Moment of self-discovery:
The way to my heart... is through my mind!
Duh.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Enduring to find the place where we belong
These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
(Heb. 11:13-16)
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Glory and weakness
God's goal is for our present experience and even more- our life- to make him look awesome, powerful, and trustworthy. If this is the case (and it is), how often do you think he'll let us pull things off with our own power and strength?
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Thought of the day: 12/27/12
It seems to me that there are two types of politicians: those that understand human incentive and those that do not, to the detriment of our society.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Understanding life as an ENTP
If you've ever wondered what it's like to have an ENTP mind (that's my personality type), perhaps this old story with a new metaphor will help:
The family was gathered for Easter dinner. The youngest newly married daughter was preparing her first family dinner. As she was about to put the large ham in the oven to begin baking, her mother stopped her and said "You have to cut three inches off the ham before you bake it."
Puzzled, the daughter asked her mother why?
"Because that's the way my mother taught me to do it," said the mother.
Still puzzled, the daughter went to find her grandmother.
"Nana," she asked, "Mom says you have to cut 3 inches off of the ham before putting it in the oven to bake. Why?"
"Well, that's how my mother taught me to do it, and it's the way I've always done it," replied the grandmother.
Well, the daughter's husband had heard all of this and he wanted to get to the bottom of the mystery. He went into the living room where the family was gathered around great grandmother.
"Nona," he asked, "Grandma says you taught her to cut 3 inches off of the ham before putting it in the over. I'm puzzled. Why is that necessary?"
"Well, dear, when I was a new bride, just starting out, I baked my first ham for Easter dinner. The ham was 18 inches long. The largest roasting pan I had was 15 inches long, so I had to cut three inches off of the ham to make it fit the pan."
Life as an ENTP is a life of going hungry from cut-off hams while being looked down on for baking entire hams yourself.
Puzzled, the daughter asked her mother why?
"Because that's the way my mother taught me to do it," said the mother.
Still puzzled, the daughter went to find her grandmother.
"Nana," she asked, "Mom says you have to cut 3 inches off of the ham before putting it in the oven to bake. Why?"
"Well, that's how my mother taught me to do it, and it's the way I've always done it," replied the grandmother.
Well, the daughter's husband had heard all of this and he wanted to get to the bottom of the mystery. He went into the living room where the family was gathered around great grandmother.
"Nona," he asked, "Grandma says you taught her to cut 3 inches off of the ham before putting it in the over. I'm puzzled. Why is that necessary?"
"Well, dear, when I was a new bride, just starting out, I baked my first ham for Easter dinner. The ham was 18 inches long. The largest roasting pan I had was 15 inches long, so I had to cut three inches off of the ham to make it fit the pan."
Life as an ENTP is a life of going hungry from cut-off hams while being looked down on for baking entire hams yourself.
Thought of the day: 12/17/12
Until a population gets a solid, working grasp of history, "progress" will often turn out to be regress. Under the naive assumption that one's new idea will save us, we are bound to repeat a mistake that someone else in some other place at some other time has already made. True progress doesn't begin with "new ideas" (of which there are truly none under the sun). If there is to be any true progress, it must begin with a sober look at history.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"
-Santayana
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"
-Santayana
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Gospel power is merely an obstacle-remover
"...all the saving events and all the saving blessings of the gospel are means of getting obstacles out of the way so that we might know and enjoy God most fully. Propitiation, redemption, forgiveness, imputation, sanctification, liberation, healing, heaven—none of these is good news except for one reason: they bring us to God for our everlasting enjoyment of him.
If we believe all these things have happened to us, but do not embrace them for the sake of getting to God, they have not happened to us. Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there. The gospel is not a way to get people to heaven; it is a way to get people to God. It’s a way of overcoming every obstacle to everlasting joy in God. If we don’t want God above all things, we have not been converted by the gospel."
The Pipebomb
If we believe all these things have happened to us, but do not embrace them for the sake of getting to God, they have not happened to us. Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there. The gospel is not a way to get people to heaven; it is a way to get people to God. It’s a way of overcoming every obstacle to everlasting joy in God. If we don’t want God above all things, we have not been converted by the gospel."
The Pipebomb
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