I found myself watching the debates last night with a buddy of mine, and while we shared a few jokes, I was enthralled by it.
Things that I noted last night:
1. No one gave a flying F--- about the questions asked. While Mr. Harper answered the questions posed to him, the other clowns would give a one-liner and then immediately attack Harper and a plethora of issues, half the time not even pertaining to the question posed by the viewer.
2. Jack Layton is retarded. This guy knows he won't win, so he does everything he can possibly do to promote his communist ways in front of 30 million Canadians that couldn't care less about his stupid and unrealistic ideas. He did give me a good laugh when he questioned Dion's ability to lead the Liberal Party, but nonetheless, hes a commie. Instead of giving $500 dollars in tax cuts a year to Families to compensate for their children's various art programs, a plan proposed by the Tories, he wants to give $400 to families a year to keep them off the street. ??? Wouldn't the $500 be more beneficial to the cause? Not only is it $100 more, but it gives them incentive to send their kids to piano or dance lessons. Well thought out Jack!
3. Stephane Dion has less knowledge then the common chimp. Seriously, this guy can't barely speak the English language, yet he wants us to trust him with leadership of all Canadian people when he cannot put a coherent sentence together. Dion's Carbon tax is a fraud, no way in hell does that work in the Canadian Economy. He can make all the comparisions he wants to European countries. but difference in economy and currency and balance make those claims irrelevant. Dion's Idea of a "Fun Canada" is childish, his so-called appreciation of the Arts was less the believeable.
4. Gilles Duceppe, while irrelevant to anyone outside Quebec, is always good for a laugh. I laughed out loud at his poke at all the leaders when he said "I know I won't be prime minister and three of you won't be prime minister, neither," he said, gesturing at his colleagues around the table. "Some of you know it, but you won't say it." Pointing at Layton, Dion and May. Everything Duceppe days starts and ends with the noun Quebec. While he will never be a Prime Minister, he will always be good to stir the pot and then sit their and smirk. He has nothing to lose.
5. Elizebeth May. Completely Irrelevant. She got way to much time for having one seat in the house. Her campaign managers must have told her before she went in to say things that Canadians want to hear. So she sat there, completely lied to everyone in Canada, took what all the other parties wanted and molded them together and then said them out loud. She would pipe up with useless quips, even at the end of the debate when she was defending this debate over the Palin vs. Bidden. She gets a 1/10 for trying, and a 0/10 for material. None of it mattered.
6. Stephen Harper. Dude looked good after the apparent steam rolling he got. He knew what questions where coming his way, and responded to the criticisms by the other Parlimentarians rather well from what I saw. He dodged a few Bullets I'm sure Canadians would have rather had answered, but he remained steadfast in his ways. He outlined what the country has become in his short tenure as PM. He defended and even hit out at some of the things levied against him. He didnt have to do much, he wans't going to win or lose the election last night, so he remained calm for the most part and gave pre-planned answers in a safe and monotone way. I would have liked to see a platform from Harper, but does he need one right now? Many have pegged him with a huge margin victory from last night.
If anything last night, the Tories won on a couple fronts. There are two types of voters in Canada at this point. The first is the ones that know it will be a Torie Government. This will affect their voting, as some may not even do so. This hinders the Liberals and the NDP who would like to see those votes come their way. In turn this helps the Tories because they aren't losing any votes to the Liberals or the NDP. Pretty Simple, no?
The second train of thought is that the race is close. Close is good for all parties, but it helps the Tories out again, as long as these swing voters agree that the Liberal party is in shambles, this swing vote will go to a more compotent party, one that wont be calling another election or changing leaders in the next year. Moreso, if votes go the NDP way, then the Liberals will lose those votes. This is a two horse race, and most Liberals second vote would go to the NDP if not satisfied with their own party. This just helps the Majority that the Tories are yearning for.
I rather enjoyed the debate, i havent seen the numbers yet as far as viewers go, but i would hope that Canadians took some interest in what they complain about.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Simply Disgusting!
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/09/16/england.chelsea.terry/index.html
Any other team doesn't get this to work. Screw Chelsea and paying off the FA.
Any other team doesn't get this to work. Screw Chelsea and paying off the FA.
