19/02/08

I broke today.

First there was the able/willing dichotomy followed by the consequences.

Then there was Boaz.

Then there was Belmont and the good day my friend.

Then I broke.

The sun felt different on my skin, and the wind too on my skin. Though the streets were filled with throngs of people in motion, they might as well have been empty.

Then there was Spurgeon on doubt.

And there was Craig Barnes citing 2 Timothy 4:7 as a destination and an aspiration.

Then there was "By contrast, mistakes made by people who are trying to do the right thing can always be redemeed" which kind of broke the bund.

But is a platitude or a promise?

"It isn't that we doubt the concept of sin. But we are confused about what constitutes a sin. Since our society keeps changing the false gods we worship, we also keep changing the things we label as sin. When we worshiped the god of success, people considered it a sin to be a failure. When we worshiped the god of self, it was a sin not to be self-actualized even if that meant breaking our commitments, hoarding our money, or forgetting about the public good. Now that we worship at the altars of pluralism and tolerance, the only unforgivable sin is to claim that someone else is wrong. All of this has left us morally confused. But still we know that something is wrong." - Craig Barnes "Hustling God"