that took a while

I tried to post this yesterday, but I typed it all, and then submitted it and then lost it. At least I had written it in Word so I didn't have to write it twice. I then could not even get into http://blogger.com or the post comments part of my blog. It was a bit frustrating. I asked Tyana if she could get to it, and she could, so I pinged it, and it replied. I then tried to get to blogger by just using the ip address. That didn't work either. I had no clue what was going on and then Matt said he could get to it too. I could get to status.blogger.com, and they had something on there saying if you are having trouble getting to blogger.com, delete your cookies and try again, so here I am!! Lucky you! I wonder what kind of cookie could cause you not to be able to load a page? Any thoughts computer guys??

Now here was my real post:

I got a couple new books I am going to begin to read by Brian Mclaren. One is The Story We Find Ourselves in and the other is A Generous Orthodoxy. I haven't started reading them yet, but I found the words inside the front of cover of A Generous Orthodoxy to be rather interesting. It was taken from the introduction. I am going to post them below for your reading enjoyment. I would like to hear your thoughts on it. It kind of reminded me a lot of a conversation C. Brian and I had the other night.

To be a Christian in the generous, orthodox way is not to claim to have the truth captured, stuffed, and mounted on. It is, rather, to live and grow in a loving community of people who are seeking the truth on the road of mission, and who have been launched on the quest by Jesus, who, with us, guides us still. Do we have it--have we taken hold of it? Not fully, not yet, of course not. But we keep seeking. We're finding enough to keep us going. But we're not finished. That, to me, is orthodoxy--a way of seeing and seeking, a way of living, a way of thinking and loving and learning that helps what we believe become more true over time, more resonant with the infinite glory that is God.

I love this man. He really knows how to say things. I think I was telling Brian the other night that I don't think that anybody has it completely right. He couldn't disagree with me more. Maybe this book will be interesting. Sorry Adam, I think I am going to read it, much against your recommendation :).

*One more thing:
Buca di Beppo is taking the Pope John Paul II's head off of the pope table. That makes me sad. I always wanted to sit at that table, and one day I planned on actually doing it. Oh well. They are afraid that it could offend some people, so they are going to replace with another recognizable pope from history. My question is who will that be? I guess just put any head in there with the funny hat. People will know that it is a pope.

tired

I am too tired to post anything...will write more tomorrow..I promise.

For now, just answer this question for me:

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?

Have a great night!

da whistle go wooo!

I promised a few individuals that I would post this video on my blog. It is absolutely amazing. Make sure you watch it all the way to the end and notice when Bubrub takes off in his car.

Here it is: here it is (spyware free because it is hosted on IUPUI's site!)

Also, for all those kids of the 80's/early 90's that remember playing Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego and Oregon Trail...I have just the site for you! Now you can play anytime you want. I played a game of oregon trail. In my game, tyana died (she had a broken leg), Kristin got typhoid (she survived though) and I ran into a rock while I was floating down the river and Brian drowned. I made it through to the end of the game though, so go me!!!

Carmen Sandiego

Oregon Trail

Have at it kids! The days when we got to play these games while at school were the days when school was awesome. What has happened???

Since I am on the kick of childhood nostalgia and I am basically just doing a filler post...here is some more 80's crap. I promise this list will be over soon.

31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
32. You thought She-Ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
33. You thought your childhood friends would ne leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes. (and like #24, probably in neon colors, too.)
35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I ?" 36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"
37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were in-line skates.
38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
40. You had or attended a birthday party at> McDonalds. (does anybody remember the train at the greenwood mcdonalds?)
41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

*I definately nodded in agreement...Oh how childhood was fun...Lets go back. I want to hear a good childhood memory from each of you.

I will start. When i was in preschool, I got my first pair of scissors. I decided I wanted to cut my doll's hair, and my mom said "no! Her hair won't grow back like yours will!" So I in my 4 year old mind think "OK I will just cut my own hair." I went into my bedroom and proceded to cut the top part of my hair off. My mom caught me and was horrified. She took me to get it fixed. Keep in mind this is dead in the middle of the 80's and mullets were cool. You guessed it, to "fix" the mess I made, they just evened everything out and let me keep the mullet I so proudly gave myself. Maybe one day I will scan in a picture of that awfulness. Yes friends! I had a mullet at one stage of my life!

the pope

I was reading through some Cumberland College people's Xanga sites. One girl had a particular entry about the pope. If you haven't heard by now, which I am sure you have since it is all over the new. Pope John Paul II has died at the age of 84. The girl's entry simply said:

I wonder where the pope will spend eternity.

Now this girl is not somebody who wonders even if there is a heaven. She believes there is a heaven. I don't personally know her, but I think she is really involved in the ministries at Cumberland and very nice. The statement made me remember a chapter in A New Kind of Christian entitled something like "It's not our business who goes to heaven." I would hope, however, that the largest part of the Christian church would have an actual CHRISTIAN as his leader. I think his life shows that he is a follower of Christ. Why oh why would people even wonder about this? If the pope himself is not going to heaven, then I am absolutely screwed. I remember somebody at a baptist church I once went to when I was growing up talking about Mother Theresa. They said "you know, she did all that good stuff, but she still may not be going to heaven." I agree that good works can not get you to heaven, but holy crap! It is great she did all that good stuff. I am also pretty sure that Mother Theresa is in heaven. She had great faith. Everything she did, she did for God. Then again, it's not my business who goes to heaven. Our job as Christians is not to make sure we get people into heaven (although that is a nice benefit.) Our job as Christians is to show people Christ. Ok, enough of that, I really don't know if this post is making sense at all. I just really hope in the next bit of time I don't hear people debating whether or not the pope is in heaven. My sympathy does go out to all people in the world who are mourning at this time. I am glad that John Paul II is done suffering. I pray that the Catholic church will put in place an amazing leader that strives for Christian unity.

Another Cumberland guy's Xanga had an interesting entry on this.

On a side note...

I turned on fox because a friend I had from Cumberland is singing the national anthem, and it's raining so they postponed it :(. I hope the race starts before I leave so I can hear her. Go Chrystal!!!!

I end with this that I ripped from Matt's site (I know he is already dead, but I like this).


The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them unto the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise!

We commend to you, O Lord! the soul of this your servant John Paul II, and beseech you, O Jesus Christ, Redeemer of the world, that, as in your love for him, you became man, so now you would grant to admit him into the number of the blessed.
May all the Saints and Elect of God, who, on earth, suffered for the sake of Christ, intercede for him; so that, when freed from the prison of his body, he may be admitted into the kingdom of heaven: through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, world without end. † Amen.
May the blessing of God Almighty the Father, Son and Holy Spirit descend on you and remain with you always. †

Amen.

new post

At the request of Sarah, I am posting a new post. I am at work now, so I don't really have time to say anything. So here you go..I am sure this will generate some kind of discussion. Ha. I will write more later.