Stupid American Swine
Since the Day Tom Hicks and George Gillett took over Liverpool I have been concerned with the future of the storied football club. Don't get me wrong, the promises they set out and even splashing the cash on such players as Fernando Torres led me to be believe otherwise. The future of my favorite club looked bright. That was until they dumped on the debt. Then they tried to hire Jurgen Klinnsman for no reason. Why? Why Klinnsman? And for what good reason? Rafa has led the Reds to European glory, another final and semi final in the Champions league, a FA cup triumph, and maintained top 4 in the league. Now this year we have topped the table and have beaten Manchester United for the first time in 7 years at home in the league. Klinnsman is not a good manager, plain and simple. He's more about the spotlight then actually winning games.
Now the American Swine are refusing to fund the new stadium plans, and won't sell the club to DIC. Assholes. They are clearly not interested in the club, though the yanks has doubled their investment already. They have no interest in spending cash to buy players, having only allocated 45 million to player transfers. They aren't interested in funding the stadium, having only allocated 60 million for a stadium worth 6 times that. And all they are really good at is fighting with Rafa, and Parry and pissing the players and fans off but the tens of thousands. SELL THE DAMN CLUB!
DIC are waiting in the wings, though for a reasonable price tag. The Swine are asking for 800 million pounds, 1.6 Billion American. DIC are rich, the richest in the UAE, but they aren't dumb. The club is worth a lot, but even that is too steep. DIC are ready to build a new stadium now, they are ready to buy new players, ASAP. They want to show their brass, they want to compete and make a stronger team. And they also want to compete with their rivals who just bought Manchester City.
While that does have me worried a bit, DIC aren't wanting to take over the soccer world, and Manchester City is the second team in Manchester. They have no history, and they are going to send wash outs and people only playing for money. That equals little success. Liverpool are a household name, players will flock to a team that are stalwart in Champions League and the domestic league.
It is time. It is time to move on from these pricks. They have tried to ruin England's most successful club team. Liverpool's fans are coming together, looking for 100,000 fans to donate 5 G's to buy majority control over the club. Reports are saying that DIC would fund the rest. Fan own clubs have won 7 Champions league titles in the last 15 years. And with some money through the DIC minority, Player transfers would be easier, and Rafa could manage the team he's been trying to make for the last 4 years.
Time for a change, and a real change this time.
Now the American Swine are refusing to fund the new stadium plans, and won't sell the club to DIC. Assholes. They are clearly not interested in the club, though the yanks has doubled their investment already. They have no interest in spending cash to buy players, having only allocated 45 million to player transfers. They aren't interested in funding the stadium, having only allocated 60 million for a stadium worth 6 times that. And all they are really good at is fighting with Rafa, and Parry and pissing the players and fans off but the tens of thousands. SELL THE DAMN CLUB!
DIC are waiting in the wings, though for a reasonable price tag. The Swine are asking for 800 million pounds, 1.6 Billion American. DIC are rich, the richest in the UAE, but they aren't dumb. The club is worth a lot, but even that is too steep. DIC are ready to build a new stadium now, they are ready to buy new players, ASAP. They want to show their brass, they want to compete and make a stronger team. And they also want to compete with their rivals who just bought Manchester City.
While that does have me worried a bit, DIC aren't wanting to take over the soccer world, and Manchester City is the second team in Manchester. They have no history, and they are going to send wash outs and people only playing for money. That equals little success. Liverpool are a household name, players will flock to a team that are stalwart in Champions League and the domestic league.
It is time. It is time to move on from these pricks. They have tried to ruin England's most successful club team. Liverpool's fans are coming together, looking for 100,000 fans to donate 5 G's to buy majority control over the club. Reports are saying that DIC would fund the rest. Fan own clubs have won 7 Champions league titles in the last 15 years. And with some money through the DIC minority, Player transfers would be easier, and Rafa could manage the team he's been trying to make for the last 4 years.
Time for a change, and a real change this time.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Response to Chryslers new Fuel Incentive
Daimler Chrysler offered late last week a new incentive that would help buyers of their vehicles out at the pumps. The offer is that Chrysler would cap the price of fuel to new buyers at 2.99/gal for the next 3 years. There is a 12000 mile limit on this, but no matter how high the cost goes on fuel, Chrysler will flip the difference that the customer isn't paying.
Question, with a company that is more then 12 Billion dollars in debt, how can they afford to make the cars they do, hold up reliability standards (whatever they have in that respect) and make a profit? Business is about making the customer happy, but it wont be a business for long if they cannot turn a profit.
