Good morning everyone,
I'm sorry I haven't come up with anything really deep or thought-worthy this week. Normally those things come to me during Sociology lectures, and we had a midterm this week. *insert brain dribbling onto the floor here* So... unless you want to hear me whine about that some more, I'll leave off of that subject. I tend to get these sorts of breakthroughs or such when I'm getting a little frustrated or something like that. So... I'll do my best, but if I don't have much inspiration, I won't do too much on here.... Unless you all would like to get little snippets of writing or silly comments. That's also something you could tell me about. Please and thanks, y'all!
I just have a quick question today. PLEASE give me feedback!
Does the format of this blog make it easier or more difficult to read?
10.30.2010
10.29.2010
qotd
So far today:
"I'ma smack you!" (with a slightly "gangstah" inflection) from someone i never would have expected it out of .... Pfhahaha!
"I'ma smack you!" (with a slightly "gangstah" inflection) from someone i never would have expected it out of .... Pfhahaha!
10.21.2010
Financial Fairy-Tales
Maybe I'm just a small-picture person, but I don't really care why a doctor is paid more than a nurse. It just is. As long as I make enough money to be able to support my family (should I ever have to), it doesn't really matter to me. I enjoy helping people, and that's why I'm pursuing the line of work I am. I don't really care about prestige and power in the public eye. I want to glorify my Saviour in my life and actions. Does that mean that I have to fight to make sure that I'm paid "fairly"?
In my family, we were taught that fair is a relative term. What seems fair to an Arabic man, doesn't seem fair to an American woman. What seems fair to a rich celebrity doesn't seem fair to a homeless man and his family on the street. "Fair" doesn't really exist. If life were fair, Jesus wouldn't have died. Fair is an abstract concept, that has difficulty being real in the fallen world we live in.
When it comes to income and wealth (which are different, actually), I find that I think we shouldn't rely on others to save us from our position. Yet, I find myself in college with loans that will need to be paid. Do I want someone to pay them for me? Well, that'd be nice... but it's probably not going to happen, so why worry about it? I will have to pay them off, and I have that in mind as I come to school and continue getting healthy so that I can go back to work. Fortunately for me, I enjoy my line of work, and I find that it gives me a sense of progress. I think that the bailouts are... kind of silly, actually. I don't think they're as helpful as people think they are. I find that they confirm a fairy-tale sort of thinking that allows people to make stupid decisions and believe that something or someone will come through and save them from their financial woes. Hold on, lemme emphasize the next point.....
It's REALLY UNLIKELY!!!!!!!!!
My first thought was, "It's not going to happen!" But I'll probably get proved wrong by somebody somewhere... soo.......... It's highly unlikely. Really, we need to take responsibility for our own lives.
To recap:
-Why I will be paid what I'm paid isn't important to me.
-Fair isn't fair
-The money fairy doesn't exist
-Be responsible for your actions
-Jesus is awesome.
In my family, we were taught that fair is a relative term. What seems fair to an Arabic man, doesn't seem fair to an American woman. What seems fair to a rich celebrity doesn't seem fair to a homeless man and his family on the street. "Fair" doesn't really exist. If life were fair, Jesus wouldn't have died. Fair is an abstract concept, that has difficulty being real in the fallen world we live in.
When it comes to income and wealth (which are different, actually), I find that I think we shouldn't rely on others to save us from our position. Yet, I find myself in college with loans that will need to be paid. Do I want someone to pay them for me? Well, that'd be nice... but it's probably not going to happen, so why worry about it? I will have to pay them off, and I have that in mind as I come to school and continue getting healthy so that I can go back to work. Fortunately for me, I enjoy my line of work, and I find that it gives me a sense of progress. I think that the bailouts are... kind of silly, actually. I don't think they're as helpful as people think they are. I find that they confirm a fairy-tale sort of thinking that allows people to make stupid decisions and believe that something or someone will come through and save them from their financial woes. Hold on, lemme emphasize the next point.....
It's REALLY UNLIKELY!!!!!!!!!
