Some odd and assorted thoughts
today. BTW, not sure if assorted means that whatever it is is sorted or
unsorted. Maybe it means sorting never even comes into it. Like there's heterosexual
and homosexual, and just asexual for those who not only don't have a
preference, they don't even think about it.
One of the odd thoughts was about
this new church I saw that opened up. It's called the Mars Hill Church, which
is cool by me. I'm all for diversity in politics and religion.
What got my attention about them
was a sign they had hanging on their fence announcing an upcoming sermon
series. Which I guess is like a lecture series but with a different kind of
lectern. What's the church type called? Pulpit?
I hardly know it.
Anyhow, the sign identified the
series as, "James, Jesus' Bold Little Brother." Wait a minute, wasn't
Jesus' non-boldness one of his divine qualities? The ultimate humility he
taught? I suppose you can be both bold and humble, kind of like doing
competitive yoga, but it seems like a stretch.
Then there's the Mars Hill thing. I
researched the internet for a couple of minutes but was unable to find out why
they picked the name. Maybe a geographical thing. Which maybe wasn't a good
choice.
Because unfortunately, one of the
basic tenets of Christianity as I've practiced it, is that it's, um,
monotheistic, the worship of one god. The word Mars comes from the Roman god
Mars. The Romans, you may remember, had fun feeding Christian monotheists to
the lions and stuff. Mars was one of their many gods. He was the god of war.
Coincidentally, he was pretty bold
too.
Forgive me. Odd thoughts from my
odd and probably bound for hell brain...
America, ya gotta love it.
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