TU Cent Thoughts, 12-17-05
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greybetaI am of the belief that you should not buy Christmas gifts for your closest friends. That's because your closest friendships transcend material goods.
Having said that, I believe in the first law of alchemy more, in the law of equivalent exchange. So I've been wanting to buy the Macross Saga portion of the Robotech novels for mysterious Phil. We were walking around Barnes and Nobles and we found them. I randomly decided to buy him the Robotech novels for Christmas. In exchange, he bought me C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity.
I admit I have recently become very interested in C.S. Lewis on the recommendation of angelic Jenny. I told her that I was having a crisis of faith and she pointed me out to the man who is considered to be the classic Christian apologetic. Someone once told me that I do not write like a true believer of Christ. He would be right. I am a doubting Thomas, I need to see the holes in Christ's hands and feet everyday to believe. After talking with several people, I have come to the conclusion that I am a heretic. I have faith, but it is not the traditional fundamental Christian faith. I am too dualistic for me to submit myself one hundred percent to the dogma of Christianity. Yet I know that there's something in Christianity that draws me in.
Then I look at my position in the BSU. I am seriously contemplating stepping down from the leadership team. It is inappropriate for a heretic to masquerade as a Bible study leader. Don't get me wrong, I still believe God. But there are too many things in the Baptist Faith&Message that I disagree with. I now realize the only reason I go to the Baptist church is because of Ralph and Jane, my American grandparents. As long as they walk this green earth, I owe it to them to attend a Baptist church. But to be honest, I'd rather follow the path of the friend that I've known the longest and go to the Episcopalian Church, a denomination that tries to understand other faiths rather than condemn them.
Then again, I agreed to be on the leadership team for one year. I would be going against my word to quit. Sigh, I suppose I am well loved heretic in the BSU. And my most basic philosophies still line up, as I will always be a social conservative and an economic liberal.
Note to self: Sleep inducing meds and driving do not mix.
Convo of the Day:
D2: So when are you going to work today, anime Mike?
Mike: Funny you should mention that.
D2: What?
Mike: I signed the form that said I didn't want to work at Wal Mart anymore.
D2: Sleep shifting get to ya?
Mike: Yeah. So neither you or Jameson win the over/under on one week, because I lasted exactly one week.
D2: Funny you should mention that.
Mike: What?
D2: I lied.
Mike: Huh?
D2: Jameson and I actually argued whether or not you would last even one week. He said less. I said the average person lasts at least one week. So I win.
Mike: Wait a minute...white mages aren't supposed to lie.
D2: Thief...I'm not your standard white mage.
Quote of the Day:
"In relationships, every experience is a good thing."-Mysterious Phil,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wldntulk2knwwho
Link of the Day:
What it means to be sempai. I have decided to view myself as the sempai of the BSU dojo. I am to challenge people in their faith, just as they will challenge me.
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Guys tend to get irrational when their sports team is losing. We are strange creatures like that.
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King Kong has been added to the queue of movies I should see over Christmas break. The others, in order:
1. Narnia
2. Rent
3. Harry Potter
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Having the spiritual gift of discernment is like having perfect pitch. You see, a person who has perfect pitch cannot stand to listen to people play music incorrectly because it hurts them. Likewise, a person with the spiritual gift of discernment hates interacting with other people because they cannot stand to see other people behave incorrectly.
This is part of the reason why I am antisocial.
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Do you think I am a heretic?
[Poll #635865]
Having said that, I believe in the first law of alchemy more, in the law of equivalent exchange. So I've been wanting to buy the Macross Saga portion of the Robotech novels for mysterious Phil. We were walking around Barnes and Nobles and we found them. I randomly decided to buy him the Robotech novels for Christmas. In exchange, he bought me C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity.
I admit I have recently become very interested in C.S. Lewis on the recommendation of angelic Jenny. I told her that I was having a crisis of faith and she pointed me out to the man who is considered to be the classic Christian apologetic. Someone once told me that I do not write like a true believer of Christ. He would be right. I am a doubting Thomas, I need to see the holes in Christ's hands and feet everyday to believe. After talking with several people, I have come to the conclusion that I am a heretic. I have faith, but it is not the traditional fundamental Christian faith. I am too dualistic for me to submit myself one hundred percent to the dogma of Christianity. Yet I know that there's something in Christianity that draws me in.
Then I look at my position in the BSU. I am seriously contemplating stepping down from the leadership team. It is inappropriate for a heretic to masquerade as a Bible study leader. Don't get me wrong, I still believe God. But there are too many things in the Baptist Faith&Message that I disagree with. I now realize the only reason I go to the Baptist church is because of Ralph and Jane, my American grandparents. As long as they walk this green earth, I owe it to them to attend a Baptist church. But to be honest, I'd rather follow the path of the friend that I've known the longest and go to the Episcopalian Church, a denomination that tries to understand other faiths rather than condemn them.
Then again, I agreed to be on the leadership team for one year. I would be going against my word to quit. Sigh, I suppose I am well loved heretic in the BSU. And my most basic philosophies still line up, as I will always be a social conservative and an economic liberal.
Note to self: Sleep inducing meds and driving do not mix.
Convo of the Day:
D2: So when are you going to work today, anime Mike?
Mike: Funny you should mention that.
D2: What?
Mike: I signed the form that said I didn't want to work at Wal Mart anymore.
D2: Sleep shifting get to ya?
Mike: Yeah. So neither you or Jameson win the over/under on one week, because I lasted exactly one week.
D2: Funny you should mention that.
Mike: What?
D2: I lied.
Mike: Huh?
D2: Jameson and I actually argued whether or not you would last even one week. He said less. I said the average person lasts at least one week. So I win.
Mike: Wait a minute...white mages aren't supposed to lie.
D2: Thief...I'm not your standard white mage.
Quote of the Day:
"In relationships, every experience is a good thing."-Mysterious Phil,
wldntulk2knwwhoLink of the Day:
What it means to be sempai. I have decided to view myself as the sempai of the BSU dojo. I am to challenge people in their faith, just as they will challenge me.
-------------------------------------------------
Guys tend to get irrational when their sports team is losing. We are strange creatures like that.
-------------------------------------------------
King Kong has been added to the queue of movies I should see over Christmas break. The others, in order:
1. Narnia
2. Rent
3. Harry Potter
-------------------------------------------------
Having the spiritual gift of discernment is like having perfect pitch. You see, a person who has perfect pitch cannot stand to listen to people play music incorrectly because it hurts them. Likewise, a person with the spiritual gift of discernment hates interacting with other people because they cannot stand to see other people behave incorrectly.
This is part of the reason why I am antisocial.
-------------------------------------------------
Do you think I am a heretic?
[Poll #635865]
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Date: 2005-12-18 09:42 pm (UTC)1) Makes sense.
2) Everyone has an agenda. Everyone.
Sorry about the Leonard Cohen poem. And, um, I should tell you that I hate Psalms.
I suppose I should work on that poetry thing. But you have no idea the pain I associate with poetry. Oh, God, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO REMIND ME?!? NOOOOOO...
(it's okay now, I'm just sucking my thumb, I just have to, uh...repress memories of senior AP English)