you believe that you need to keep pushing forward? I heard a form of this question asked at church one day and it made me think a bit. Am I happy with where I am in my life right now? Are you?
There is no possible [...]
Snails and Marcovaldo
I blogged earlier about selfishness and the busyness of the American life. Another negative aspect of our busy schedules is the lack of appreciation for beauty in the small things of creation. We are consumed with cars, clothes, houses, etc., when the things of nature, such as leaves, trees, and the sky provide [...]
Theocracy, The First Amendement, and Christians
http://fitnessfortheoccasion.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/stand-against-theocracy/
This blog I found made me ponder the current members of our national government and what exactly our Constitution says as far as religion goes. These bloggers have practiced their rights under the First Amendment and now it is my turn. This blog speaks of our rights as citizens of this great nation, but [...]
Moses vs. Me
As humans, we have inherited a selfish nature. Thoughts of ourselves our endless and constant. We fill our schedules with appointments and activities that please or better ourselves. Think about how many things you do every day that are for yourself, as opposed to helping or spending time with someone else.
I was [...]
The Wonder Years
Growing up I watched many different sitcoms. My all time favorite was The Wonder Years. This was a show filmed in the 80’s, but based on the late 60’s and early 70’s. The main character, Kevin, is a young boy going into seventh grade. The show follows him up through his high school years. Each [...]
Fighting for God?
I recently read a article in Rolling Stone magazine called Teenage Holy War by Jeff Sharlet. While there are some positive features about what is going on with BattleCry, a Christian organization started by Ron Luce that trains teenagers to be prepared for the spiritual battle in the real world, I could not help but [...]
Truth, Will No Longer Be Silent.
God Big Enough to Embrace All
If they cannot there is something wrong with their understanding of their own faith system. God is not a Christian, a Jew or a Muslim! All of these religious systems are human creations through which many people have walked into the mystery and wonder of God. There is no single [...]
Blind Mice
We are blind. Every single one of us. Some have sudden moments of sight, only to have them quickly fade back to darkness. Yes, we are blind. We do not see the wealth around us. Actually, we refuse to see the goodness that we are positively swimming in. Step out of your own skin for [...]
Closer Then You Think
I have found a similar genre in my topics for these posts. All come from personal experiences. I feel that reading and becoming knowledgeable to gain intellect is not necessarily the way to benefit in life. We must live and experience life so that we may benefit from the good times or even the trials [...]
Good Friday
I was driving down to Chapman University yesterday thinking about the truth and reality of Good Friday. This sacrifice that Christ made saved my life and made me pure. Without His death on the cross I would be looking forward to eternal damnation in hell. Guilt, shame, and regert are all familiar [...]
Sweet dreams are made of these… Who am I to disagree?
Today’s world is constantly scrutinized by mankind to explain everything. Often this obsession to understand everything causes mankind to explain things that do not exist or are extrapolations far beyond logic. This is the world of conspiracy theories. However that mountain is far too tall and far to steep to be scaled in this setting. [...]
Triumphant Entry
Though I understand that many people think that a proper reflection of thought should have some sort of reference. I do know for a fact that our dear Marcelonicus is a fan of references and to him and all others that may be frustrated in this post, my deepest apologies. Now, I cannot say the [...]
A day-by-day journey which leads . . . Home
“Behind you is the confusion of disappointments, in front of you is the confusion of anticipating things that have not yet arrived in their proper time. Only in here and now is there clarity. Enjoy the moment with clear awareness and knowledge that God is in you, and everything around you.” ~ my beloved uncle
During [...]
STOP, THINK, LISTEN, RESPOND
I was blessed with my 1st theological argument this weekend. I was awoken by the knocking of my front door. As i approached it, there stood before me two elderly women holding 3 pieces of paper. First thing I noticed was the big “JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES.” At that point i knew a theological debate was in [...]
Good bye Religion, hello Spirituality..
It seems like everywhere you go you hear someone say, I’m spiritual but not religious. Today, many classify themselves under this term “spiritual but not religious.” What exactly does it mean? It can describe a person who claims to have faith, but they have nothing more than a watered down version of it. It [...]
Dear Stranger
Advice columns are everywhere. Magazines, the Internet, newspapers- they always have advice pages. Advice columns are quite depressing, really. Think about their topics: lying spouses, unwanted pregnancies, secret addictions, hateful relationships. These columns also give Christians plenty to think about. A Christian reads the questions and answers and becomes aware of just how pitiable the [...]
The World is Flat! Someone tell Christopher Columbus…
So I found quite the shocker today awaiting me at work. I routinely pop into my youth pastors office to discuss things and come up with ideas. But today’s routine was shaken up a little. While sitting down at his desk my curiosity and inability to sit [...]
Family of God
For those who claim the name of Christ, we know that we are called to be set apart from the world. In our actions, in our thoughts, in our relationships.
Over the last few months I’ve been attending a church service called Revolution every Sunday night (at least whenever I didn’t have to work.) At Revolution, they have accomplished a [...]
300
Now I am probably sure that a small amount of the population actually watched this movie considering the violence, but I insisted on seeing it. It was historical and any epic movie is worthy of watching.
The movie was portrayed in a manner that is relevant to even todays society. The whole reason why war broke [...]
The Shocking Truth
Celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, and Anna Nicole Smith cover the facades of a great majority of media outlets. There are pictures, opinions, and articles that chronicle the downward spirals of some of society’s most infamous faces.
Drugs, eating disorders, alcoholism, mental disorders, arrests- the topics are grim at best, pitifully tragic in [...]
