I realize most visitors come, see how long the most recent post is, and roll their eyes when they notice that it is indeed yet another abortion related diatribe. So, I figured today I'd do something a little different. That's right, RELIGION! (That cracked me up! Whew, good times, yeah, good times.)
I had this "person" I work with come up to me a few months ago and tell me that I needed to read "The Vagina Monologues" by Eve Ensler. I admitted that I had heard of it but that from what I could tell from the reviews, I would have as much interest in it as I would in a manual on how to repair my transmission, as in, not much. I have never had a vagina, and do not plan on having one in the future, so as far as I was concerned, I would have a very hard time relating to the topic. (It is at times like this when I wish I had persued my dream of writing a book called "The Nut Sack Papers" or maybe, "The Dickhead Dialogue," but alas, another dream gone unfulfilled.) Anyhow, this "person" is a screaming Liberal Whack-Job, and as such, of course considers herself very open-minded, "tolerant" (more on this later), and non-judgemental. I felt somewhat bad for dismissing her recommended reading, so the next day I suggested that I would read her suggestion if she would read whatever I suggested for her. Without so much as a heartbeat skip, her answer was a resounding, "No."
I said, "And you call yourself 'open-minded'.....?"
She knew she was trapped, and so she very reluctantly agreed to read my choice of book for her.
For the next few days, I tried assembling an array of choices for her to read. The books on the "short list" of consideration were, "Legislating Morality", "The Case for Christ", "The Myth of Separation", maybe any one of the 4 Gospels, or maybe the first 20-30 of "The Federalist Papers."
Anyhow, push came to shove, and I asked for her copy of "The Vagina Monologues" so I could start reading it, and........
she backed out. She said she didn't want to go through with it afterall, that she thought I would try to "convert" her.
I'm sorry, but in the great theory that iron sharpens iron, and that a healthy and free exchange of ideas is essential to understanding, I thought this book exchange was an excellent idea to find some middle ground with an ideological nemesis. "Convert her?," I thought. From what to what?
News Flash: I have no desire to convert anyone against their will. I couldn't do it even if I wanted to, and trust me, I don't really want to. Very simply put, The Lord has to be invited into your heart.
In Matthew 7:7 Jesus says, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will opened to you. For anyone who asks recieves, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." (NIV)
Nowhere in that verse did Jesus say, "Don't worry, I will kick the door in and come get you as soon as Sports Center is over."
As far as I'm concerned, Jesus is standing on the other side of a door, waiting for all of us. He wants us to knock so he can open it. BUT, He will NOT kick the door down to come and get us. If that is what you are waiting for, it is never going to happen.
I can't convert anyone, it's not my job, and I don't have a gift for it. I was saddened to learn that again this year, the mortality rate remains at 100%. Someday, we will all die. That may be 30 years from now or it could be the day after next. It doesn't matter what kind of car you drive or how much money you have or whether your friends think you are cool or not. I think we will all stand naked before God and have to give an account of our life, our sins, and whether we accepted the Gospel of Jesus Christ when it was presented to us or did we reject it. At that point, it is too late to take a quick look around to see if any of your friends are looking before you fall on your face before God and accept Jesus into your heart. Too late.
Ask, Seek, and Knock for yourself, Pal. I can't do it for you. All I can do is help.
I had this "person" I work with come up to me a few months ago and tell me that I needed to read "The Vagina Monologues" by Eve Ensler. I admitted that I had heard of it but that from what I could tell from the reviews, I would have as much interest in it as I would in a manual on how to repair my transmission, as in, not much. I have never had a vagina, and do not plan on having one in the future, so as far as I was concerned, I would have a very hard time relating to the topic. (It is at times like this when I wish I had persued my dream of writing a book called "The Nut Sack Papers" or maybe, "The Dickhead Dialogue," but alas, another dream gone unfulfilled.) Anyhow, this "person" is a screaming Liberal Whack-Job, and as such, of course considers herself very open-minded, "tolerant" (more on this later), and non-judgemental. I felt somewhat bad for dismissing her recommended reading, so the next day I suggested that I would read her suggestion if she would read whatever I suggested for her. Without so much as a heartbeat skip, her answer was a resounding, "No."
I said, "And you call yourself 'open-minded'.....?"
She knew she was trapped, and so she very reluctantly agreed to read my choice of book for her.
For the next few days, I tried assembling an array of choices for her to read. The books on the "short list" of consideration were, "Legislating Morality", "The Case for Christ", "The Myth of Separation", maybe any one of the 4 Gospels, or maybe the first 20-30 of "The Federalist Papers."
Anyhow, push came to shove, and I asked for her copy of "The Vagina Monologues" so I could start reading it, and........
she backed out. She said she didn't want to go through with it afterall, that she thought I would try to "convert" her.
I'm sorry, but in the great theory that iron sharpens iron, and that a healthy and free exchange of ideas is essential to understanding, I thought this book exchange was an excellent idea to find some middle ground with an ideological nemesis. "Convert her?," I thought. From what to what?
News Flash: I have no desire to convert anyone against their will. I couldn't do it even if I wanted to, and trust me, I don't really want to. Very simply put, The Lord has to be invited into your heart.
In Matthew 7:7 Jesus says, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will opened to you. For anyone who asks recieves, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." (NIV)
Nowhere in that verse did Jesus say, "Don't worry, I will kick the door in and come get you as soon as Sports Center is over."
As far as I'm concerned, Jesus is standing on the other side of a door, waiting for all of us. He wants us to knock so he can open it. BUT, He will NOT kick the door down to come and get us. If that is what you are waiting for, it is never going to happen.
I can't convert anyone, it's not my job, and I don't have a gift for it. I was saddened to learn that again this year, the mortality rate remains at 100%. Someday, we will all die. That may be 30 years from now or it could be the day after next. It doesn't matter what kind of car you drive or how much money you have or whether your friends think you are cool or not. I think we will all stand naked before God and have to give an account of our life, our sins, and whether we accepted the Gospel of Jesus Christ when it was presented to us or did we reject it. At that point, it is too late to take a quick look around to see if any of your friends are looking before you fall on your face before God and accept Jesus into your heart. Too late.
Ask, Seek, and Knock for yourself, Pal. I can't do it for you. All I can do is help.
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