Christianity

The Struggle

Submitted by illogic-al on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 09:32

I was walking to the supermarket last week (5/25) and started thinking. Then a couple days later I started talking about the same topic in lab with someone. I thought I'd throw them out there for all the world to see (and inevitably, critique). My thoughts went thusly:

Signs

Submitted by illogic-al on Sat, 03/27/2010 - 22:58

I wish I could tell you what it was all about right now. If I did though that would ruin the surprise. And that just won't do. I'd rather kill a surprise than see it ruined.
May I just say though that God is with you. And us. And I'm so glad for that. Mostly I see the way he is working in your life and, well, I try not to screw it up. I try to do the right thing, to keep you moving forward in fellowship with him.

Love Letters

Submitted by illogic-al on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 00:07

Excerpted. For your reading pleasure.

So I've been bouncing between reading 1 Peter and 2 Peter, in no
particular order recently, and it seems today that it was more fitting
for you than it was for me. I encourage you to take the time to read
chapters 4 and 5 now, then go back and read chap 1 to the end at your
leisure.

(NIV version below)
1 Peter 4: 12 starts "Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful
trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to
you.13 But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ,

Remember, remember

Submitted by illogic-al on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 23:35

*sigh*
It's september again. School's started. Unlike last Spring semester, where I had one class, was complaining about working and being a full time student, I now have two classes and am working while being a full time student. S'kinda neat. I should be finished w/ coursework in just a year, assuming I don't fail miserably. Master's research? I don't really think so.

The Unfinal Countdown

Submitted by illogic-al on Sat, 06/06/2009 - 19:40

A while ago I started a countdown to I didn't know exactly what. I just felt like doing it. It was expected that as I got closer to the time that I'd know what exactly it was that I had been counting down to. Turns out I was right :-) And also wrong. I thought maybe the countdown would have been an announcement that I'm going back to school. Graduate School. Again. I'm already back however and have almost survived one full quarter. As the time has gotten closer I have been ...

Stuff Orville likes

Submitted by illogic-al on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 21:30

http://stufffchristianslike.blogspot.com/2009/04/532-arguing-about-why-b...
so nice, I had to talk about it twice (today)

Christianity

Psalm 118:18 or, how I managed to give up porn and eaked out enough courage to talk about it tangentially.

Submitted by illogic-al on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 18:12

Prologue
So I've been attempting to read the Bible, the whole Bible, for years now. It's a remarkably boring prospect though. Call me sacrilegious if you will but that is honestly how I felt and sometimes still feel about it. I believe if you're honest you may just admit the same.

Romans 12:14-21

Submitted by illogic-al on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 22:25

NetBible version:

14 Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited. 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people. 19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God's wrath, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord. 20 Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head. 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

And lest I forget... Judgement!

Submitted by illogic-al on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 23:16

So where were we? Ah yes, genocide against the Amalekites. I see what you did there. What you are doing is changing the argument to suit your conclusion or not understanding what you are arguing against. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say it's probably the latter. Do correct me if I'm wrong.

Psalms 43

Submitted by illogic-al on Mon, 02/23/2009 - 22:03

Verse 5

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.