My first thought was, "It's not going to happen!" But I'll probably get proved wrong by somebody somewhere... soo.......... It's highly unlikely. Really, we need to take responsibility for our own lives.
To recap:
-Why I will be paid what I'm paid isn't important to me.
-Fair isn't fair
-The money fairy doesn't exist
-Be responsible for your actions
-Jesus is awesome.
10.18.2010
-_-
Well, Angie, it's happened again. I have a weird health thing! This time it's an infected tear duct. Weird, neh? It's a little annoying, but not too bad overall. No contacts or make up for a while, and I need to have good eye hygiene. ^_^# It feels weird.....
10.14.2010
Grumpy thought of the day.
Sociology is a science of a fallen world. *grumblegrumblecynicalgrumble* I have trouble seeing how this applies to my life (for the most part). I see it as sad, fallen people groping toward an answer that they refuse to accept. Please pray for me that I am able to find a way to apply a Christian worldview to this and still make it through the class without my brain exploding.
Recap Clarification
I want to clarify something from my last post. By saying what I did, I proclaim NO judgment over anyone. I love you all, and I want to love anyone that I come in contact with. I do not mean to judge you, and I do not want to judge you. Above anything else, I want to love you. In a way, that's because I want to show you Christ's love, but in another way that's just who I am.
Now, this doesn't mean I'm perfect. Far from it, in truth. I'm a jerk quite often. I'm mean to my family and friends, indifferent to others, and not the world's nicest driver, but I really do love people.
I also do not want to suggest to anyone that you should walk up to someone and point out their sin. You are a sinful creature, too. Go look at Romans 3:23.
We live in a fallen world, friends.
So... in summary, live in love. Ask God to change you so that you can be useful in this world.
Now, this doesn't mean I'm perfect. Far from it, in truth. I'm a jerk quite often. I'm mean to my family and friends, indifferent to others, and not the world's nicest driver, but I really do love people.
I also do not want to suggest to anyone that you should walk up to someone and point out their sin. You are a sinful creature, too. Go look at Romans 3:23.
We live in a fallen world, friends.
So... in summary, live in love. Ask God to change you so that you can be useful in this world.
10.12.2010
Homosexuality: Sin or moral disagreement?
While I was on facebook today, I noticed a comment in which a young man (who is a proclaimed Christian) said that he thought that homosexuality was not a sin, but a place in which our morals did not line up with another person's. Here is what I had to say in reply. Please post your thoughts on the issue!
"On your view of homosexuality being a disagreement of morals instead of a sin, I have to disagree. I don't really like to make a big deal of things, but I feel that I have to make something clear here. Homosexuality is an issue dealt with in several places in the Bible, which is our guide for morality and our dictionary for what is sin and what is just disagreement. In Leviticus 20 (which in my Bible the heading for is "Punishments for Sin"), it says "If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." (verse 13)
By listing this verse, I do not condone hate against homosexuals in any way. As I said the other day, hate against any person is a sin, and Christians are to love ALL people. However, I do believe that it is clear that God views homosexuality as a sin.
In 1 Corinthians 6 it says, "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral not idolaters not adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders not thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." (v. 9-10)
I feel that covers pretty much every one of us, and if not than we can refer to a more well known verse that says: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". (Romans 3:23)
Now, that being said, we can return to 1 Corinthians 6. "And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." (v.11)
I believe that the Bible clearly states that homosexuality is a sin, but it is level with other sins, and that if we are saved through the Blood of Christ then we are saved and that's that.
So, I'm sorry for making such a long comment, but I felt that this was an important detail. Thank you for putting your thoughts out!
With love,
-Alyssa"
Once again, please post with thoughts!!!!
"On your view of homosexuality being a disagreement of morals instead of a sin, I have to disagree. I don't really like to make a big deal of things, but I feel that I have to make something clear here. Homosexuality is an issue dealt with in several places in the Bible, which is our guide for morality and our dictionary for what is sin and what is just disagreement. In Leviticus 20 (which in my Bible the heading for is "Punishments for Sin"), it says "If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." (verse 13)
By listing this verse, I do not condone hate against homosexuals in any way. As I said the other day, hate against any person is a sin, and Christians are to love ALL people. However, I do believe that it is clear that God views homosexuality as a sin.
