tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36573241.post447652977104964127..comments2023-02-12T09:04:10.075-06:00Comments on beyondimensions: the young and the restlessbeyondimensionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12250626946108162677noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36573241.post-11054010025095012572007-05-03T15:51:00.000-05:002007-05-03T15:51:00.000-05:00Our propensity to classify what is familiar is so ...Our propensity to classify what is familiar is so deadly. Because then we stop observing what is around us. There IS magic in the world, and a great magician who ever creates. Yay God!Idhrendurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302914853999011986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36573241.post-2135325622039922012007-02-23T11:00:00.000-06:002007-02-23T11:00:00.000-06:00Perhaps, we as humans were created for a different...Perhaps, we as humans were created for a different reality than we exist in, a reality before sin. It is in our childhood that we live closest to this natural state. This is not to say that we as children do not sin, but as children we have not accumulated the weight of sin in our lives to the extent that we have latter in life. As we grow we become increasingly responsible for our sinful decisions and the decisions of others (because every decision has direct and indirect effects on every life). The added responsibility arises because with every new decision one is using previous experience to address a future decision/response. Therefore, the weight of each decision continues to be magnified by the additional decisions that have a relationship with the previous. It is like an infinite multiplication table of life circumstances and decisions. The challenge of life is to live as God intended us despite the disease that lives within all of us (mistaken, sinful, fallen desires), and to not let the weight of multiplied sin distract us from our original intent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36573241.post-15880569368268016912007-01-29T10:54:00.000-06:002007-01-29T10:54:00.000-06:00Da-vid! I had no idea you were exploring the worl...Da-vid! I had no idea you were exploring the world or blogging. You definately have a gift for writing and a wonderful depth. I can't wait to see where this will take you in the future!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713857507329979660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36573241.post-5989039803630192862007-01-26T16:21:00.000-06:002007-01-26T16:21:00.000-06:00The comment on high school or college that "these ...The comment on high school or college that "these will be the best years of your life" has always been one I've rejected. Believing each new phase of life brings it's own unique experience, while joys and memories of a previous phase need not be abandoned. However, at times I find it frighteningly easy to look back on certain periods of my life and wish I had the happiness that my memory has convinced me I possessed in that time. This post is a good reminder to approach each phase of life with a youthful excitement, building off experiences along the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36573241.post-8395124628780458822007-01-22T17:45:00.000-06:002007-01-22T17:45:00.000-06:00As I (we) get a little older and, more importantly...As I (we) get a little older and, more importantly, become more used to the routine of post-school life it's an encouraging thought to consider that God does not want us to grow mundane. A re-occuring fear of mine is that with spiritual maturity comes a personality drain. Growing up I always had an image of "Christian men" as boring, nice guys. I suppose also that my affinity for Madden 2007 is really just a sign that I am ever more close to the youth that God desires for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com