My question is, what are North American car companies doing wrong. The import companies such as Honda and Toyota have no problem selling vast amounts of cars, that are reliable and fuel efficient, and they dont have incentives at all. I own a 2006 Civic Si, my interest rate is around 6%, yet its still cheaper to own then any car GM or Chrysler could sell me. When you factor in actual fuel economy, reliability over the life of the vehicle and cost of ownership itself, you still cant beat an import.
There is no question NA companies try and offer incentives. Gas cards, upgrades, low low finance rates, and even engines that use technology such as Flex Fuel. (It doesn't even work anyways) With all these incentives, why do imports out sell almost every class of vehicle? Even if it is more expensive to own?
I put it down to bad management, false promises and the final product being rubbish. I know a guy who bought a Cobalt SS, the performance model similar to my Civic. The thing is trash, been in the shop 8 times in a year and a half. My car has been in once for a recall.
For Chrysler and GM, they need to start sinking their money into a more reliable product. It cant be impossible, their Asian and European counterparts seem to be able to do it with ease. Instead of fuel incentives such as gas cards, build an engine that is efficient. Instead of 40 year warranties, build a vehicle that will last 10 years with no major problems.
Until they stop throwing Hemi's and coolers into cars, it wont happen. But then again, this is why these companies have no pot to piss in.
Question, with a company that is more then 12 Billion dollars in debt, how can they afford to make the cars they do, hold up reliability standards (whatever they have in that respect) and make a profit? Business is about making the customer happy, but it wont be a business for long if they cannot turn a profit.
My question is, what are North American car companies doing wrong. The import companies such as Honda and Toyota have no problem selling vast amounts of cars, that are reliable and fuel efficient, and they dont have incentives at all. I own a 2006 Civic Si, my interest rate is around 6%, yet its still cheaper to own then any car GM or Chrysler could sell me. When you factor in actual fuel economy, reliability over the life of the vehicle and cost of ownership itself, you still cant beat an import.
There is no question NA companies try and offer incentives. Gas cards, upgrades, low low finance rates, and even engines that use technology such as Flex Fuel. (It doesn't even work anyways) With all these incentives, why do imports out sell almost every class of vehicle? Even if it is more expensive to own?
I put it down to bad management, false promises and the final product being rubbish. I know a guy who bought a Cobalt SS, the performance model similar to my Civic. The thing is trash, been in the shop 8 times in a year and a half. My car has been in once for a recall.
For Chrysler and GM, they need to start sinking their money into a more reliable product. It cant be impossible, their Asian and European counterparts seem to be able to do it with ease. Instead of fuel incentives such as gas cards, build an engine that is efficient. Instead of 40 year warranties, build a vehicle that will last 10 years with no major problems.
Until they stop throwing Hemi's and coolers into cars, it wont happen. But then again, this is why these companies have no pot to piss in.
Monday, May 12, 2008
EPL end of season rant
Congratulations to the scum, once again they rode the Portuguese band wagon for the second straight year to win another title, without him they lose X amount of games and lose 33 premier league goals. Fantastic. Man Yoo then is just weak American coffee in comparison to the triple shot espresso that is Chelski. The rich scum decided that they would use some of there multi million dollar investment to good use this year, instead of whining about officiating and all sorts of other things, they showed that they don't need the special one to do something special. They were in the two pronged dog fight that was the Premier League, and somehow managed to finally beat a team with a 1/4 of the payroll of theirs to get into the CL Final. (a commendable effort) I will contest that Abromivich paid off those officials though, how could he explain his team not playing in his own backyard in that final.
Once again the best team in the premier league finished 4th, of course most will say the best team finishes first, and i guess that makes sense. Somehow they get in mixed up in the premier league and award it to the the team who gets into the pants quickest of the ref officiating their game that week. Fair enough. Sir Alex has a certain charm to him.
Liverpool made the best signing of the summer, and probably the best of the past few years. Torres scored 33 goals in his first year in the England. How many did Sheva, ballack and all the rest of that trash pile score in their first year. My calculations estimate Torres score more combined and then some. He also cost less then one of those players and had over a goal per million spent on him. Sheva has something like 1 goal for every 7 million spent on him. Pathetic.
Gerrard again had another solid year, with many goals, and inspiring performances against Inter Milan and the trumping we gave the Gunners. Pepe Reina again won the Golden Glove award, 3 years on the trot.
Im still not sure what the problem is then, we clearly have the best in all areas of the pitch. Heck, we still even dominated while we were having back room difficulties because of the two rednecks who couldn't determine who owned the crappier North American sports teams.
