Veritas

"Veritas" is the latin word for truth. As a christian I believe Jesus and the Bible to be all truth, however, I did not think that until after my conversion. I think we should not try and totally forget what it was like before we where christians. If we erase that from our memory, we will possibly loose the ability to understand and relate to the culture we are trying to evangelize. so I want to ask you a favor. Please leave a comment on this blog entry on what your version of the truth was before you where a christian. If yours is really thought provoking (the blog is called thinking sideways after all) I will post it in my next blog called The "TRUTH" Unveiled

Peace

Community?

I have to admit first that I have difficulty engaging in TRUE biblical community. The concept is laid out vary plainly in Act 2:44

"All the believers were together and had everything in common."

the implication there is that you are so open to a group of believers that you can have everything in common with them. I find though that the most harmful thing to TRUE community is when we are not simply being OK with believers that are a bit different. If you spend any time with me you will find that I have... my own way of being, but I have made close friends that accept and even like me for the way I am. In my life ,though,I have had people (who honestly may not have meant to) really hurt my feelings because they made fun of me because they didn't understand me

We should strive to have the type of community the early church had by being together and loving one another like Jesus said but we cannot do that if we are not sensitive to each others uniqueness.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT AN IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

as i am sitting outside typing there are two brothers outside playing catch with a football. The older brother Just got frustrated with the younger yelled at him. The older one walked away and of course the younger began to follow. He yells some more and sends him inside. If he only understood the impact things like that can have on his little brother, he would probably be more patient. We , if we actually want TRUE community, should do the same.

Peace

the mystery of Zaheer

I am friends with a strange individual named Zaheer (affectionatly called Z$). Z$ is the type of guy that kind of does whatever comes into his mind. Im sure is Z$ felt like it he would buy all the frosted flakes in a local store, stand on his roof, and throw them in the air while singing Lil Wayne's "I make it rain". He is however a walking life lesson in living in the shadow of God. No matter how ridicules  he maybe all of his needs are met. Z never wants for really anything and I think that is because he lets God take his time, resources, and talents and use them for His Glory

we should try to do this

Peace