1.
Finished Essay on Why Christians Shouldn't Be Involved in Politics 3 Points:
a. This was the model provided by Jesus and the Pre-Constantinian Church
b. Political power often corrupts Christian doctrine and praxis
c. The preservation of earthly kingdoms is not the Christian commission
2.
Read Richard B. Hay's Essay on the New Testament and Homosexuality. -Excellent read, by the way, for anyone looking for a good exegetical account of this subject from the perspective of a NT scholar who demonstrates a pastors heart.
3.
Read 3 chapters in Castrating Culture
4.
Began working on a new post dealing with the necessity of Christian community (this will be posted on this cite, but is for
www.simplycommunityky.blogspot.com - the blog for the intentional community we will be starting up/moving into in about 3 weeks)
5.
Fretted over whether or not to ever ride my motorcycle again. Still a bit timid about getting back on it.6.
Thought a whole lot about dad.7.
Read 2 chapters in The Last Word and the Word After That by Brian McClaren. -I liked it a lot
8.
Checked email like 800 times even though I knew none of you were emailing me.9.
Did barn work
-I'm going to kill that stupid donkey.
10.
Read essay on John Wesley's virtue ethics11.
Worked on Greco-Roman background analysis of Philippians 1:27-3012.
Day (or night) dreamed about serving in full-time ministry13.
Played a game of NBA Live 2004
-I'm too cheap to get a newer addition.
14.
Laid down to sleep for about an hour
- couldn't, so I got back up.
15.
Reconsidered Hell...again. 16.
Finally, dear lord, say it aint so....
Comments (5)
NBA Live 2004 is probably the best game in the world. My younger brother has it on the Nintendo Game Cube, and I play it every time I go see my parents (which isn't very often - sniffle, sniffle).
Also, my central thrust was the same for my Ethic's essay . . . except I attempted to humbly poop all over H. Richard Niebuhr's models of "Christ and Culture" in the process. But it's a "humble" pooping which makes it okay. -- so take that Niebuhr with your "poo-poo head" (a phrase from the four year old who lives with me), modern epistemic, starkly bifurcated (e.g. dualistic), and completely reductionistic models which deny the very Incarnation itself.
wow! that's a lot of stuff.
i wish i had an insomniatic night. it seems that i'm tired too much. :)
hang in there. you guys are in my thoughts and prayers.
you'd probably like Claiborne's new book Jesus for President.
where's your intentional community going to be? who all will you be living with?
that last bit is a killer.
When I was in 5th grade, my friends and I used to make fun of New Kids by calling them "Old Men On The Street." Little did we know how apt it would be someday =0