Other stories that made headlines: Tottenham Suck
In other news, Sven solidified his removal from his post at Man City after the gross performance his team gave against Middlesborough. The thing with Sven is he turned that team into a european contender. (They even beat Man Yoo twice in one season, which hasnt happened since before the time of Moses.) Of course, what can you expect from an owner of a team with this kind of track record:
What other stories made good headlines this year...
Well, Derby county did what everyone expected them to do, SUCK.
How did Reading get relegated? Even more so, how did Bolton and Fulham not?
Overall I guess it was a decent year, as a fan of Liverpool, we improved, and if the Premier league was capped, we would have won a championship, and probably would have last year too. But crap happens in life.
Numbers for cocky Man Gay fans to remember. 18, 5,#8 and #9.
Those are the standards, start working on them.
Next year, i will predict Liverpool, Chelsea, Man U and Arsenal Finish. We are one player shy of winning a title, and we wont have to ride the one trick pony that is Ronaldo. Anyone can be player of the year when your whole team backs off and he doesnt pass and all balls are passed to him and so on a so forth. Did i mention Ronaldo Likes Balls? Anyone can score 40 times when they have that many balls coming his way. Also Tevez wouldn't be half the player he was if defenders could look at him straight. He rolls like a Medusa, stopping people in their tracks with his exceptional looks.
In all seriousness though, this year had a good title race, and showed the strength and class of the premier league sides. 3 in the last 4 of the Champions league, and both pretty much dead locked when it came to playing each other. Lets just hope the best team wins this time
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Once again the best team in the premier league finished 4th, of course most will say the best team finishes first, and i guess that makes sense. Somehow they get in mixed up in the premier league and award it to the the team who gets into the pants quickest of the ref officiating their game that week. Fair enough. Sir Alex has a certain charm to him.
Liverpool made the best signing of the summer, and probably the best of the past few years. Torres scored 33 goals in his first year in the England. How many did Sheva, ballack and all the rest of that trash pile score in their first year. My calculations estimate Torres score more combined and then some. He also cost less then one of those players and had over a goal per million spent on him. Sheva has something like 1 goal for every 7 million spent on him. Pathetic.
Gerrard again had another solid year, with many goals, and inspiring performances against Inter Milan and the trumping we gave the Gunners. Pepe Reina again won the Golden Glove award, 3 years on the trot.
Im still not sure what the problem is then, we clearly have the best in all areas of the pitch. Heck, we still even dominated while we were having back room difficulties because of the two rednecks who couldn't determine who owned the crappier North American sports teams.
Other stories that made headlines: Tottenham Suck
In other news, Sven solidified his removal from his post at Man City after the gross performance his team gave against Middlesborough. The thing with Sven is he turned that team into a european contender. (They even beat Man Yoo twice in one season, which hasnt happened since before the time of Moses.) Of course, what can you expect from an owner of a team with this kind of track record:
- his government was frequently challenged with allegations of corruption, dictatorship, demagogy, treason, conflicts of interest, acting undiplomatically, tax evasion, the use of legal loopholes and hostility towards a free press. He was accused of lèse-majesté, selling domestic assets to international investors, and religious desecration. Independent bodies, including Amnesty International, also expressed concern at Thaksin's human rights record. Human Rights Watch described Thaksin as "a human rights abuser of the worst kind", alleging that he participated in media suppression and presided over extrajudicial killings.
What other stories made good headlines this year...
Well, Derby county did what everyone expected them to do, SUCK.
How did Reading get relegated? Even more so, how did Bolton and Fulham not?
Overall I guess it was a decent year, as a fan of Liverpool, we improved, and if the Premier league was capped, we would have won a championship, and probably would have last year too. But crap happens in life.
Numbers for cocky Man Gay fans to remember. 18, 5,#8 and #9.
Those are the standards, start working on them.
Next year, i will predict Liverpool, Chelsea, Man U and Arsenal Finish. We are one player shy of winning a title, and we wont have to ride the one trick pony that is Ronaldo. Anyone can be player of the year when your whole team backs off and he doesnt pass and all balls are passed to him and so on a so forth. Did i mention Ronaldo Likes Balls? Anyone can score 40 times when they have that many balls coming his way. Also Tevez wouldn't be half the player he was if defenders could look at him straight. He rolls like a Medusa, stopping people in their tracks with his exceptional looks.
