Over the last few days, we've had the best chapel speaker I've ever heard here. It's almost a little scary; I've never been able to agree so much on so many issues as I have with John Fischer. I don't know how he does it, but somehow, he manages to put what I've been thinking vaguely into very coherent terms. I've know for a little while now that I'm not as conservative as my family over some of the 'grey areas'. Things like tattoos, music, and whatnot. I just felt like these things weren't worth making such a fuss over. And they're not; they're external, and don't have anything to do with one's eternal destiny. There is no place in the Bible that calls them sins, and I would be assuming God's place were I to do so. Something else that really hit home was the realization that it is possible for unbelievers to do good things. It won't get them into heaven; good works won't get anyone into heaven. But just because they don't know God, doesn't mean we have the right to pass everything they do or say off as wrong.
So much to think about.
And whilst all this is going on inside of me, so much else is going on around the world; there are troops in Iraq now. They are moving towards Bagdad from three directions; it's all a lot more sudden then was expected. What's going to happen? Who knows. All I can do is sit here and do my petty little bits of homework, and keep up the struggle to have decent grades. It may not matter that much to the rest of the world, but it's my job here and now.
On a much lighter note, I had an amazingly good time doing things with some of the other 'Honors' students today. I really haven't hung out with them enough; we have way too much fun.
Posted by Ardith at March 21, 2003 01:17 AM