Het is niet als ik ben rijk of om het even wat

Ik weet niet hoe nauwkeurig deze plaats is, maar het zeker als heck maakt een groot punt. Denk ooit „ik werkelijk niet rijk dat?“ ben Word ooit boos bij die WERKELIJK rijke mensen die hun middelen aan zich besteden en genoeg niet aan de armen geven? Zo, enkel te zien om waar u omhoog op de schaal tussen slecht en rijken beëindigt neem deze test en lees op…

*** GA NIET TE WERK TOT U DE TEST *** HEBT GENOMEN

O.k., zodat bent u rijk. Behandel het. Ik probeer om het te behandelen. U kunt slechts „vertellen het bent verschillend hier in Amerika“ voor zolang. Uiteindelijk, realiseert u dat rijk altijd van mening is geweest dat zij wat uitzondering aan de uitdagingen van Christus zijn. Rijk vergelijk me met rijk. Zeker zijn sommige mensen rijker dan u. Maar u bent rijk. En met grote rijkdom komt grote verantwoordelijkheid. Het idee van enkel het geven van 10% is belachelijk. Aan die gegeven veel, veel
wordt vereist. De god wil geen „besnoeiing.“ Hij wil het allen en vraagt u aan
leef trouw en met een betekenis van eenvoudige tevredenheid. Zelfs in Amerika. VOORAL in Amerika. Zo wat gaat u over het doen? Negeer niet de vraag enkel omdat u niet het antwoord kent. Strijd met de vraag. Ik hoop het ons teistert tot wij beginnen te behandelen. Hier is het ding: De meeste mensen kunnen eenvoudig in dit land voor vrij goedkoop leven. Ik ken sommigen die vrij rijk van 15K een jaar leven. Gebruik uw rijkdom om anderen te dienen.

The selected friends have been deleted.

I just experienced another reason why online communities lack the depth required to be authentic community. I was "thinning" out my blogroll, deleting a couple blog links that don’t really fit anymore. When I deleted these links, these words came up: The selected friends have been deleted.

In real life, it takes alot to delete one’s friends. Online, it just takes a push of a button. The painful process of no longer being friends is a huge part of authenticity. And that is why that my real friendships, even though they might not always be as fun or as pleasant, will always be authentic, and those friendships that I’ve started and cultivated online can never really be authentic until I experience actual presence with those friends.

Confession

During my daily blog roundup, I came into contact with this
blog called PostSecret where people can share deep secrets. People
long to confess their deepest sins or shames or fears. We all long to
stand completely naked, body and soul, in front of someone and have
them accept us. I sometimes wish I were Catholic, because they have a
built in system of exposing one’s self (Confession). We know that the
early church probably confessed to one another (if we believe that they
listened to James’ exhortation, that is). Maybe we have so many dang
self-help books because we are afraid to let others in enough to help
us. Maybe we go to therapists because they help us figure ourselves
out, not because of our desire to confess to another human being. But
even if we approach a therapist like another human being, we know that
they don’t have to confess anything to us. They are professionals.
They have to hear and accept us. There is no real risk of
judgement…and so it isn’t really confession.

PostSecret is the epitome of the longing for release and forgiveness
in a fractured world. How do we, the Church, create communities where
people can stand naked, find forgiveness, and be accepted?

Sex and Spirituality

[shameless plug ahead]

Twin Citizens, come on out to our next Pub Gathering!

Our topic for our July 6th Pub Gathering is "Sex and Spirituality."
This topic may seem like an oxymoron for some, given some traditional
Christian approaches to sexuality. For many, sex is shameful and not
to be talked about–something dark and dangerous that should remain
hidden. And of course, it has very little to do with one’s spiritual
health. On the other side of the spectrum are those who see sexual
expression as something so central and satisfying that it should be
experienced whenever it is possible to do so (while minimizing health
risks, of course). Sensuality dominates their spirituality. Most of
us fall somewhere in the middle.

Christian approaches to this issue have varied greatly.
Nevertheless, since Christianity affirms an embodied spirituality (the
idea that the body is a mere husk that we will eventually discard is
nowhere to be found in any place in Scripture), we simply cannot ignore
something so central to our embodied way of living.

Join us at the Town Hall Brewery in Minneapolis (1430 Washington Ave S) as we struggle through what it means to be sexual AND spiritual. People of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome.

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