I didn’t literally cry.
But I literally spilled guacamole.
And more.
After an extensive cleanup on aisle six … I punted on dinner and quickly nuked some nachos or, as my niece used to request, “chips and cheese”. Mine had a little flair.
Our church, like many congregations, resumed in-person services this past Sunday morning. With the typical pandemic protection precautions. Not seeing an essential need to jump back into the petri dish just yet (public spaces in general, not church) … I watched from home online. Romans 12 was the topic.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. ~Romans 12:1-2
This quote stood out:
“The big challenge of a living sacrifice is it constantly wants to crawl off the altar.” ~Walter Martin
Much like the food off my plate. Despite it being all vegetarian. And sufficiently irradiated.
The sniping on social media continues. Over racial injustice, protests, coronavirus.
Cancel culture seems to have cancelled the pandemic in many circles?
I’m still listening to a variety of sources on the race issue. If you have an hour, this video from Scott Adams is worth watching. Scott is the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, which I used to read. I even had a daily calendar for several years. I had to distance myself, though, as the strip was too true to life and therefore too depressing. In the recent video, Scott – who interestingly is an expert on persuasion techniques – does a methodical analysis of the current racism / police brutality debate, comparing conservative versus liberal approaches. He mentions several data points I’ve been hearing, drilling down a little further than most sources I’ve seen. It still admittedly leaves some question marks at the end. Note … LANGUAGE WARNING.
Also note the Scott Adams video doesn’t get into data about disparities in convictions, sentencing, etc. That discussion needs to continue. It also doesn’t get into workplace discrimination. Anecdotally, here’s a quick video in which the new Air Force Chief of Staff, an African American, shares from his personal experiences.
Again, I’m still listening, learning, chasing down sources (when I have time) rather than believing everything I read and hear at face value. That seems to be a useful approach to a lot of things in life. Feel free to borrow my philosophy.
