So...since last post....nothing really, school really gets my goat(that phrase is just too funny). On a minor note, in my last post the word endocytosis is the wrong word but hopefully you got the picture. On a more serious note me and Daniel Parulian and Katie Stimpson had a really interesting conversation today after bible study about pre-destination, homosexuality, faith, arguing for Christianity, morality and a whole bunch of other complications which became involved. At many points in the conversation we came upon the question how would you explain any of these things which you believe to someone who places no credibility in the Bible. The problem is we don't know everything and can't answer all of the questions people will throw at us because we believe these things which we can't understand by faith and it wouldn't be much of an answer to say "you just have to have faith" which is really what it comes down to. That doesn't do anything for someone who doesn't see a reason to have faith in God's word. Argument only leads to dissapointment as the chances of you being able to convince someone that your view is right to someone by explaining something you don't understand are very slim(if you actually think you understand the whole Bible you are crazy or extremely ignorant). So it probably isn't the best idea to provoke the "intellectual religious debates" with non-believers because it probably won't get you anywhere. So in conclusion, the best way to witness is through your love and your actions, not your argument.

"Preach always, when necessary use words."-St. Francis of Assisi

There is something from Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller that goes along with this as well.

"Sooner or later you just figure out there are some guys who don't believe in God and they can prove he doesn't exist, and some other guys who do believe in God and can they can prove he does exist, and the argument stopped being about God a long time ago and now it's about who is smarter, and honestly I don't care."

On a side note some interesting things to think about that I found while flipping through Blue Like Jazz to find the above.

Laura talking about her decision to become a Christian- "I can't get there. I can't just say it without meaning it.'She was getting very frusturated.'I can't do it. It would be like, say, trying to fall in love with somebody, or trying to convince yourself that your favorite food is pancakes. You don't decide those things, they just happen to you. If God is real, He needs to happen to me."

Don's response- " That is true. But don't panic. It's okay. God brought you this far, Laura; He will bring you the rest of the way. It may take time."

another good point- "There are plenty of things that are true that don't make sense. I think one of the problems Laura was having was that she wanted God to make sense. He doesn't. He will make no more sense to me than I will make sense to an ant."

Peace out dudes and dudettes, I'm out for one of those 7 hour naps.