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| Blog Name: | Al's Musings |
| Url: | http://al-muses.blogspot.com/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | christianity, journey, post-modernism |
| Description: | Thoughts, rants, observations, and other flotsam and jetsam |
| Popularity: | 6 Followers |
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Rant
| I've just started reading a book about Black Metal. I understand that it has a fair amount to say about Satanism, paganism, church burnings, and the part the Christian church played in the rise of Metal. I haven't got past the introduction and already I'm thinking along those lines. To my non-Christian friends who read this post (and I hope you do), please recognize that this rant is double-barreled—at western society as a whole, and the church in particular.Every year more young, maturing, thinking adults enter society.Long enough observers of the status quo, they have ideas ranging from improbable to impossible—what's wrong, how to fix it, how to force change. |
Advent-hope
| Growing up as I did in a non-liturgical church, I pretty much missed any significance to Advent. December was upon us? Christmas is coming! Full-on preparation for a kids Christmas program, signing of Christmas carols, buying presents, etc.No contemplation of the emotions and yearning for the coming of Christ. No recognition of the hunger and anticipation of the Jewish people for the Messiah to come. No thoughts about how we look for the kingdom of God to come to us today.Nope, just, 'Yippee, here comes Christmas!'I think the contemplation of Advent is one of the reasons I am growing to appreciate the liturgical calendar more. I want to meditate some this year |
-ing vs. -ed
| Verbs are words of action. Talk, eat, drive.Verbs have tenses which indicate when the action occurs. I talked to John yesterday. I am eating my lunch now. Tomorrow I will drive to work.Some verbs end in ing. They are used in a tense called present progressive or present continuous. These words indicate action that is ongoing. It has been occurring, it is occurring, and it will continue to occur (for at least a while). Breathing. Resting. Jogging.Other verbs end in ed. This is the past tense. Action that has occurred. It is done. Graduated |
Remember
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Some of my friends are pacifists. Some of my friends are activists. Some of my friends are in the military or have been in the military. It's not a simple question with simple solutions. Not resisting might mean you end up under the control of someone or something that radically limits your freedom. |
ReThink
| Certain physical symptoms point to a specific diagnosis, and a precise treatment. Now if the observation of the symptoms isn't deep enough, doesn't probe sufficiently, or ignores things that seem irrelevant, then the diagnosis may well be off, and the antidote ineffective.Let's cut to the chase with an example:What if you notice that a generation or two is missing from your church? Here are some possible solutions:--more 'youthful' music.--better use of technology.--more relevant sermons.Deeper observation might see a widespread disconnect in the country between these generations and the church as a whole—partly caused by too much connection bet |
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