Today I "chatted" with a friend's daughter on facebook.
She is in college and is quoting her instructors. I had fun challenging her thinking. She seemed to enjoy the exchange too.
Her opening line was: "people don't change they just become more like themselves, we change into the people we are meant to be,"
I disagree. :)
I think the fall has diverted people from being who they were meant to be.
But unless you acknowledge the Creator has the authority to determine what the created was meant to be, it is difficult to argue... not impossible though, I think... so I will chew on it and share my thoughts with her. Praying that she sees her Creator and his plan for her in the meantime...
It is interesting to note that my interest to debate was sparked by my demented father...and how that plays into the person I have become, and the person I'm meant to be.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
The Shack
I read a popular book this weekend, The Shack.
It was a simple read. The author did a good job engaging my emotions. It was boring sometimes, too elementary. But all in all it was worth the read.
It reminded me of CS Lewis' book, The Great Divorce. It also reminded me of Hannah Hurnard's book, Hind's Feet on High Places. Almost a mixture of the two.
I understand the controversy within the church regarding The Shack. Like Lewis and Hurnard, the author's target audience is obviously the wounded Christian. However, the non christian reader could read it as an attack on Christianity in general.
I don't think that was the author's intention. I think the author was trying to address the rituals that often get in the way of our realtionship with God. This is hardly a new thought.
I hope that more people realize that religion of rituals vs. a relationship with a personal Being (God) has always been the heart of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And if The Shack helps them see Jesus as a person a little more clearly, and trust Him a little more, then great.
Remember the song...
Day by Day
Day By Day
Oh Dear Lord three things I pray
To see Thee more clearly
to Love Thee more dearly
to Follow Thee more nearly
Day by day
It was a simple read. The author did a good job engaging my emotions. It was boring sometimes, too elementary. But all in all it was worth the read.
It reminded me of CS Lewis' book, The Great Divorce. It also reminded me of Hannah Hurnard's book, Hind's Feet on High Places. Almost a mixture of the two.
I understand the controversy within the church regarding The Shack. Like Lewis and Hurnard, the author's target audience is obviously the wounded Christian. However, the non christian reader could read it as an attack on Christianity in general.
I don't think that was the author's intention. I think the author was trying to address the rituals that often get in the way of our realtionship with God. This is hardly a new thought.
I hope that more people realize that religion of rituals vs. a relationship with a personal Being (God) has always been the heart of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And if The Shack helps them see Jesus as a person a little more clearly, and trust Him a little more, then great.
Remember the song...
Day by Day
Day By Day
Oh Dear Lord three things I pray
To see Thee more clearly
to Love Thee more dearly
to Follow Thee more nearly
Day by day
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