In all seriousness though, this year had a good title race, and showed the strength and class of the premier league sides. 3 in the last 4 of the Champions league, and both pretty much dead locked when it came to playing each other. Lets just hope the best team wins this time
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316322,00.html
With all the crap in this world going on, its not to surprising when this stuff happens anymore.
This post isn't gonna be long, but my question is, was this avoidable? I was watching an interview where this guy that knew him said he was weird because he requested a Linkin Park song at a function they were at. The guy also said he knew at that point something was very wrong with the would-be-shooter.
This is laughable, and obviously his Christian friend didn't put much merit into at the time. I mean if he did, would he have not done what Christians are supposed to do and go and talk to the guy, see whats up, maybe even lend a helping hand?
This guy is blaming Christians for what happened. Is that entirely out in left field? Is it harsh to say he might be right? I mean who was lending him a helping hand? Who was trying to get into his life and be a real friend for him and get him out of the shit he was living with? Who was showing God's love for this gentleman? Doesn't seem like anyone. Instead they give him the boot from his school and left him for dead.
What I'm not saying is that this isn't a terrible thing. No, its an awful situation. What I am saying though is, it was avoidable. This should be an eye-opener to these sort of situations. I'm not saying everyone that looks a little different is going to shoot up schools and churches. But if these people that were labeled "weird" were given more time in the day, we might be able to avoid this from happening, and even developing a relationship that lasts a lifetime. Most importantly, you get to show God's love in your life and get to share it with others.
With all the crap in this world going on, its not to surprising when this stuff happens anymore.
This post isn't gonna be long, but my question is, was this avoidable? I was watching an interview where this guy that knew him said he was weird because he requested a Linkin Park song at a function they were at. The guy also said he knew at that point something was very wrong with the would-be-shooter.
This is laughable, and obviously his Christian friend didn't put much merit into at the time. I mean if he did, would he have not done what Christians are supposed to do and go and talk to the guy, see whats up, maybe even lend a helping hand?
This guy is blaming Christians for what happened. Is that entirely out in left field? Is it harsh to say he might be right? I mean who was lending him a helping hand? Who was trying to get into his life and be a real friend for him and get him out of the shit he was living with? Who was showing God's love for this gentleman? Doesn't seem like anyone. Instead they give him the boot from his school and left him for dead.
What I'm not saying is that this isn't a terrible thing. No, its an awful situation. What I am saying though is, it was avoidable. This should be an eye-opener to these sort of situations. I'm not saying everyone that looks a little different is going to shoot up schools and churches. But if these people that were labeled "weird" were given more time in the day, we might be able to avoid this from happening, and even developing a relationship that lasts a lifetime. Most importantly, you get to show God's love in your life and get to share it with others.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Part 3: Church
I will begin by saying this post could have looked a lot different, and I mean a lot. At one point my next post was going to be a scathing and demeaning view on the church, seen through my eyes. Fortunately some will say I have seen the light. Myself? I would like to think that I didn’t waste my last hour or so commenting on how shitty I am. Wondering how I came to this conclusion? Well, I am the church, so commenting on how shitty churches are, would just be an insult to myself. So I backed off, talked to a couple people and did some of my own thinking and came up with a better solution.
There is no doubt that I have problems with church, I’m sure they are well known to some, and not so well known to others, but the fact is I do, and I think it could be done in a different way.
I found this in me readings lately and it kind of put some things into perspective. The thing for me is I’m outspoken, sometimes when I should be and sometimes when I shouldn’t be. The statement is an honest assessment of how it is in churches. To me this quote seems to show the relative feeling that I have about church, I sometimes have a problem with people opposing my views.
If I am to be the church, then in a sense I do get to do things my own way. If I am to bring the kingdom of God to people on this earth however, I also have to do it God’s way. Someone asked me what the kingdom of God is this week. To me the kingdom of God is God living in me, and you and many church people. We take the kingdom of God wherever we go, because we reflect it. We reflect Jesus, or are supposed to, in every facet of life, the kingdom of God shines through our actions and our responses.
The church then, defined as an assembly of believers, is us, and we are the church. We have the responsibility to go out and do great things for God. And those great things start with the smallest of gestures that make an astounding difference too many different people. We have the responsibility to not only show the kingdom of God, but to bring it to the forefront of our lives, and into the dark world around us.
