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blakeish

Passion

Feb 07, 2006 13:53

Last week a really conservative friend of mine asked me why most people our age tend to be liberal/Democratic. She really felt that she was uninformed about why so many of us are anti-Republican. The answer that day was easy as just that morning the House had approved budget cutbacks on student loans, Medicaid, and education programs. It isn’t ( Read more... )

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littlenlauren February 7 2006, 20:16:24 UTC

You are the second person today that I've heard quote Buechner... Strange. I quoted him in my div school applications... not sure I believe in "signs" but perhaps it is a sign.

What I’m left with is an extremely liberal perspective of the gospel that conjures up feelings of disappointment, cynicism, and frustration with nearly every church I visit.

Me too.. and I'm not even in seminary yet. If I figure out how to overcome that. I'll let you know.

I love you.

jennyluann February 7 2006, 22:10:21 UTC

Wow. You have no excuse to write about gardening ever again. Beautiful entry.

Let's find something inspiring to do for Lent. Something cheesy like read a book and talk about it. I'm thinking a book other than the Bible (I mean, in addition to...) that is or isn't necessarily related directly to Lent.

anonymous February 8 2006, 01:07:17 UTC

i love you blake. i miss having you around. skye

blakeish February 8 2006, 01:15:44 UTC

i miss you too.

My poor bae... anonymous February 8 2006, 03:39:10 UTC

I think that's some pretty deep thoughts from a bae that should be getting through his med. studies for the night. 8) Ok, there's my icebreaker ( ... )

franklin_arthur February 9 2006, 07:56:09 UTC

Ouch! Get out of my head!

I won't presume to speak for you, but for my part I've had to face the truth of my own selfishness, IN ADDITION to all the reasons you listed above, which resounded so closely it's just scary.

"Sure, I'd love to help out. But I might have to touch dirty people right? Or be in situations that make me uncomfortable. Or stop focusing on myself for more than five seconds. Nah, that's probably not gonna happen."

I get disgusted with my own attitude, but rather than being motivated by those feelings I just become MORE disgusted, or sweep them to the back of my head where I don't have to face them, or cover them up with whatever "ooo pretty!" thing is right in front of me.