Sunday, October 16, 2011
One Cup?
So today I partook in a "One Cup" Communion service... well, sort of.
There were in actuality four cups.
To my surprise (& relief, I guess?) we didn't all sip from the same four cups, but rather,
broke off pieces of (leavened) bread & dipped them in the cup...
Is this the right way to do communion?
Is it the wrong way?
I guess I would probably say "No" to both questions.
I am not really put off or upset by the use of leavened bread... Or the one cup, or the dipping rather then sipping. I don't think it is probably the most accurate representation of the original feast, but neither is the use of grape juice over wine... or the use of a tiny crumb & thimble-sized cup over a real feast or a snack...
I think the more important issue is in actually celebrating the feast... it is pointless in splitting hairs over what "This" is if we don't "Do this," or, if it ceases to be "In Remembrance of (Christ)."
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Permanent Possessions
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The Retard.
You might say that I am a cleaning retard... it takes me 2-5x as long as most people to clean, and this is a painful and tedious process for me. That being said, I'm doing it... I'm cleaning my house. And much like a retard in school, people might ask "why does he clean, he's obviously not good at it." The answer is simple... I clean because I want to live in a clean house, and no one else is going to do it for me.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Friday, July 30, 2010
Chance
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
I admit it, I'm superficial. I like beauty, even if it is only skin deep.
I admit it, I'm superficial. I like beauty, even if it is only skin deep. A beautiful flower, a sleek and snazzy cel phone, a carefully crafted piece of furniture, a german sports car, a beautiful woman.. I don't know if I care what you think because I like you, or just because I think you are probably right about me being superficial... but ether way I guess it really doesn't change what I am. If you want me to be someone that isn't human, it isn't going to happen. I don't even think that is what I was created to be.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Cold Press in the French Press...
Ok so I guess there is this craze going around about cold press coffee... I haven't tried it. I am a fan of the caffeinated substance that many of us like to drink called coffee. I was skeptical of the french press when my mom started using it instead of the "greca" (in english this goes by the name "moka pot" you can look it up on wikipedia). The greca is the typical Dominican coffee pot. Since then I have tried it & have found that I like the french press as well as the greca and in general it is more hassle free & easier to clean. A friend told me about "cold press coffee" the other day, but since I don't know where to find that here, I have not yet tried it... today I got curious though. I looked around the net & found this site:
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Out with the NEW, In with the OLD...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
My photo art
OK, I realize I haven't posted anything real for a while... and I will get to that... but here's a quick link to what I have been working on... sort of a photographic art portfolio. I'm still working on it and most of these pics so far are from 2006-2007... but it's a work in progress and I'm getting there. Here's the link:
http://klickster.deviantart.com/
Check it out and let me know what you think
Monday, April 6, 2009
blog for CDMM
Sunday, January 25, 2009
It's SUNDAY, but FRIDAY'S on the way...
And honestly, if we look at things in a big enough picture... zoom out far enough, if you will, there is always something to look forward to...
But meanwhile, back here in TodayLand, we are living what IS our lives...
This can be a bit depressing, it can be an eye-opener and it can be just the perspective that we need to put that extra effort into making every day count... That sunset, this flower, that kind deed or expression.
Not to say that we shouldn't be working toward a better tomorrow, nor to say that it is wrong to anticipate one, but be sure to live life along the way, or you may find yourself at the end and then realize that the point wasn't to win but rather to play the game...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Regarding charities, immigration, illegals, and church work...
Monday, January 19, 2009
Happiness is only REAL when SHARED.
Happiness is only REAL when SHARED.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Job... a guy who had "everything," lost it, and was given "a whole lot more..." IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?
The point is there is this guy who HAS EVERYTHING. God allows Satan to TAKE IT ALL away. He remains FAITHFUL TO GOD. GOD BLESSES JOB MORE THEN EVER.
Seems simple enough, right?
But wait, there is a catch. Job had seven sons and three daughters. A natural disaster kills them all, crushed to death under the oldest brother's crumbled house while at a party.
Then, after God tests Job and Job remains faithful, God gives him seven more sons and three more daughters.
The question is, then, DOES THAT MAKE IT RIGHT?
The first flaw in this question is that we shouldn't question GOD. Sounds like a simple and stupid rule, but He knows everything and we know nothing.
The second flaw in this question is that all was not lost... all things considered, Job didn't loose his children. You could say their lives were short, but that isn't the same as to say they "were taken from him." NONE OF US ARE PROMISED SEVENTY YEARS, FOLKS. Did you really "loose what you had" (years of your life, a loved one, posesions, etc), or were you blessed to have them while you did?
The third flaw in this question is that Job was humbled and God told him the way things were. Put him in his place, so to speak. By the time God got around to giving Job more kids, Job must have realized that he had nothing coming to him. Couldn't we all learn something from God's words to Job here? We all think that we have this stuff "entitled" to us... A good job with decent pay and benefits. A nice car to drive. Good food on our plates. A wonderful woman by our side. A working computer. A good camera. Health. Wealth. Happiness. The list goes on. We earned it. We deserve it. God owes us.
THAT IS BULL.
God owes us nothing. We are His children. Everything we have, He gave us. Our only proper response to what we have, be it little or a lot, is GRATITUDE and RESPONSIBILITY. GRATITUDE for what we have been given, and RESPONSIBILITY to use that which we have been given to the fullest.
The final flaw I see to my own question here is that you dont need to "fix" what was "broke" to be happy again. Job can't have his kids back, but he can be happy again. You might not be able to "get back on the horse" but when that happens, you get on another horse. Or maybe you get on something else... a truck, a bike, a boat. Perhaps you start walking. You dont give up, that's for sure. You cant change the past, but you can change the future.
Meaningless dust, Dry bones, Profitless work, And other perceptions of these years we call our lives...
After it all, he came to the conclusion that "IT ISN'T HERE!"
We wither as God BLOWS on us...
Dust In The Wind
-Kansas