more thoughts

I was hoping to have some more finalized thoughts this time as I sat down... I remember thinking earlier that I had some solidification... but I have since lost it all. I am in the midst of reading "The Myth of Certainty" by Daniel Taylor and I gotta say it's really good. I'm resonating with it on many levels, and I actually think he's doing a good job of really looking at many different angels. The basis of the book is being a reflective Christian in the midst of the "traditional Christian" circles and the "intellectual secularist" circles. He discusses the good and the bad of both and is going into how can one find a balance between the two, and remain a reflective person with sanity intact. This book is definitely not for everyone. Many people who sit and take in and soak up every thing thrown at them, biblical or not, those who don't ask the tough questions for which there seems no answer-- this book is not for you, it is a tough book- rather difficult to read and challenging to today's Christian way of going about things.

The funny thing is- most of our "traditional" mindset about Christianity, is not very "traditional" at all... it has only been developed in this past century! (the 1900's) Christians have made themselves afraid... actually afraid of things that are simply deemed "secular" simply because they have been "deemed" secular-- God made everything to be good, most 'secular' things were originally intended for good! And by being afraid and avoiding those such things- we have allowed them to blossom into very not good things! Satan has gotten his way by monopolizing on the fear of Christians today... this cannot be allowed any longer. Ask yourself the tough questions. Search for the truth. Do not live in fear. Let us not allow Satan to have his way any longer.