I just checked out an article on theooze.com which mentions an interesting twist to relative truth and objective truth and why our generation is fighting with these issues. It's a good article. I quote:
The objection of the generation that says truth is relative” or “faith is relative” is not as much because they object to us saying you have to have a relationship with Jesus it's that the relationship with Jesus has been reduced to relationless objective absolutes (four spiritual laws, doctrinal absolutes, having to go to church Sunday morning, having to read the bible or pray a certain way) that have little to do with their hearts or their whoness. It is a generation turned off by being categorically evaluated by theology, doctrine, psychology, educational methodology, population polls, equal opportunity, affirmative action, etc.
Interesting thought. Read the last few paragraphs if you only have a second. Otherwise read the whole thing.
Another interesting article is written by a 21 year old asian pastor who is writing his masters thesis on something about the culture of his/our generation and it's relationship to spirtuality. The article is his journal entries. It challenges me to be more outgoing with my conversations but not forcing. Good thoughts.
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9:58 AM :
Reading God's Word on the way here (school) I started John today. I read about half the first chapter and thought... God sent Jesus.... God sent John....
Side note: Two days ago Professor Kristi Tyran of my Management 312 class asked me a random question while in class as part of a demonstration. She asked why I chose Western as my college. I answered I don't know.. I guess it was pretty much a random shot. Unfortunately, I answered this after not thinking the question all the way though as I should have.
On the bus this morning, I thought about that question. Why am I here? Not here on this planet, but here at Western? I know God sent me here for a reason (which I hope to explain in full sometime in this journal). Yet, what is my purpose for being here.
In the past, I thought I was here because God guided me here for my own benefit. I believed (just yesterday even) that God guided me here because He knew that if I took the job I was offered in Seattle, I would be let go about a year or two later because of the dot com bust. I thought, perhaps he led me here to find my wife. I thought, perhaps he led me here because he knew experience in the computer industry would not be enough for a good job later in life, so I should have my degree. I thought, perhaps he led me here to meet Steve, Chris, Aaron and Johnny.
Now we're getting closer.
Now, I think, God put Jesus and John and other prophets and leaders mentioned in the Bible in certain places, with certain purposes that have nothing to do with themselves. It has everything to do with other people.
Now, I think, God put me here, at Western, for someone else.
Now, I think, who?
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3:56 PM :
haha.. I want one of these so bad... haha..
Everyone's a smartass sometime.
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10:46 PM :
Journal Entries from earlier today captured on paper... because my prof wouldn't let us use the computer while she talked to us... sheesh, what's she thinking??
