Glass Panes That Separate

transparent barriers to communication

Author: nosilver4u

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    Now, unless I seem entirely humanistic, let me clarify. The above diatribe is for the average american. It is not for the believer, the saint, the one who follows Christ. For us, there is an even higher standard, a greater motivation, a more pressing need. We must use our gifts for Christ. No call could be greater, and yet few of us really make the commitment. It is not our sin that people stare at. It is our lack of commitment to something that should enthrall every fiber of our being. If what we say is true; if the gospel is indeed the salvation for every man, it ought to be worth the commitment, the pain, and the suffering. But what we have shown the world is just the opposite. It is not worth much of anything. It is worth a little portion of our money, a few hours out of a week, and a few moments before each meal. That is all.

    Let us not be guilty of this great hypocrisy. Let us show the world that our message is not filthy rags. That our faith is more than dust and ashes. That our faith is alive. And has the power to breathe new life into any man. Every man.

  • woodspeck

    In Sunday School we talked about the passage where Jesus says something to this effect, “Get the plank out of your own eye before you attempt to help your neighbor with the speck in his eye.” The issue of hypocrisy is not new to the church. We have always had hypocrites in the church, and we always will. But God is calling us to get rid of our planks, not so that we can say we are perfect, but so that we can grow and build up others in the body of Christ. He is longing for us to take out our planks, and give them to Him, so that He can use them to build something incredible.

  • burned

    I was watching some late night show last night, and they had an actor from some show I can’t remember. He seemed like a pretty cool guy, went off about the whole T.O. situation. Then the topic of conversation turned to the television show LOST. He said that he hadn’t gotten into the show until some friend burned him a copy of season one, and now he loves the show. Now, there’s one way that could be ok. Maybe he bought the DVD later. But he never said that. Jimmy Kimmel never even questioned him about it. The show just continued on as if he had never admitted to illegal activity. I wouldn’t even care too much, except there have been multiple cases where parents and grandparents have been harrassed and brought to court for media piracy that their children and grandchildren have committed. CHILDREN! They go digging through confidential records, hunting for children to nail for piracy, but an actor admits to it on national television, and no one cares! I guess the ideals of Robin Hood no longer exist. The rich can steal from the rich, but if the poor do it, they better run for cover.

  • zoom

    A lot has happened since my last post. Eight days after the last post, I married the love of my life. She was beautiful, and I think the wedding went pretty well too. We spent our honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was awesome, as I’ve only seen the ocean once before, and that was in Maine. We got all sorts of exercise the first few days, as we walked here there and everywhere. Our motel was only two blocks from the beach, and it was in a residential area, so there weren’t scads of tourist everywhere. On Wednesday, we walked about three or four miles to a beachwear shop, and decided it was time to rent a car. I built a sand castle on Thursday, and it lasted (sort of) until we left on Sunday. The flight back was crazy. We were delayed 2 hours to Newark, and the flight back to Omaha was cancelled. So we spent 24 hours waiting for the next available flight. It was miserable. I never want to be stuck in an airport again. At least not in Newark, New Jersey. We took all sorts of pictures, so you can see those in the gallery.

  • un-real

    Don’t ever sign up for Real Rhapsody…ever. I just got off the phone with them, and I can honestly say I was never so glad to be rid of something in my entire life. First of all, they lure you in with a 14-day free trial. Which sounds cool, but what does it let you do? First you must download a separate player. It doesn’t integrate into realplayer (made by the same people), which is stupid. Then, all you’re ever allowed to do, is listen to music, on your computer. You can’t take it with you in the car, you can’t pop it into your stellar home theatre system. You can’t even put it in a discman. No, it stays on the computer…unless you pay them more money. Now this would seem normal, since it’s only a free trial. Nope, that’s the way it works, even when you’re paying $9.99 a month. So if you actually want to burn a CD of the music, you must pay them for each song you burn. So why would I switch from iTunes? I wouldn’t. End of story? No, I’ve only just begun. (more…)