In 1 Corinthians 6 it says, "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral not idolaters not adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders not thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." (v. 9-10)
I feel that covers pretty much every one of us, and if not than we can refer to a more well known verse that says: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". (Romans 3:23)
Now, that being said, we can return to 1 Corinthians 6. "And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." (v.11)
I believe that the Bible clearly states that homosexuality is a sin, but it is level with other sins, and that if we are saved through the Blood of Christ then we are saved and that's that.
So, I'm sorry for making such a long comment, but I felt that this was an important detail. Thank you for putting your thoughts out!
With love,
-Alyssa"
Once again, please post with thoughts!!!!
10.11.2010
Hate vs Love (random thoughts)
Hate for any individual or person is unacceptable for Christians. Hate the sin, not the sinner is a cliched way of saying this, but it is rarely actually applied. God told us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Hating someone who has done something we disagree with or hating someone who has sinned publicly is unacceptable for us. They will know we are Christians by our LOVE. Define love in a practical way, please?
10.10.2010
*looks around*
I'm just wondering... do people really ever read this? So... I suppose.... If you read this post, please comment. I'm trying to find out if I have an audience.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.10.01.2010
To my friends
My dear ones,
I just wanted to thank you all for your support over these last couple of weeks. Losing Grandpa was hard, but you guys made it manageable.
Allie-- thanks for being there as often as you could get a driver. I know that Grandpa meant a lot to you, too. He loved you a lot, and always considered you one of the grandkids. Having your shining face, smile, and silliness around made the visitation and funeral livable.
Isaac-- thanks. You're always there for me even when you don't know what to say. That means more than I can tell you. Thank you for coming to the visitation and helping out afterward.
Rachel-- Thank you for being gentle with me and for being a girlfriend there when I needed one. You rock. Also, thanks for making me presentable for the funeral. ;)
Mike-- thanks for being a great little brother. You're awesome to hang with, and I miss you.
Angie-- Thank you for your phone call. I just wanted to let you know that it meant a lot to me, and that I know how much you love and support me.
Alysha-- Thank you for your support and prayer. You mean a lot to me, and your biblical reminders humbled and helped me.
Bethie-- Thank you so much. You are so precious, and I know how much you wanted to be there. In a way, you brought a priceless sense of normalcy to my life when I needed it badly.
To any of the rest of you: You are amazing, and thank you so much.
I'm having to figure out life now, and keep up with school while trying to grieve. It's kind of hard to focus, but I think I'm managing all right. Thanks, guys, for your prayer and continuation of normalcy and gentleness.
I just wanted to thank you all for your support over these last couple of weeks. Losing Grandpa was hard, but you guys made it manageable.
Allie-- thanks for being there as often as you could get a driver. I know that Grandpa meant a lot to you, too. He loved you a lot, and always considered you one of the grandkids. Having your shining face, smile, and silliness around made the visitation and funeral livable.
Isaac-- thanks. You're always there for me even when you don't know what to say. That means more than I can tell you. Thank you for coming to the visitation and helping out afterward.
Rachel-- Thank you for being gentle with me and for being a girlfriend there when I needed one. You rock. Also, thanks for making me presentable for the funeral. ;)
Mike-- thanks for being a great little brother. You're awesome to hang with, and I miss you.
Angie-- Thank you for your phone call. I just wanted to let you know that it meant a lot to me, and that I know how much you love and support me.
Alysha-- Thank you for your support and prayer. You mean a lot to me, and your biblical reminders humbled and helped me.
Bethie-- Thank you so much. You are so precious, and I know how much you wanted to be there. In a way, you brought a priceless sense of normalcy to my life when I needed it badly.
To any of the rest of you: You are amazing, and thank you so much.
I'm having to figure out life now, and keep up with school while trying to grieve. It's kind of hard to focus, but I think I'm managing all right. Thanks, guys, for your prayer and continuation of normalcy and gentleness.
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