Where's the Storm?
Hello hello, fellow sidnians, and assorted others.
Oh...I just saw he time. That's a shame. I guess that's why I suddenly got tired. But there is so much to tell that I've been putting off telling for so long and if I don't do it now it won't get done for another couple days, and then I'll become like one of those weekly bloggers who get a new blog up every week even though a million things happen in a week and by the time the talk about it, it goes something like 'there is too much to tell', and then they tell none of it and it's really silly. I think most of that is one sentence. Amazing, hey?
Okay, so I went to the church this evening. Yup. There were definitely two completely different things happening. I learned a bit of music theory (Yeah being in school band for 5 years and learning no theory at all. What's a drummer need with theory. And now I'm a bassist. Okay.) And then ate some pizza and messed around with the piano. I wanna learn how to play piano so that it matches in with some crazy fast, completely non-classical music. That would be sweet. But that's not my point yet. Eventually we all sat down to pray. Again, of course. Every good Christian prays about 128 times a day. Yup. And we were all praying for the person beside us. Okay. I can do that. But what I couldn't do was provide a ting for the person to pray for me. I'm not perfect and I know it. But, nothing is truly wrong either. Nothing is screaming 'CHANGE ME!' I guess it shouldn't have to. I'm not very observant in some things. So I said something about my lack of motivation owards homework. Which I think is stupid. It's my fault I don't do homework. I should be self motivated to do it. I shouldn't be praying to God to change something that is completely my fault. I guess a bunch of the things we pray for are our faults. But it seems silly to pray that God would make you choose something different, after he gave us freewill to choose what we want. I thought it was sort of embarrassing, so I didn't even try to word it correctly. Just enough words so they could piece together what I meant. Now they think I have bad grammar. Oh well.
A while ago, I found an email in my junk mail folder(once upon a time, the filter got set on some pretty high security, so anything sent from an address that I've never encountered before goes to there) and it spoke of a site, attempting to unite Christian bloggers. It looked kind of boring. But they wanted me to join. I guess cuz I wrote that thing once that kind of tied in with God and such. I don't know. I'm Christian, and a blogger, but I don't know if what I blog here is really Christian enough. Well...Maybe it is increasingly so.
Like, the online risk thing has a forum, ad there are definitely Christians who think it is a good idea to try to prove by logic that God is real. Bad idea. It pretty much became a verbal war between the two sides. I stepped in, said some stuff, stepped out. Kind of didn't want to go beck to see the responses. They always come out different then I intend. But I went back, said some more. I haven't said anything there for a while. But I think I came across as someone who is Christian, but could slip out. Hee hee. Well, let's back up a bit.
There this guy who goes by jay, and he continually throws Bible talk at the rest of them, and they counter it, and say,'don't use the Bible to prove this next one'. It seemed as though it was him versus them. I didn't really like the them too much. But whatever. Soon, when I said a couple things...I guess I started to like them more. I'm pretty sure this jay guy built them up to be against him. They are solid people with firm ideas. Misguided maybe, but firm. They just don't need God. They have their wives and children and a good life, and if God was so good, why is this like that? So, how do you reach people who don't think they need God? Who think the Bible is nothing more than a book of fictional, inspirational stories to help people who need help along? Debating with them won't do that. And I know I'm not quick enough to do that anyway. But..They are good people. It's a shame that their death won't be as good as their life.
It's also cool talking with them, not really attacking each other. That's what it sort of seemed like before. That's why I didn't like them. I value opinions tat don't match mine. Hopefully those who hold opinions contrary to mine can defend them well enough to make me think about why mine are mine. I grew up in the church pretty much. I don't really know anything else. I guess the forums are cool, because nobody knows anything about you there. You are ageless, faceless, genderless. They know nothing about you that you don't tell them. You just get raw opinions.
It's cool in that sense, but sad too. All these good people are heading towards nothing. What's worse, is there is nothing I can do to help them. They don't want help.
Oh...I just saw he time. That's a shame. I guess that's why I suddenly got tired. But there is so much to tell that I've been putting off telling for so long and if I don't do it now it won't get done for another couple days, and then I'll become like one of those weekly bloggers who get a new blog up every week even though a million things happen in a week and by the time the talk about it, it goes something like 'there is too much to tell', and then they tell none of it and it's really silly. I think most of that is one sentence. Amazing, hey?
