our latest science experiment

our "butterfly" emmerged from its chrysalis two days ago. emmy and maddie look for it every day, but i have a feeling it found a quieter place to live.

miniture lumps

"the worst attitude of all would be the professional which regards children in the lump as a sort of raw material which we have to handle."
on three ways of writing for children
c.s. lewis

man-made rules

"legalist in our churches today warn that we dare not teach people about the liberty we have in Christ lest it result in religious anarchy. the christian who lives by faith is not going to become a rebel. quite the contrary, he is going to experience the inner discipline of God that is far better than the outer discipline of man-made rules. "
warren wiersbe

church the way it used to be - part 2

i want to make it clear that i believe that some of God's people actually have convictions in the aforementioned areas. i respect that. we are created by a multi-faceted being and therefore it is highly likely that convictions from one human to the next would differ. however, we become so enamored with our own belief system that we dismiss other christian's convictions.

i do believe that someone who does have these convictions need to tread carefully on the souls of believers who do not hold so tightly to their laws. (notice, i used the pronoun "their" and the object "laws".) for examle, God's choice for musical instruments used to worship Him on Sunday mornings does not appear in any version of the Bible as far as I know. (correct me if i'm wrong - my friends in "the message cult".) i love the sound of a well played, quality organ, and i do not fault any church for choosing to worship with one. i do, however fault that church if they contentiously pulpit bash another church for differing worship choices.

my purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love , so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding in order that they may know the mystery of God , namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge...i delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your faith in Christ is. Col 2:2-3 & 5

church the way it used to be

we recieved a leaflet in the mail yesterday.

"church the way it used to be"

all the men wore suits
all the ladies wore skirts below the knee. (i'm sure their slits were below the knee as well)
hymns sung out of a hymnal - "music that stirs the soul and not the feet"
piano
organ
occassional orchestra
they neglected to mention they had pews and not just chairs
yes, it is a very bj church.

the implication of the leaflet:
our church is right;
other churches are wrong.
it's just that simple.

WHAT?
i found the pharisees, but WHERE'S JESUS?

the girls need a bath tonight, so they smell pretty for church. don't worry they'll both be in dresses that are to their knees. after all, it is Easter. my knees will be bear. the drums will be assisting the keyboardists and guitarists (acoustic, electric and bass) play familar hymns of the faith and modren praise and worship songs that will be projected onto a large screen above the platform, chairs will be set up because we don't have any pews, coffee will be served before the service begins. pastor will wear a suit, but he's probably the only one. most importantly Jesus will be the focus, the center, the main attraction not the fashion, the chairs, the instruments. just Jesus.
more thoughts later...

missing

where are you? i miss my friend.

dream big

hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but when dreams come true,
there is life and joy.
prov 13:12

intj

well i took the test...
INTJ

fledge's insight

from magician's nephew:
i'm hungry, " said digory
"well, tuck in," said fledge, taking a big mouthful of grass.
"but we can't eat grass, " said digory.
polly and digory looked at each other in dismay.
"well, i do think someone might have arranged about our meals, " said digory.
"i'm sure Aslan would have, if you'd asked him," said fledge.
"wouldn't he know without being asked?" said polly.
i've no doubt he would, " said the horse (still with his mouth full). "but i've a sort of idea that he likes to be asked."

must see

sophie scholl: the last days