the burning question

One more heavy question

2008-11-18T16:16:00.000-08:00

There are alot of heavy questions out there for believers. By believers I mean those that believe in Jesus; not people that believe in String Theory, or Santa (not that those 2 are at related - though I'm sure Santa uses string in his workshop). Yes that was a joke.

Here's one more big one: how is it okay for a soldier to go to a Afghanistan and kill a member of the Taliban, and it's wrong to bomb an abortion in Topeka or gun down an abortion doctor in his front yard in Denver? Is the cause of the unborn a less worthy cause than anything going on in the middle east? Is it the fact that it's an abortion doctor here in the U.S.? If so, then is it okay to go to Stockholm and take out someone killing babies? Just a question (or 2 or 3) that's been rolling around in my mind for a few years. I'm not a pacifist or anything, I just wonder about these things sometimes.

I promise the next question won't be so heavy! :) Maybe I'll ask about powdered vs. chocolate donuts.

Impact

2008-11-12T00:10:00.000-08:00

Good deal - that last blog netted me an increase in comments. I went from 0 on the first blog to 1 one the second.

That's an increase of over 1,000%!

I think.

Okay, I'm ready for an onslaught of responses on this one...

What's the single best way a person can make a change in their culture? (whether that change be religious, political, or whatever)

Give me the scenario; what would it be that a person would do to really make an impact in their society?

What's the avenue? What's the single best way?

2008-11-07T23:10:00.001-08:00

Okay, since I got fewer comments than I expected on the last blog (think the number hovered around zero:) I decided to post a much more compelling question:

Ready?

Okay,

"What's the name of the Prime Minister of Canada?"

ha!

(just kidding)

What's funny about that is that with such an incredibly well-established education system here in the U.S., and with all our universities, including eight that are called "ivy", only 1 out of every 100 would know the answer to that. I think it's Stephen...um...Harper?

Anyways, the real "burning question" is...

If God is in charge, why did Obama win?

so what about this race?

2008-10-30T20:36:00.000-07:00

The horses are almost neck-and-neck, the dirt is flying off their hooves into each other's face, and the the crowd is simultaneously cheering and booing -at the horses and each other. I'm standing on one of the upper bleachers with my hands stuffed in my pockets and for awhile I've felt that this race the wrong one to be watching.

The presidential election matters but...it doesn't. As a new pastor and a Christian for several years (and former card-carrying member of The Christian Coalition) I feel like we need to, you know, do our civic duty (voting and paying taxes and such); the authorities are God's servants, as the bible says.

But it just isn't about politics, this Christian life. The things that we Christians are supposed to do and be (according to Jesus) has nothing to do with that whole area. It's just a whole different arena.

What do you think? Does it really matter? And if you're not a Christian, please indulge me with any thoughts as well.