Quotes
Here is a list of interesting quotes that I have gathered over the past few years that I think you may find interesting:
"Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace.
And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace."
-Jerry Bridges, "The Discipline of Grace"
"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -Anonymous
"I was unhappy because I have no shoes, until I met a man with no feet." -Anonymous
“The devil can quote Scriptures and so can his ministers and they can quote them in perfect King James English.” –Gary Amirault
“He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart.” - C.S. Lewis
"People suck, and God saves us from ourselves." –Mark Driscoll
"What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects—with their Christianity latent." -C.S. Lewis from God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics
Mega
I'm not too good at this update thing but here is my excuse this time: schoolwork.
/RANT ON/
It's ridiculous how much I have to do in so little time. What do papers accomplish? Someone tell me, so I can be motivated somehow.
/RANT OFF/
Excuse my rant, now I feel a little better, believe it or not.
Mega. This word is usually tied into other words such as megaman, which was a phenomenal game on the sega I must add. Other words that start with mega include mega-church, but I heard a new word this week that began with mega, and it made me pretty sad: mega-christian. Since when did we have to start labeling what a christian should be? Wasn't the original meaning of christian simply "an imitator of Christ"? Do I now want to take on this new understanding of a 'mega'-christian because it's better?
Where did this thinking come from? I am in no way speaking for Jesus, but I'm sure that Jesus didn't mean for us to obey him by becoming a mega-christian. I'm sure he wanted us to just imitate him, how he related to people, how he loved on people, how he connected with people, and how he obeyed the Father.
When I hear the words, mega-christian or mega-church, it does not set well with my understanding of Christianity and how it is played out in America for the most part. Disagree with me if you like, but Christ stands with open arms desiring to embrace us with his love, and the idea that we must excel in living out our "mega-christian" lifestyle may prove to be just a shortcoming of what it means to truly follow Christ in our lives.
May we escape this thinking that we must create another understanding of what it means to be a christian and embrace the fact that Christ calls us to love God and love others.