In an effort to write more frequently, the author hopes to make this a regular segment of PYHOOYB(pullyourheadoutofyourbutt). "It's fun to say too!" Brief ideas or jumping off points that have been found interesting either to the author, or to others and it has come to a more corporate attention. They might also turn into some rants of frustration as deemed necessary by said author's immediate sanity. As always, we here at PYHOOYB are visual learners, and seek to provide visuals for any and every idea. Hope you like it, and would appreciate and welcome comments.
##*## Hospitality in Community -
It's a lost art according to a study I recently heard of (sorry, no link, but I think you can determine this from basic experience). Some dude did a study showing how full service sit-down restaurants are declining, and fast food restaurants have increased by 100% over the life of the study. Most of these people eat in a car alone. People go to places where other people are, but remain alone. There are hordes of people starving for hope and companionship, even if just a little. It seems we need to learn to slow down enough to eat with people. It would probably make us healthier too.
##*## Insecurity in Religion -Believers should be extremely careful about who and what they criticize. It's a dangerous thing to promote one's own understanding as the "only way." I'm ever amazed at others (and my own) propensity for attacking those against whom my battle is not. You will know my people how?
##*## Advent -
The advent season is one of expectant hope. A great picture is the history of Jews in captivity, waiting for the Messiah. The poverty and despair present in that time provides an interesting backdrop to Western Culture today. We are impoverished in our souls as we seek to light our own candles and find hope and peace within ourselves. Many are given over to their evil desires as they stand in defiance of God. Total depravity indeed. O Come Emmanuel. We need you.
##*## Advent -The advent season is one of expectant hope. A great picture is the history of Jews in captivity, waiting for the Messiah. The poverty and despair present in that time provides an interesting backdrop to Western Culture today. We are impoverished in our souls as we seek to light our own candles and find hope and peace within ourselves. Many are given over to their evil desires as they stand in defiance of God. Total depravity indeed. O Come Emmanuel. We need you.
6 comments:
kissing the pope's boots, my friend. way to go. or is it presumptuos of me to think that the catholics are the only ones who still really celebrate advent?
too presumptuous. It's celebrated by quite a few churches. I'm not kissing the pope's boots, either. :D
amen, to sam that is!!!
Ahhh, advent!!! ...........to ransom captive Israel. thank God, He allowed us to be a part of it.
define quite few. and are we talking about some statement of belief or about the reality of what most people in the churches focus/think about. what about the jews aren't they kind of constantly celebrating advent?
if the pope really had the keys to the kingdom of heaven you would be kissing his boots for sure
K-
I think the representative gospel that Messiah brought to the Jews (whether or not they accepted him) is what we're talking about.
However, I would agree that in practice, few protestants are really focusing on advent. But I think more are year by year.
Causes? Not sure. Maybe younger generations care less about denominationalism and reformation politics, and more about unity.
Too that I say, good thing about the pope, huh?
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