Okay, so I went to the church this evening. Yup. There were definitely two completely different things happening. I learned a bit of music theory (Yeah being in school band for 5 years and learning no theory at all. What's a drummer need with theory. And now I'm a bassist. Okay.) And then ate some pizza and messed around with the piano. I wanna learn how to play piano so that it matches in with some crazy fast, completely non-classical music. That would be sweet. But that's not my point yet. Eventually we all sat down to pray. Again, of course. Every good Christian prays about 128 times a day. Yup. And we were all praying for the person beside us. Okay. I can do that. But what I couldn't do was provide a ting for the person to pray for me. I'm not perfect and I know it. But, nothing is truly wrong either. Nothing is screaming 'CHANGE ME!' I guess it shouldn't have to. I'm not very observant in some things. So I said something about my lack of motivation owards homework. Which I think is stupid. It's my fault I don't do homework. I should be self motivated to do it. I shouldn't be praying to God to change something that is completely my fault. I guess a bunch of the things we pray for are our faults. But it seems silly to pray that God would make you choose something different, after he gave us freewill to choose what we want. I thought it was sort of embarrassing, so I didn't even try to word it correctly. Just enough words so they could piece together what I meant. Now they think I have bad grammar. Oh well.
A while ago, I found an email in my junk mail folder(once upon a time, the filter got set on some pretty high security, so anything sent from an address that I've never encountered before goes to there) and it spoke of a site, attempting to unite Christian bloggers. It looked kind of boring. But they wanted me to join. I guess cuz I wrote that thing once that kind of tied in with God and such. I don't know. I'm Christian, and a blogger, but I don't know if what I blog here is really Christian enough. Well...Maybe it is increasingly so.
Like, the online risk thing has a forum, ad there are definitely Christians who think it is a good idea to try to prove by logic that God is real. Bad idea. It pretty much became a verbal war between the two sides. I stepped in, said some stuff, stepped out. Kind of didn't want to go beck to see the responses. They always come out different then I intend. But I went back, said some more. I haven't said anything there for a while. But I think I came across as someone who is Christian, but could slip out. Hee hee. Well, let's back up a bit.
There this guy who goes by jay, and he continually throws Bible talk at the rest of them, and they counter it, and say,'don't use the Bible to prove this next one'. It seemed as though it was him versus them. I didn't really like the them too much. But whatever. Soon, when I said a couple things...I guess I started to like them more. I'm pretty sure this jay guy built them up to be against him. They are solid people with firm ideas. Misguided maybe, but firm. They just don't need God. They have their wives and children and a good life, and if God was so good, why is this like that? So, how do you reach people who don't think they need God? Who think the Bible is nothing more than a book of fictional, inspirational stories to help people who need help along? Debating with them won't do that. And I know I'm not quick enough to do that anyway. But..They are good people. It's a shame that their death won't be as good as their life.
It's also cool talking with them, not really attacking each other. That's what it sort of seemed like before. That's why I didn't like them. I value opinions tat don't match mine. Hopefully those who hold opinions contrary to mine can defend them well enough to make me think about why mine are mine. I grew up in the church pretty much. I don't really know anything else. I guess the forums are cool, because nobody knows anything about you there. You are ageless, faceless, genderless. They know nothing about you that you don't tell them. You just get raw opinions.
It's cool in that sense, but sad too. All these good people are heading towards nothing. What's worse, is there is nothing I can do to help them. They don't want help.
posted by AfterVerner at 11:37 p.m.
3 Comments:
I definitely second the round of applause, but I’m coming from the opposite direction.
I know that I’m more of a spiritual person, but when it comes to the Bible and Christianity, I only go so far. I’ve also been Bible bashed by some very well intentioned people with the worst timing possible and I know from experience – it really doesn’t help matters. In fact it’s just opening a can of worms no one wants open.
But again, Wener, if you care about people, then your compassion will go far! And compassion has ripple effects, and you’ll have no idea how far it will go until you try.
I really like reading what you have to say, but I beleive I just said that to you about a minute ago.. This post was pretty cool, as always, but there was one part..one thing you said.. you referred to yourself as "not very observant sometimes" Are you on crack, Werner? You're probably one of the most observant people I know, you notice EVERYTHING! ...Even when people don't want you to!!
Hmm, i can't find your post on cc?
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