yesterday (on Becca’s b’day) we went to the national mall because it was the beginning of the Cherry Blosom Festival…
one cool thing that we saw were the scores and scores of kites…
spring
spring brings many things…
buds on trees
birds that sing
warmer days
sitting on the sidewalk chairs at greenberrys instead of being inside…
and too much spring season work to do
that’s why I’m not bloggin much, nor even emailing as usual…
too busy is not good… must slow the pace down and appreciate those things I listed above…
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banquet table
the great banquet table mentioned in the Bible…. will it be a square? will it be round? a rectangle? well it will be in heaven so, shape becomes a non-issue… will we use our fork in our right hand prongs up like Americans? left hand prongs down like the Brits? left hand with prongs up like Hungarians? It will not matter… we will just be so glad to be there…
here on earth the worldwide body of Christ is all part of one, the Church… we don’t all speak the same language, worship the same, and even those of us who speak the same language have a diversity of style and jargon that we are not always quite sure what is going on… but that’s okay… we sit at the table because of the Grace of Jesus… if there is a head to this table, He is sitting there…
I’m just glad to be invited, aren’t you?
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kafe from Bosnia
This afternoon I broke out the kafe set, and decided to take my first try at Bosnian kafe…
I called my friend Mark… and the process has begun… the first cup wasn’t quite right, the second cup (which had set longer in the grounds) was better… I did discover the necessity of getting a little bit of grounds with the sip… ahhhhh… more posts I’m sure… click here to see the pix from the FEB07 trip.
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Obama ‘gets’ Jefferson
Obama states…
“Many of the leading lights of the Revolution, most notably Franklin and Jefferson, were deists who–while believing in an Almighty God–questioned not only the dogmas of the Christian church but the central tenets of Christianity itself (including Christ’s divinity). Jefferson and Madison in particular argued for what Jefferson called a “wall of seperation” between church and state, as a means of protecting individual liberty in religious belief and practice, guarding the state against sectarian strife, and defending organized religion against the state’s encroachment or undue influence.” (p. 217)
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did I mention I’m readin Obama?
Back a few months ago, I picked up Barack Obama’s The Audacity of Hope. It has not been priority reading. But it has gone from a window sill, to bedside table (a worthless place for meeee…zzzzzzzzz) and to the table beside my spot in the living room. So yesterday when I didn’t feel like heavy reading I picked it up and began where I left off maybe a month ago… I was in the chapter titled “Faith.” I was and am facinated by what the man has to say. It sounds to me like he will be worshiping Him forever. He writes in this chapter what amounts to a “Beliefs Thesis” (my students will get that) without the theological jargon.
“I felt God’s spirit beckoning me. I submitted myself to His will, and dedicated myself to discovering His truth.” (p. 208)
huh…
capitalized pronouns and all…
can Rush say this? oh, sorry…
further, Mr. Obama says…
“But religion is rarely practiced in isolation; organized religion, at least, is a very public affair.” (p. 213)
and
“Our failure as progressives to tap into the moral underpinnings of the nation is not just rhetorical, though. Our fears of getting ‘preachy’ may also lead us to discount the role that values and culture play in addressing some of our most urgent social problems.” (p. 214-5)
“…the problems of poverty and racism and the uninsured… are also rooted in societal indifference and individual callousness–…” (p. 215)
interesting, very interesting…
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