Thursday, October 30, 2008

Where do you come from?

The other day, my friend Elie had a classmate ask her "Do you believe in Adam and Eve?" Of course, she said "Yeah. Why?" The classmate responded "Then how do you explain black people?" Confused by this stateme nt, my friend asked me to help her find an answer (she's been a Christ follower for 3 years, but doesn't know the Old Testament stories very well). My first reaction was laughing. If this isn't proof that Christianity has been "white-washed" with the blonde hair blue eyed baby Jesus, then I don't know what is. 

(If you have a reason, post it in your comment. I'd love to see what everyone came up with). 

Had it been me who was asked that question, I would have smarted off with "Technically Adam and Eve were most likely Middle Eastern, so where did, not only the blacks, but the whites, Indians, Asian, Eskimos...come from?" But then I came up with a slightly scientific answer--being closer to the sun or out in the sun more gives you a darker pigment. If you look at where each ethnicity comes from, you can explain it like that, but then I had to think of a biblical answer....Tower of Babel!!! If you don't know this story, it is one of my favorite stories in the Bible (find it here!) Pretty much, the people got cocky and thought they could be better than God, so God, being the brilliant deity he is, mixed the people so much they could even relate to each other, much less communicate. Thus he created language, culture, and color for all sorts of ethnicities. Would you have answered it differently? Any other explanations? 

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Oh Crap...a Democrat!


The election is coming soon. I hope you all know who you are voting for! If not, just ask me. :) I'm so excited to vote in a few weeks! First election ever!! :) 

 


Thursday, October 23, 2008

Squeezed!

"If we believe in Jesus, it is not what we gain but what He pours through us that really counts. God's purpose is not simple to make us beautiful, plump grapes, but to make us grapes so that He may SQUEEZE SWEETNESS OUT OF US." 

What is He filling you with? Are you getting squeezed? I know I am!

"He who believes in me...out of His heart will flow."  John 7:38

(From My Utmost for His Highest) 

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Friends

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I may not lead; Walk beside me, and just be my friend.
Albert Camus

These are some new friends whose blogs I've started reading. Enjoy!! Try them out. 








Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Craziness!!

I don't know if anyone still reads this, but I'm back. School got really busy after my foot surgery and I had to spend A LOT of time on that, which meant little computer use. :( But I finally caught up, so I'm gonna get back into routine. :)

"In that day the LORD will punish the fallen angels in the heavens and the proud rulers of the nations on earth. They will be rounded up and put in prison until they are tried and condemned. Then the LORD Almighty will mount his throne on Mount Zion. He will rule gloriously in Jerusalem, in the sight of all the leaders of his people. There will be such glory that the brightness of the sun and moon will seem to fade away." --Isaiah 24:21-23