This quote intrigued me; it speaks of how I view church as being. I think most of what church should be, is done outside of Sunday from 11 – 1. Church incorporates hours, days and weeks. Church isn’t something that just happens Sunday, but something that keeps on going when the music stops. When real life starts, church shines, or at least it should. We bring the church wherever we go, something I have learned time and time again. Church is something we cannot get away from, it’s something we reflect, and greater more, we reflect God’s Kingdom and himself. While this might be a scary concept to digest, it is unavoidable; it is what we are called to do. It isn’t easy and I’m still not there, but I’ve made a commitment, and I find strength in what that commitment entailed.
Church, the way I want it to be, is more then just what I want, but what God wants. I want church to be a place where people are free to express themselves, a place where authority is used but never abused. One day I would love to see a “church” with people who question and ponder, a thinker’s paradise, if you will; A place to seek out truth, and share life together. I would like to see where church could really go. I want church to be was Jesus envisioned.
There is no doubt that I have problems with church, I’m sure they are well known to some, and not so well known to others, but the fact is I do, and I think it could be done in a different way.
“It is inevitable that enthusiastic members of the churches of Christ will begin to speak with members of other religious institutions, and invariably, the characteristics of what makes one church differ from the other must be discussed. Our religious friends will agree that there is one God, and that Jesus is the Head of the Body, the church, but there is a disconnect that occurs between us regarding what those things mean. While we insist vehemently that the churches of Christ (the sound ones) have the faith and practice right and everyone else has it wrong, this seems too much to swallow to our friends.” – unknown
I found this in me readings lately and it kind of put some things into perspective. The thing for me is I’m outspoken, sometimes when I should be and sometimes when I shouldn’t be. The statement is an honest assessment of how it is in churches. To me this quote seems to show the relative feeling that I have about church, I sometimes have a problem with people opposing my views.
If I am to be the church, then in a sense I do get to do things my own way. If I am to bring the kingdom of God to people on this earth however, I also have to do it God’s way. Someone asked me what the kingdom of God is this week. To me the kingdom of God is God living in me, and you and many church people. We take the kingdom of God wherever we go, because we reflect it. We reflect Jesus, or are supposed to, in every facet of life, the kingdom of God shines through our actions and our responses.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord." - Luke 4:18-19
The church then, defined as an assembly of believers, is us, and we are the church. We have the responsibility to go out and do great things for God. And those great things start with the smallest of gestures that make an astounding difference too many different people. We have the responsibility to not only show the kingdom of God, but to bring it to the forefront of our lives, and into the dark world around us.
God is more domestic than monastic. It means, too, that in coming to know God, the dinner table is more important than the theology classroom, the practice of grateful hospitality is more important than the practice of right dogma, and meeting with others to pray as a community can give us something that long hours in private meditation (or, indeed, long years spent absent from church life) cannot. Such a concept also blurs all simple distinctions between “religious” and “purely secular” experience. - Ron Rolheiser
This quote intrigued me; it speaks of how I view church as being. I think most of what church should be, is done outside of Sunday from 11 – 1. Church incorporates hours, days and weeks. Church isn’t something that just happens Sunday, but something that keeps on going when the music stops. When real life starts, church shines, or at least it should. We bring the church wherever we go, something I have learned time and time again. Church is something we cannot get away from, it’s something we reflect, and greater more, we reflect God’s Kingdom and himself. While this might be a scary concept to digest, it is unavoidable; it is what we are called to do. It isn’t easy and I’m still not there, but I’ve made a commitment, and I find strength in what that commitment entailed.
“The community of Christians springs solely from the Biblical and Reformation message of the justification of man through grace alone…Not what a man is in himself as a Christian, his spirituality and piety, constitutes the basis of our community. What determines our brotherhood is what that man is by reason of Christ. Our community with one another consists solely in what Christ has done to both of us.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “Life Together”)
Church, the way I want it to be, is more then just what I want, but what God wants. I want church to be a place where people are free to express themselves, a place where authority is used but never abused. One day I would love to see a “church” with people who question and ponder, a thinker’s paradise, if you will; A place to seek out truth, and share life together. I would like to see where church could really go. I want church to be was Jesus envisioned.
"Jesus...envisaged that, scattered around Palestine, there would be small groups of people loyal to himself, who would get together to encourage one another, and would act as members of a family, sharing some sort of common life and, in particular, exercising mutual forgiveness. It was because this way of life was what it was, while reflecting the theology it did, that Jesus' whole movement was thoroughly, and dangerously, 'political'. And...the main characteristic of the cells that Jesus called into being was of course loyalty to Jesus himself." -N.T. Wright
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