Interesting article about the theories of modern science that hypothesize Mars being covered with water.....but the idea of Earth ever being covered with water in a great deluge is considered fairytale-ish.
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Worship and Coffee Grounds
I love coffee....what good Christian doesn't? = )
My two young kids LOVE to make it with me. They love it so much we have to alternate their turns to help daddy. We do this by logging their initials on the dry erase board mounted on the fridge. If I forget to erase one's initial they are sure to inform me.
The other day I was making coffee with my son and I was struck by the analogies that can be found in the making of coffee and Worship. The more I let this concept percolate (pun intended) in my mind the more connections I saw.
I love worship....what good Christian doesn't? = )
Now I'm no worship leader and don't fancy myself as even that good of a singer, but I do love Worship (props to my brothers- C.Markley & B.Cochrane and crew)
But why do I do it how do I relate to my Father God through this act?
Let me unwrap my musings on worship and coffee.
My son (almost 4) is sooo stoked to make coffee with me he hops up on the breakfast-table chair I provide him and tries to do it all himself (which he cant do). The grinds go AWOL and the filter gets all mushed up...the pot nearly gets dashed to pieces. If its not that, he is easily distracted by the slightest hint of what his little sister is up to.
When it is her (2.5yrs old) turn, she loves to do it mainly because it provides another means of competition with her brother, I think....nah. She thinks its FUN. But I don't think she realizes that I LOVE this stuff that I am helping her make. And I enjoy doing this with her. She's there and all into it, but not really sure what its all about or how into it I am. And she often asks to have a sip and I tell her that it is too hot for her. Not so mention that caffeine consumption is way above her.
You picking up any connections?
Here's what has been bouncing around in my head on this the last week:
I think its about me. So often I don't come before him realizing that I need Him to lift me up on the chair so I can glorify Him in what I'm doing. I am signing to the Creator of the voices of the angels! How often does this cross my mind while I am singing praise to Him? He doesn't need me to do this and it certainly is not about ME. The coffee's not for me, its too hot for me to handle, and this is not supposed to be about me getting a caffeine buzz. It's all about Him. I also find that I easily get distracted by the comings and goings of fellow church-goers. My mind wanders to the NFL game that's on or something else equally as trivial. I forget that this is something I have been longing to do all week- join my brothers and sisters in glorifying him. I step off the chair He set up for me and the grinds fly all over. I've also found that I don't think about this as being something that He thrives on. Not to say He needs me to do this but, oh when I do, it smells so good to Him and He savors it.
So next time you are in a worship service.
Climb up on the chair He's given you. Let Him provide the grinds and the filter. Still yourself and focus on the task at hand. Perk up a good cup of fragrant praise that glorifies Him. And know that He not only enjoys the offering long after the deed is done, but also that He loves guiding you through the whole process as it takes place.
My two young kids LOVE to make it with me. They love it so much we have to alternate their turns to help daddy. We do this by logging their initials on the dry erase board mounted on the fridge. If I forget to erase one's initial they are sure to inform me.
The other day I was making coffee with my son and I was struck by the analogies that can be found in the making of coffee and Worship. The more I let this concept percolate (pun intended) in my mind the more connections I saw.
I love worship....what good Christian doesn't? = )
Now I'm no worship leader and don't fancy myself as even that good of a singer, but I do love Worship (props to my brothers- C.Markley & B.Cochrane and crew)
But why do I do it how do I relate to my Father God through this act?
Let me unwrap my musings on worship and coffee.
My son (almost 4) is sooo stoked to make coffee with me he hops up on the breakfast-table chair I provide him and tries to do it all himself (which he cant do). The grinds go AWOL and the filter gets all mushed up...the pot nearly gets dashed to pieces. If its not that, he is easily distracted by the slightest hint of what his little sister is up to.
When it is her (2.5yrs old) turn, she loves to do it mainly because it provides another means of competition with her brother, I think....nah. She thinks its FUN. But I don't think she realizes that I LOVE this stuff that I am helping her make. And I enjoy doing this with her. She's there and all into it, but not really sure what its all about or how into it I am. And she often asks to have a sip and I tell her that it is too hot for her. Not so mention that caffeine consumption is way above her.
You picking up any connections?
Here's what has been bouncing around in my head on this the last week:
I think its about me. So often I don't come before him realizing that I need Him to lift me up on the chair so I can glorify Him in what I'm doing. I am signing to the Creator of the voices of the angels! How often does this cross my mind while I am singing praise to Him? He doesn't need me to do this and it certainly is not about ME. The coffee's not for me, its too hot for me to handle, and this is not supposed to be about me getting a caffeine buzz. It's all about Him. I also find that I easily get distracted by the comings and goings of fellow church-goers. My mind wanders to the NFL game that's on or something else equally as trivial. I forget that this is something I have been longing to do all week- join my brothers and sisters in glorifying him. I step off the chair He set up for me and the grinds fly all over. I've also found that I don't think about this as being something that He thrives on. Not to say He needs me to do this but, oh when I do, it smells so good to Him and He savors it.
So next time you are in a worship service.
Climb up on the chair He's given you. Let Him provide the grinds and the filter. Still yourself and focus on the task at hand. Perk up a good cup of fragrant praise that glorifies Him. And know that He not only enjoys the offering long after the deed is done, but also that He loves guiding you through the whole process as it takes place.
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Anything religious may be persecuted on the ground that it is not rational.....?
"It is not merely that anything religious may be persecuted on the ground that it is not rational. It is also that anything irrational may be tolerated so long as it is also irreligious. It is only lunacy to assert religion; it is no longer lunacy to deny reason."
The Persecution of Religion
by G. K. Chesterton
Illustrated London News March 8, 1924
I recently watched Ben Stein's documentary- Expelled (expelledthemovie.com). I found this quote to line up nicely in defining the mentally of some of the "scientists" he interviewed. Richard Dawkins was more inclined to side with alien life forms seeding the beginnings of life on earth than the involvement of an Intelligent Designer (read: God) and another guy said life could have developed on the backs of crystals. It seems that in science, only that which is related to religion is "irrational" everything else goes.
The documentary was...ehhh....ok and I've read some things about the "rest of the story" of some of his cases he presented that make Stein look a bit disingenuous. You never know who to trust (expelledexposedcom). Overall it was an interesting look into what goes on in the ever-so-evolved minds of the scientific powers that be (note: sarcasm).
The Persecution of Religion
by G. K. Chesterton
Illustrated London News March 8, 1924
I recently watched Ben Stein's documentary- Expelled (expelledthemovie.com). I found this quote to line up nicely in defining the mentally of some of the "scientists" he interviewed. Richard Dawkins was more inclined to side with alien life forms seeding the beginnings of life on earth than the involvement of an Intelligent Designer (read: God) and another guy said life could have developed on the backs of crystals. It seems that in science, only that which is related to religion is "irrational" everything else goes.
The documentary was...ehhh....ok and I've read some things about the "rest of the story" of some of his cases he presented that make Stein look a bit disingenuous. You never know who to trust (expelledexposedcom). Overall it was an interesting look into what goes on in the ever-so-evolved minds of the scientific powers that be (note: sarcasm).
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