Wrote a poem today. Here is the link, below; seems I have had a weirdly emotional last couple of days. Weird dreams of past peoples. So, the emotions come up, and the pen goes down (to the paper)!
http://leplaunpoetree.blogspot.com/2011/05/when-i-hung-you-out-to-dry.html
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Ugh
My sleeping patterns have been a real mess lately. Haven't been sleeping well at all, and wondering when my body was gonna crash and shut down.
I guess my answer was; today. I slept 7 and a half hours, then took a 2 and a half hour nap, and I still feel completely exhausted, like my brain is not wanting to work at all.
Ugh.
And I still have work to go to in a few hours. Blech.
I guess my answer was; today. I slept 7 and a half hours, then took a 2 and a half hour nap, and I still feel completely exhausted, like my brain is not wanting to work at all.
Ugh.
And I still have work to go to in a few hours. Blech.
Difference Of (My) Opinion
Doctrinal differences; why do Christians get so uptight when another believer thinks of feels something different than we do?
A (I am sure) well-meaning Christian whom i respect, recently passed on to me that lead singer Dale Thompson of long-time Christianband Bride, is a "Christian Universalist" with some very wrong doctrine. Another person told me that Dale Thompson "hates God" and writes hateful lyrics.
I checked out the links that I was sent, and read them faithfully.
Surprise, surprise! Not one thing that these two had told me was contained in these links, not one of these supposed things were there.
Yes, it appears that Dale Thompson, from what I can gather, has some non-traditionalist views. And I say, good for him! Who am I to judge?
But, "hates God"? Wow. That is a pretty heavy accusation to throw out there, especially without proof.
Now, to be fair, the first person said they knew he was a Christian Universalist (I do not even know what this means, nor do I care to) based on what Dale had told him in a face-to-face conversation. Well, that may entirely be so...but, since I was not there at that time, and was not part of the conversation, I choose to not have any opinion on that. Again, who made me the judge of my brother? I'm not calling anybody a liar, even though the proof they claimed cannot be seen or found; but I AM saying that it is very immature and dangerous to accuse people of something like that. You run the risk that God will accuse YOU of something in return!
When it comes to having differences of opinion in Biblical doctrines and such, the question to ask yourself is this; when I stand before God, how many of the things that I believed to be true in life am I going to find out I was wrong about?
In other words, let's just let God take care of the details. If God gives you an opportunity to discuss, with another believer, things that you believe ot be true; great. If the opportunity is there, and God is involved, then go ahead and do so! But, let's not try to force anybody to believe exactly like we do. My goodness, how many times in my life have I been thankful that i never convinced anybody to beleive like me, as I found out I had beleived incorrectly? See what I am getting at? Like him or not, Dale Thompson is a Christian, he loves God, and that is all there needs to be said.
This question was asked, and this is (part of) Dale's answer in an interview that is only four or five years old...and this is where I will end this, because this answer of his is good enough for me!
Q: Once and for all, is Jesus Christ your personal Savior?
A: Yes He is. I have no other Savior and Lord I believe Jesus Christ is the resurrection, He is the way, the truth, and the life and there is no other. What else do I have to believe to have eternal life? The Bible never indicates that I need to believe anything other than to believe in Jesus Christ and all He represents.
A (I am sure) well-meaning Christian whom i respect, recently passed on to me that lead singer Dale Thompson of long-time Christianband Bride, is a "Christian Universalist" with some very wrong doctrine. Another person told me that Dale Thompson "hates God" and writes hateful lyrics.
I checked out the links that I was sent, and read them faithfully.
Surprise, surprise! Not one thing that these two had told me was contained in these links, not one of these supposed things were there.
Yes, it appears that Dale Thompson, from what I can gather, has some non-traditionalist views. And I say, good for him! Who am I to judge?
But, "hates God"? Wow. That is a pretty heavy accusation to throw out there, especially without proof.
Now, to be fair, the first person said they knew he was a Christian Universalist (I do not even know what this means, nor do I care to) based on what Dale had told him in a face-to-face conversation. Well, that may entirely be so...but, since I was not there at that time, and was not part of the conversation, I choose to not have any opinion on that. Again, who made me the judge of my brother? I'm not calling anybody a liar, even though the proof they claimed cannot be seen or found; but I AM saying that it is very immature and dangerous to accuse people of something like that. You run the risk that God will accuse YOU of something in return!
When it comes to having differences of opinion in Biblical doctrines and such, the question to ask yourself is this; when I stand before God, how many of the things that I believed to be true in life am I going to find out I was wrong about?
In other words, let's just let God take care of the details. If God gives you an opportunity to discuss, with another believer, things that you believe ot be true; great. If the opportunity is there, and God is involved, then go ahead and do so! But, let's not try to force anybody to believe exactly like we do. My goodness, how many times in my life have I been thankful that i never convinced anybody to beleive like me, as I found out I had beleived incorrectly? See what I am getting at? Like him or not, Dale Thompson is a Christian, he loves God, and that is all there needs to be said.
This question was asked, and this is (part of) Dale's answer in an interview that is only four or five years old...and this is where I will end this, because this answer of his is good enough for me!
Q: Once and for all, is Jesus Christ your personal Savior?
A: Yes He is. I have no other Savior and Lord I believe Jesus Christ is the resurrection, He is the way, the truth, and the life and there is no other. What else do I have to believe to have eternal life? The Bible never indicates that I need to believe anything other than to believe in Jesus Christ and all He represents.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
yawn!
Well, I get to update here, finally.
Blogger.com was "unavailable" for several days. Right when i finally wanted to blog, too; figures!
Anyways, work is going 'fine'. Enjoy one of the two people i work with, at least. New expansion set to open in...5 days?! Wow. That'll be neato. As far as I know, the new positions in surveillance won't be officially filled until about July 1st. I doubt I will get offered one, but if two people (or maybe three?) get moved into those positions, i may get to move up regardless. However, my boss Scott does not do any postings by seniority (which seems to make him VERY unpopular with the majority of his staff), so your guess is really as good as mine.
Played through Dragon Age 2 on my pc, three times; awesome game. Now have just gone back to Baldur's Gate (the original) again, from the start, playing as the dwarven fighter/cleric Foothills MacThumpie. Good times!
Not much else happening. Enjoying some classic Earthworm Jim cartoons. Can't wait to sink my teeth into Muppets Tonight episodes soon, too.
Needing to do laundry when I get off work at 8am tomorrow.
That's it for now! Cheers!
Blogger.com was "unavailable" for several days. Right when i finally wanted to blog, too; figures!
Anyways, work is going 'fine'. Enjoy one of the two people i work with, at least. New expansion set to open in...5 days?! Wow. That'll be neato. As far as I know, the new positions in surveillance won't be officially filled until about July 1st. I doubt I will get offered one, but if two people (or maybe three?) get moved into those positions, i may get to move up regardless. However, my boss Scott does not do any postings by seniority (which seems to make him VERY unpopular with the majority of his staff), so your guess is really as good as mine.
Played through Dragon Age 2 on my pc, three times; awesome game. Now have just gone back to Baldur's Gate (the original) again, from the start, playing as the dwarven fighter/cleric Foothills MacThumpie. Good times!
Not much else happening. Enjoying some classic Earthworm Jim cartoons. Can't wait to sink my teeth into Muppets Tonight episodes soon, too.
Needing to do laundry when I get off work at 8am tomorrow.
That's it for now! Cheers!
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