...prophecy included in Revelatshuns...

I had a radical thought a few days ago. I’m sure I’m not the first to have this radical thought, which means it probably isn’t that radical after all. However, with that rousing introduction, read on!

I was raised in the church of Christ (as evidenced by my lowercase "c") and I still hold onto much of the teaching I received (I still flinch when people say pastor, for example). One of the major lessons I was taught has become a motto, or very nearly a mission statement, for the church of Christ: Speak where the Bible speaks, be silent where the Bible is silent.

I was taking a shower the other day and I started thinking about that phrase and the foundation for it. It seems to me that the phrase itself is not a Biblical concept. Obviously those words are not in scripture (which I didn’t know until I was in high school), but neither is the basis for the statement.

The closest we come to this idea is in Rev. 22:18-19. However, it appears that the author is talking about the words of prophecy included in Revelatshuns rather than the entire Bible. Of course, there was also no Bible when Revelateshuns was written, nor did the authors know that their writings would be included in a collection, so how could the verse be written with the whole Bible in mind?

I’m interested in what others think about this subject. I haven’t explored scripture exhaustively to discover if "Speaking and silence" are somewhere else, so if there are some valuable verses out there, please share them.

Fox has arrested development on Arrested Development

I hate to bump my previous post already, but this news is too important to wait. It appears Fox has cancelled Arrested Development after its 13 episodes this season.

Christmas time is here...

Christians and Politics

It seems that many Christians want to see America return to its "moral foundations." Yet, as seemingly wonderful as a "Christian" nation would be, if it were simply a political victory that enforces rules of better behavior, it would be empty.

How often do we hear that political triumph over the enemies of godliness is the best strategy? Yet, a political solution is a merely a sidetrack. It tempts us to shift our eyes away from what must be the focus of true followers: concern for the lost and for the growth of believers in Jesus.

It’s easy to become distracted or to believe we are doing our Christian duty by marching, politicking, protesting, and supporting groups that do these things. However, it may distract us from our most important duty of glorifying God through Christlikeness and an unwavering commitment to the eternal destinies of friends and enemies alike.

Writer's Block

I wanted to make a new post today so i could bump that hideous STOP story down a few notches, but nothing came to mind. I have a terrible case of writer's block. So, rather than write nothing, I'm writing about my writer's block.

I don't know how often you have to write in your personal life, but it's pretty much what I do all day long. (Not on Xanga or blogger, but for my job as coordinator of The Creel Institute, a teaching and training division of The Strategy Group LLC)

If you're ever stuck with writer's block just start writing about anything. Even writer's block for example! However, if you're really, really stuck, a great way to start writing is to visit Wikipedia and click on "Random Article." Just start writing about whatever pops up.

My random article was about: Parchive.
Parchive (or parity volume set archive) is an error-correction system that can be applied to a collection of files to allow recovery when one or more of the files is lost. It was designed to be used on Usenet for transmission of large files such as movies. It is implemented using Reed-Solomon error correction. (OK, so it's not foolproof.)

Comment with your random article!

Well, now that I've cured my writer's block, it's time to make money for the company. Peace.

STOP the madness!

Well, Harding's been written up. It's about time too. The apostasy shown and the total disregard for all things church of Christ is disgusting.

The complete STOP article.

j/k, lol, :) and all that jazz.

However, I do agree with the editor's "P.S." I guess we'll accept money from anybody?

Let's get ready to rumb...um...pray!

Well, all I can say is that's about time.
Ultimate Christian Wrestling

We need a Christian version of everything, and if this site is any indication, we're well on our way. Here are some highlights from the site:

Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to my brand new blog. I've tried blogging in the past, but it hasn't been a successful experiment. It's time that I started writing about something that I care about and there are already plenty of blogs about roller skating, so thusly, social justice is the topic of choice.

Seriously, social justice is a topic that is very important to me, though perhaps not for the same reasons it is important to so many churches today. I'm trying to reconcile social justice with what I read in the Bible and, honestly, my own personal opinions.

I would also like to add the disclaimer that I currently don't believe that social justice should be a pursuit of the church. I say this because I want all of my readers (ok, maybe both of my readers) to understand my mindset as I begin this critical journey. Perhaps, through prayer, research and dialog, I will come to a different conclusion.

Thanks for reading my blog.