Should I Tithe Net or Gross?

My answer?  Imagine for a minute that God actually exists and you can give Him something in return for everything.  Do you want to give Him more or less?  That being said, I don't tithe properly.  I don't do lots of things properly.  That's why I need Jesus so much.

Human Writers With Flaws Wrote The Bible

This is a dangerous two edged sword argument.  If we start trying to interpret the Bible how ever we want, we will be left with something other than Christianity.  If I slowly replace every part on my car, soon it will be a different car.  Jesus released us from the law, according to St. Paul.  Let that be your focus for the Old Testament law.  St. Paul says that we are not bound by the law.  So, if you have a problem with an Old Testament law, Jesus has released you.  Just remember to do what you do in honour of God and give Him thanks.  Because, what was written has been written.  Do you think God is so stupid that He picked human writers who were going to mess up the writing of the Bible?  It is the word of God.

Enough?

I may be labeled racist for asking this, although I find that slander is used more and more to shut down dialog, debate, free speech, and even reason; but, when will enough be enough?  When will we protect Western values?  And, I'm not even talking about conservative or Christian values.  When women are no longer allowed to vote, will we start then?  When the majority of Canadians vote to stone gays to death, will we start then?  When jihad is in our very streets, will we start then?  Why must we be tolerant of other people's cultures but censor our own?  Why must we promote diverse (others) culture in our society, but snuff out tradition?  Why is it so wrong to say, "Look guy, you can't treat women like that in Canada.  It's ilegal/degrading/immoral/unethical."?  You don't like pork?  Why does that make it okay to kill somebody eating a sandwich in a deli?  Not a fan of war in the Middle East?  How does that make it okay to kill a soldier on the streets of London?  A writer coined the term Islamophilia recently.  Is it a self destructive type of mass hysteria?  It's like a massive inferiority complex.  What's so wrong with our history/tradition?

Abortion

Really, to me, it's no different than driving my car over a two year old.  What makes it illegal, the passage through the magical vagina.

Ignorant

Primitive ignorant people once believed that thunder was the act of angry gods caused by human actions.  It is much the same today with the new religion of science...especially the denomination of climate change.  As a matter of fact, the old religions in the West have had to incorporate the new in their efforts to remain relevant, moving the statue of Zeus into the Hebrew Temple.  Abomination of Desolation?

Light & Dark

On Sunday, at the induction service for our new rector, a piece of scripture jumped out.  The 11th verse of the 139th Psalm.  God sees no difference between light and dark.  Could that be why Jesus was hanging out with outcasts, proclaiming that doctors are for the sick?

Racist

I live in a world where only a white person can be racist.  The mere existence of the term reverse racism is proof of that.

Sac Fly

On Good Friday, I heard the most sacrilegious, and yet most accurate, statement as somebody proclaimed, "Oh yeah, today's the day Jesus hit the sac fly."

Dead Head

I wanted to serve and I wanted to make a difference.  I chose to dead head to grow/divide the bulbs and never bloomed.