This is my favorite one...(Jesus video #3)

This is the one that makes me laugh the most. I love what it says about the idea of sin.

Anyone up for a discussion?

Enjoy!

Football! (Jesus Video #2)

Number two in the four part series...ha ha!

Any thoughts? Historical Jesus versus religious Jesus/church Jesus?

I think Jesus would laugh, too...

I was watching these videos again today, and they always make me laugh. Though I'd share them, just in case you hadn't seen them yet.

I'll post the others soon. Enjoy!

P.S. I'd love to talk about what these videos make you think about...

Wrestling in the Mud...

I'm trying to write an essay about the "key christological teachings stemming from the Council of Chalcedon" and how that doctrine affected the doctrines of the human person and soteriology.

This is for my Christian Doctrine I class, oddly enough the last class I will take before (hopefully) receiving my degree. Odd because I'm studying the development of Christian doctrine from ground zero.

I'm glad I'm studying it now. I feel much more equipped to wrestle in the mud with these ideas then I would have at the beginning of my time in grad school. And I'm enjoying the process so much more than I would have before I knew the lingo. Oh yes, theology is really just a fancy language that some people choose to learn to speak. But this fancy language just describes what most people wrestle with in one way or another.

I like being able to speak both languages; it's handy. But when it comes right down to it, I think I want to be a translator. A go-between for the common man and the theologian. Because both types can learn something from the other. A worthy calling that I think I'll say 'yes' to...

Help!

Help!
Originally uploaded by megnet77.

This is not a very clear photo of my dying African violet, but I was hoping someone might be able to help my save it.

The leaves keep falling off and it is very, very moist despite the fact that i have not been watering it! I watered it at first, (from the bottom) but it was never dry, and I didn't want to drown it.

Now the stems are very swollen and, well, wet...and they keep falling off! Please help me save this!

The need to post...

I feel compelled to get on here and post, even though I don't have any burning, well-rounded thoughts to share. (Not that I've had any of those lately: see last few posts!) I guess I'll just free write to make sure my blog doesn't feel ignored...

I feel a lot of stress right now because of my looming graduation date. I really want to graduate on time, and my final paper is not finished, barely started really. I think if I can carve out a little time soon, I will feel loads better. Here's hoping I can do that.

Work is both really good and not really good. Some days I think, "Yes, managing a store is the next thing I want to do! I enjoy these people." Other days, I think, "Oh my word, there is no way I can manage these people! People are so...complex and troubling. Fun, some days, but a lot of trouble other days. How will I ever manage them and keep my composure?" So I go back and forth with staying here in management training.

Class was really good last night. I'm in a survey of Christian doctrine, starting from ground zero. We hit a tangent last night, a little side note about the idea of sacramental marriage. I decided that we have one of those. And it made me smile right there in class.

I wish I knew what I wanted to do when I grow up. One of my partners at the store mentioned once that I should be a life coach. I'm not even sure what they do, but the sound of it was like hearing a favorite song that you haven't heard in a long time. How on earth do you get started at that? I'd also like to do something on radio or television. What in the world would that be? No idea. I just feel like I have a whole lot of untapped potential that needs to be used in a big and wide-spread way. (I hate seeing that in print. Perhaps I just have an unchecked ego? Yuck...) In the spirit of being honest, I won't delete the last few sentences of this free write...

And last, because I have to get off here and do some reading for grad school, a partner asked me about my faith yesterday. Right at work. He was wondering how leaving the ministry had affected it. I guess he may have been asking why I left the church (though I still attend, just don't work for them anymore). It was nothing I mind talking about, but nothing I could talk about that succinctly at work. I need to come up with a more concise answer, I guess. I wonder--do I give the same answer every time I'm asked?

So, what's on your mind today?

Ten Things I Want Today...

10. Time off--without homework.
9. To be interested in my schoolwork again.
8. To be finished with my final paper.
7. To be warm.
6. To rein in my sphere of relationships without hurting anyone's feelings.
5. To figure out my next steps, and be excited about them.
4. To be discovered for my abilities.
3. A hot cup of tea.
2. For everyone to be happy and get along.

And the number one thing I want today:

1. More time...

I think I'll go make myself a hot cup of tea.

What are the top ten things you want today?