Tonight, I realize my cowardess. Tonight, I discover my true colors.
As the enemy storms in, banners held high against the wind, I stake my flag firmly in the ground and watch the horde stampede by.
Never Again.
A Coward am I tonight, but tomorrow, a lion.
How can one person fully grasp the entirety of orthodox teaching? People get up in arms about a person who totally misses the boat on what we consider to be the most important topic. But to them, it is of little import. We are designed to be more interested in one aspect than another. That’s the beauty of it. I am enthralled with the beauty of God, she is enthralled with His majesty. He can’t get over the mercy of God. And every aspect we see, we see it through that lens. In all things, I am predisposed to see the beauty while she sees something totally different, though we see the same thing.
God is infinite, too much for even the whole of humanity to collectively understand given an eternity. But the closest we can get is for all of us to see something slightly different and to share it.
What good is out faith if we do not speak it? What is a song that is never sung?
What good is a love that never shares?
And I’m not saying that we shouldn’t concern ourselves with doctrine and with correct teaching. Nay, we have a duty to it and to watch out for our brothers and sisters. But we need more to it than I see happening. We have to do it in love and with the desire to learn as much as to correct.
Ignorance is our greatest enemy. It is the father of apathy. It is the mother of misunderstanding, disunity and intolerance.
Ignorance is the propagation of lies, unwittingly.
Take a stand against ignorance. If ever there was a cause for which I would gladly give my life, it would be the eradication of ignorance in a world that claims sophistication.
Do not be a passive consumer. Check your facts. Seek multiple perspectives. Broaden your understanding.
I refuse to stand for ignorance any longer. I will hold myself to higher standards. I will hold you to higher standards.
Together, let’s make this world a better place.
Why are we so intolerant of other styles of worship? We are upset when someone throws their hands in the air. We think that dancing does not demonstrate the proper amount of respect.
Do we not realize that some of our own traditions are borrowed from pagans and cults?
It doesn’t matter what you think if you aren’t acting on it.
I don’t care about the game you’re talking if you aren’t living it out.
I don’t care about your politics if you won’t do anything about them.
“But he who has been forgiven little loves little”
I’ve heard it said that where the forgiveness is great, so too will the love be great. But all sin is equal. If we love little, it is because we view ourselves incorrectly.
But can you teach someone to view themselves rightly?
Why fight fire with fire when you can fight it with water?
Why settle for sad mimicry when you can blow the minds of your opponents?
Americans have a responsibility. Our culture is marching across the globe, consuming other cultures in the name of profit. So what message are we sending? What norm are people attempting to emulate in order to get ahead in the global market?
I don’t mean to be trite or cliché, spouting off about responsibility and American society. My concern is more about the media’s representation of American society, because that is what the rest of the world is seeing. And we do have a choice in that.
Happiness is the silver drip of rain from a midnight sky.
Joy is the cold, soft grass supporting a weary traveler.
Peace is the warm wind, gently at your back.
Is it possible to study human nature being so engrossed in it? What we consider human nature is what we have been conditioned by a life within our culture to believe is normal.
