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"We shouldn’t ask for a faith that passes all understanding and then act surprised when we don’t understand it all"

"DANGEROUSLY ATTRACTIVE, CYNICISM is a way to “hide in the steel armor of pseudo-intellectual-babble.” An effective castle of self-protection, cynics can look down from a turret invincibly, not truly defending anything but pride."

— Cynicism vs. Suspicion

"Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?"

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Ezekiel 33 v 11 - The Bible

Gaddafi was a wicked man. He did some wicked things. But God is not celebrating his death. He is mourning.

"We should not think of them as rules imposed by an impersonal government. They are more like the wedding vows joyously taken by a blushing bride on her wedding day. If we understand the Torah as a ketubah (wedding contract), we see that it is far more than an ethical system or a moral list of dos and don’ts. Instead it functions as the sacred marriage covenant between God and His people."

— The Impassioned God - The Weekly eDrash

In a recent survey, people where asked “If you were given the chance to have dinner with someone from the Old Testament who would you choose and why?”

Here are the the top 3 responses: [ My comments in square brackets ]

God (279 responses) [ What did you expect? ]
David (158 responses) [ Meh, understandable. Kind of a big deal. ]
Eve (126 responses) [ LOLZ! I wonder how many of the 126 responses where from men!? ]

And you?

Happy Resurrection Sunday!

I’m a Christian. I have a blog. This was going to happen.

Today is the day that we celebrate what the Bible describes as the culmination of the ages!
Today we celebrate rescue.
Today we celebrate renewal.
Today we celebrate the start of the restoration for all things.
Today we celebrate new life.
Today we celebrate the end of one story and beginning of another.
Today we celebrate hope.
Today we celebrate grace.
Today we celebrate peace.
Today.
We.
Celebrate.

Happy Resurrection Sunday.