March 28, 2010
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This weekend, my pastor was talking about leaving doors open for God. I realized that sometimes, we close the door and shout at Him from the inside. And just because I felt like it, I went home and left all my doors open.
My blog has a home now. If you want to know what I mean, click in and look at the address bar.
The weather has been a little crazy lately. Hot and cold, sunny and rainy. Some days the heat is up and my fuzzy socks are on. Other days it is light jacket and sunglasses weather.
I am talking about Postmodernism in my class lately. The kids have been going around saying, "Don't oppress me with your metanarrative!" They think it's funny. At least they're using it in a contextually appropriate way.
God is good. I just... love Him for what He has done and what He is doing in my life. Peace is nice. I know that no matter my struggle, He is there. For me. Even when I need someone to blame, to yell at, to beg. I am currently on a secular media fast (again.) I like it. I've decided to balance it out with a sacred feast (books, sermons, writing, limited music.) Intermixed with chunks of silence. I love silence.
I've realized as I adjusted to life, that life has become my focus and I have been losing a lot of things. Including things like self-control (why do we need self-control, anyway? What's so bad about eating a cookie when I want to eat one?) It turns out that control in the small things are reflective of control in the larger things.
We talked about Peter and Judas this past Sabbath as well. What is the difference between the two, both of whom needed conversion, both of whom were confused about the identity of Christ, and both of whom had stubborn ideas of how things ought to be? Peter's actions, no matter how impulsive, was Christ-centered. When Jesus asked the group if they would leave Him, it was Peter who said, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." Judas' actions, on the other hand, was self-centered.
I don't want a self-centered life. I don't want a God who caters to my whims. I love a religion which allows God to have His place. It is not about my sacrifice, but His. The life He gave is much better than the life He asks for. And here we are, earthen vessels, blessed with the greatest content in the world. Let's not mix it with worthless things.
Comments (2)
Breaking Jen's silence. Ooooooh! Thumbs up to a great website name:) iLike the sacred feast idea. iLove the fact that your kids are enlightened. Metanarrative? Please explicate. Silent hug. hehe.
@sunnystarfish - Metanarratives are just big stories that explain things. ("Meta" is a prefix that's hard to explain... it kind of means you're doing something above whatever you're talking about. Metacognition, for example, is thinking about the thinking process. So metanarrative is a narrative that explains other narratives, or a 'big story.') You have to understand postmodernism to understand this jargon, but basically, postmodernism says that there is no truth, just stories and bigger stories. We each have our own and shouldn't let others oppress us with theirs.
PS. Did you really mean to say 'iLike/iLove'? Are you a Mac?! Better question, are you nuts? (Don't answer that one. I already know.)
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