Bright Light or Dim Bulb?

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

If not for the hope of peace, eat, drink and be merry while the rest of the world goes to pot.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

If I continue to replay my brief moment of praise for a recent episode of achievement, how must others of greater achievement deal with their pride?

I should return to Earth soon, for I don’t anticipate further adulation. I can happily retire into the woodwork.

Then I wonder: do you entertain a sense of pride of accomplishment? I would find that perfectly understandable – and natural even for one so supernatural.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“I liked playing Hide and Seek when I was a child, especially that ‘all ye, all ye, action, all in free!” part.”

[No video games for Him, so He might have played something like it. No English, though.]

D. Blog: Moving On

My old church and I broke up because of irreconcilable differences. She grew one direction, I another. She used to excite me, make me happy in our relationship, gave me pride and joy to be in her company. It’s sad that she seems to have lost her bearings and given in the voices of fear and paranoia. Sad, too, that she tries to live in the past, having decided the future is too uncertain.

My old church barely noticed when I left; she was too busy trying to appeal to others who share her fears. It’s sad, for sure. I’m happy to have found a church of hope and openness as it looks to the future and looks to share that hope with its neighbors.

My image for all this is that my new church is a bright light, my old church a dim bulb.