The Writer's Strike affects even me
Hey people, it's getting pretty desperate - even I am feeling the effects of the big TV/movie writers' strike. My favorite show is the Daily Show, and now it's all in reruns. Fortunately, they've just come out with a (beta) way to see all the clips:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/
Don't watch it too much, though - I think that would technically be union-busting.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Wish I Could Quit You
I'm about 3/4's of the way through If Grace is True by Philip Gulley & James Mulholland. In the book, they explain why they believe God will save every person. It's a pretty interesting book, although a little repetitive. Maybe I should say thorough instead of repetitive.
Short summary: God is able to transform every person into someone who accepts God's love and loves others. God is going to do this, but because there is life after death, God is not limited to our mortal lives here on earth.
The reason God does this is out of a sense of tremendous, tender, parental love. The thing I wanted to pull out from the book, though, was this quote from Hosea:
Okay, so if you're still here with me, I just want to say: this quote totally reminded me of Jake Gyllenhall's character in Brokeback Mountain saying "I wish I knew how to quit you!" I know that the quote became kind of a joke, but I think that kind of strong love - one that doesn't change even if we sometimes wish it would - is a good miniature of God's strong love. And a good demonstration of why God would persistently work to save all people.
Sorry if that was a lot of lead-in for not very much payoff.
I'm about 3/4's of the way through If Grace is True by Philip Gulley & James Mulholland. In the book, they explain why they believe God will save every person. It's a pretty interesting book, although a little repetitive. Maybe I should say thorough instead of repetitive.
Short summary: God is able to transform every person into someone who accepts God's love and loves others. God is going to do this, but because there is life after death, God is not limited to our mortal lives here on earth.
The reason God does this is out of a sense of tremendous, tender, parental love. The thing I wanted to pull out from the book, though, was this quote from Hosea:
How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused. I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I turn and devastate Ephraim. For I am God, and not man -- the Holy one among you. I will not come in wrath. --Hosea 11:8-9(I realize, typing it out, that there are a lot of place names - Ephraim, Israel, Admah, Zeboiim, in the quote - sorry if it's confusing.)
Okay, so if you're still here with me, I just want to say: this quote totally reminded me of Jake Gyllenhall's character in Brokeback Mountain saying "I wish I knew how to quit you!" I know that the quote became kind of a joke, but I think that kind of strong love - one that doesn't change even if we sometimes wish it would - is a good miniature of God's strong love. And a good demonstration of why God would persistently work to save all people.
Sorry if that was a lot of lead-in for not very much payoff.
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