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Association Meme Part Deux
Feb. 24th, 2009 05:13 pmComment to this post and I will give you 5 things I associate you with, if I haven't already. Then post this in your own journal and elaborate on the subjects given.
I love this meme. It gives me a chance to post and reflect on my life, and also think about how I perceive other people in my life. It's probably one of my favorite memes.
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wheatear.
Books - I am so glad someone did this, because I think of myself as so much of an intense book lover. Ever since I learned how to read, I have always had a book I was reading, and over the past year, I've read so many amazing books. I just love the way books -- really great books -- transport you to another world, a world where you can just forget about everything that's wrong with your life and just get drawn into a story that just keeps you gripped and turning pages. There is probably not a feeling I love more in the world than that of picking up a book and not being able to put it down, barring the feelings I get when I feel God working, really working, in my life. Reading, to me, is just magical. Books are magical.
Writing - Geez, another passion. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a published author. I don't even remember why now; all I know is that writing is such a huge, encompassing part of my life, and I will never be able to let it go. I just love expressing myself through words, writing stories that touch people, and letting my deepest emotions loose in the world. Writing is magic too. I might not write as much as I could or should, but I love it so much.
Evangelism - My third passion. For not having first pick,wheatear, you certainly got me pegged with these three!
Evangelism, to me, is so much more than telling people about Christ and asking them to accept him as their savior. It is about being a good example, refuting those stereotypes about Christians ("They are illogical," "They hate gays," "They are old-fashioned," etc., etc., etc.), and following God yourself. It is about showing people what God is doing in your life. It is about being fresh, not stuffy, about your faith, being willing to compromise with liberals and yet never compromise the most important aspects of your life. It is sometimes about telling, not showing, but more often, you have to express your faith in the ways you know how and let God, not you, bring them to him.
My spiritual gift is evangelism. I want to bring someone to Christ, but I am under no delusions that it is actually me that will bring them to him. I also try to express my faith, but not be pushy about it. Opinions are varied as to how well I succeed, of course.
Applied ethics - Interesting. I do tend to gravitate more toward those topics, such as abortion and gay marriage, instead of other issues. In my life, I do bring my faith into how I view the world and some of the biggest issues facing humanity. I look at things from a moral standard, but at the same time, that does not mean that I am not rational in my judgments.
Biblical morality - This is such a hard thing for me to articulate. I do subscribe to "Biblical morality," as in, I am an absolutist, believing things are either right or wrong and there is no middle ground to be had. However, believing homosexuality is wrong does not mean I don't believe they deserve the same rights as everyone else does, just as believing murder is wrong doesn't mean that I support the death penalty for murderers. I believe justice is more important than punishing sin -- which is exactly what separates me from the more staunchly conservative folks.
*is not sure if this makes sense*
Ah, well.
I love this meme. It gives me a chance to post and reflect on my life, and also think about how I perceive other people in my life. It's probably one of my favorite memes.
This latest batch is from
wheatear.Books - I am so glad someone did this, because I think of myself as so much of an intense book lover. Ever since I learned how to read, I have always had a book I was reading, and over the past year, I've read so many amazing books. I just love the way books -- really great books -- transport you to another world, a world where you can just forget about everything that's wrong with your life and just get drawn into a story that just keeps you gripped and turning pages. There is probably not a feeling I love more in the world than that of picking up a book and not being able to put it down, barring the feelings I get when I feel God working, really working, in my life. Reading, to me, is just magical. Books are magical.
Writing - Geez, another passion. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a published author. I don't even remember why now; all I know is that writing is such a huge, encompassing part of my life, and I will never be able to let it go. I just love expressing myself through words, writing stories that touch people, and letting my deepest emotions loose in the world. Writing is magic too. I might not write as much as I could or should, but I love it so much.
Evangelism - My third passion. For not having first pick,
wheatear, you certainly got me pegged with these three!Evangelism, to me, is so much more than telling people about Christ and asking them to accept him as their savior. It is about being a good example, refuting those stereotypes about Christians ("They are illogical," "They hate gays," "They are old-fashioned," etc., etc., etc.), and following God yourself. It is about showing people what God is doing in your life. It is about being fresh, not stuffy, about your faith, being willing to compromise with liberals and yet never compromise the most important aspects of your life. It is sometimes about telling, not showing, but more often, you have to express your faith in the ways you know how and let God, not you, bring them to him.
My spiritual gift is evangelism. I want to bring someone to Christ, but I am under no delusions that it is actually me that will bring them to him. I also try to express my faith, but not be pushy about it. Opinions are varied as to how well I succeed, of course.
Applied ethics - Interesting. I do tend to gravitate more toward those topics, such as abortion and gay marriage, instead of other issues. In my life, I do bring my faith into how I view the world and some of the biggest issues facing humanity. I look at things from a moral standard, but at the same time, that does not mean that I am not rational in my judgments.
Biblical morality - This is such a hard thing for me to articulate. I do subscribe to "Biblical morality," as in, I am an absolutist, believing things are either right or wrong and there is no middle ground to be had. However, believing homosexuality is wrong does not mean I don't believe they deserve the same rights as everyone else does, just as believing murder is wrong doesn't mean that I support the death penalty for murderers. I believe justice is more important than punishing sin -- which is exactly what separates me from the more staunchly conservative folks.
*is not sure if this makes sense*
Ah, well.
