Karl Pilkington in a KFC in Egypt………….a KFC ………..with an entire team of staff who are deaf!
And……..wait for the reminder that we often misuse and de-value technology when we treat it like a toy……..
From ‘An Idiot Abroad‘
Things I learned on Sunday….
Talking about the details of creation and the account we have in the book of Genesis, is potentially controversial…….
Within the Church, there is a a lot of differing opinion!
So, “Eden, A Paradise Lost”……a new sermon series in Church, might stir some questions and opinions…..or not?
“And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” (Genesis 2:8-17 ESV)
The thing is, I don’t want to open up the ‘creation’ debate on my blog………..
Biblical authority is a closed-handed issue though…….it’s no longer popular to say that we simply trust in God’s word as our highest authority…………….and, we could throw around our opinions on specific areas of creation and how it took place and just miss this exact point…….so, perhaps the following quote better articulates what I am saying…
“……our Christian faith is rooted in events that actually took place in the world. For example, modern readers are often tempted to read the accounts of Creation and the Fall as fanciful accounts of origins that bear little relation to what actually happened in the early stages of human history. But a study of these stories from a historical perspective reminds us that Moses taught ancient Israel their theology by reporting what actually happened in those days. The same is true of the stories of the resurrection of Christ and his future return in glory. Although many people treat these and similar New Testament reports as ancient fantasies, biblical theology helps us see that they report what God has done in the past and will do in the future. Christian theology is not based on fantasy but on fact.” [source]
This is where I stand…….it was encouraging to have it affirmed from ‘the front’ yesterday…..
May we see God’s truth!
Driscoll, Marriage and the {possible} backlash……..
I predict a riot…….
Well, its not a prediction really…………..its already happening to some extent………….but, some folks are getting their undergarments in a twist about the Driscoll’s new book about Marriage…….
Because……………..well, for the most part because its Driscoll!
I’ll wait to read it and then probably not say much on my blog unless he flat-out says something insane………..
However, like I said…….”I predict a riot” and, in 2012 I think Driscoll is going to get bashed even more……..just a hunch!
Maybe we should pray for him, his wife and their Church instead of writing opinionated patronising blog posts {like this one could be}
Real Marriage from Mark Driscoll on Vimeo.
Coming back to Facebook…..
On New Years Eve I tip-toed back into Facebook quietly to check out ‘Timeline” and go over my privacy settings etc etc
My account had been de-activated since Dec 1st and honestly, I hadn’t missed it at all…………..but, I knew I was coming back……….at some point!
So, what has changed for me? What will be different, if anything?
Firstly, I’ve decided to stop sending my tweets automatically to Facebook………in order to encourage less commenting on pointless status updates, I felt it best to cut down on the amount of content/status updates and otherwise, that I send to Facebook…..
I have most definitely been guilty of sharing too much information and too often………..I have been guilty of starting online conversations that should not be had publicly on Facebook or, via a forum that is not face-to-face and “real”………….I have been guilty of hastily updating you with things that I should have stopped and considered more before sharing……
Criticisms of Church, criticisms of other Christians, smart-arse remarks about Church and about other Christians……….and thats before I even get to the cryptic comments that are about you but are thinly disguised so you know ……………..but you don’t really know because I’ve not named you……….
Many of you do this as well……..and, we should be ashamed of our immaturity!
And, yes I know……. twitter is just as easily mis-used so, my wrestle with this is not over by any means………..
“When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.” Proverbs 10:19
Altering my use of Facebook is just the beginning of a massive re-think about my words being many and about restraining my lips…..
How about you?
