Seriously now...

Someone asked me how I could joke about church/religion. My response was simple: I don't take organized religion, the church, Christians or myself seriously. I am seriously passionate about Jesus Christ and relating how He has affected my life, but I am perfectly ok with light-heartedly poking fun at the flawed man-made systems we've created like a 3 year-old's finger painting on God's refrigerator door.

Roots

So far my trip to New Mexico has been a very holistic experience. Culturally I engaged in local sketch theatre. Environmentally i've returned to my roots.  Simple things that I use to do for conservation.  When brushing you teeth or washing your hands turn off the water until you need it.  When you live in an area where conservation is key to your immediate survival, the environment is at the forefront of your thinking.  Hopefully I can bring some of these concepts back to my mid-western life.

Anger Mis-Management

"Anger first arises spontaneously. But we can actively receive it and decide to indulge it, and we usually do. We may even become an angry person, and any incident can evoke from us a torrent of rage that is kept in constant readiness…Anger indulged, instead of simply waved off, always has in it an element of self-righteousness. Find a person who has embraced anger and you find a person with a wounded ego”

-Dallas Willard

Man Law...Or Um Something

I guess this isn't a man law per se... but any restroom with only a stall and a urinal should have a lock on the door, not the flimsy push open door like the one here at my local gas station. You'd think they could afford door locks with the price of gas... Oh and the creepy condom vendor freaks me out. If you're too shy to buy condoms at the counter, how did you get the courage to get a girl (I assume) to... you know... sleep with you?

Random Man Law

Men Who Order Appletinis: On Notice
Any man who witnesses another man ordering an Appletini (or other fruity chick-drink) is required to pour said drink in the lap of the man who ordered it once it arrives. No other explanation is necessary, if you feel words need to be said to break the following awkward silence a firm "you're welcome" is acceptable.

Modern-day Satan

The Bible has a lot of language talking about God crushing Satan or physically punishing him, destroying him etc... It might be more relevant today think of Satan (or sin in general) as a computer virus that will be or needs to be deleted from your system...

Worshipping in God's house

There is something special about an open-air chapel in the wilderness... Its as if God is showing us the true masterpiece of creation and our man made churches are merely finger-paintings on His refrigerator. This is a shot of the outdoor chapel at YMCA Camp Wilson.

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Ministry in the PostChristian culture:

When the world is throwing eggs, tomatoes, onions & rotten fruit at you, you can still serve them breakfast in bed. Take what the world throws and turn it into a way to serve them instead of hurling it back.