tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11658365.post7310195816837537435..comments2023-09-24T02:28:39.450-07:00Comments on conversations @ the real zoo: a tale of two christianitiesmdwinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16616801581233886302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11658365.post-38951011480411711622008-06-18T21:13:00.000-07:002008-06-18T21:13:00.000-07:00Ah, I envy both Michael and Jeff. Good books are b...Ah, I envy both Michael and Jeff. Good books are blessings.<BR/><BR/>Michael, the old paradigm will not work anymore, no matter how much we try.<BR/><BR/>Bob Dylan said something we all know very well "The times they are a changin". And it's very true. <BR/><BR/>When was the last time you saw any living thing stayed the same? Not change... not move... not evolve? If it aint moving, it doesn't seem alive to me.<BR/><BR/>And why would I want a Christianity that deals with the afterlife? What for? What about today? What am I supposed to do with how stupid or arrogant or asleep I am today? <BR/><BR/>The old paradigm is about the future. The new paradigm is great because hopefully we'll stop being assholes before we die! Wouldn't that be great? I know my wife would appretiate it.<BR/><BR/>Awake thou that sleepest! <B>Soon!</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11658365.post-42436836736756143682007-08-11T00:07:00.000-07:002007-08-11T00:07:00.000-07:00Michael - Sounds very interesting and challenging....Michael - Sounds very interesting and challenging. I am reading one like that called "Pathways to Bliss" by Joseph Campbell, and another, "Misquoting Jesus" by Bart Ehrman. Both are challenging, probably more so the Pathways to Bliss... <BR/><BR/>I think it's a wonderful exercise to stretch our Godview and worldview pretty often... maybe keeps us from becoming old wineskins, eh?<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>JeffGoteeManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747967100881479615noreply@blogger.com