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That's All!
I've just dumped quite a few posts. There is much more to say, and I still haven't finished with the "Feminine Divine"!
I'll give it a rest for today...
Thanks for listening, friend!
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/30/2004 02:55:00 PM | (0) comments
"Sin-Sin-Gnaty" Revisited
Cincinnati was fine. A little too much emphasis on "self" than I would like to see, but perhaps that's just the nature of the business when you're dealing with teens.
We had a cake fight, which was lover-ly. I got sunburned on the backs of my knees - not so lover-ly.
Two of our teens decided to be baptized. Two were bored. One decided to rethink Christianity. One overcame her fears. Two are overcoming their fears. Three requested to be flashed - one refused. Three shared a nightmare - one wielded a plunger. One got her feelings hurt - one apologized but didn't understand. The Kingdom marches on...
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/30/2004 02:27:00 PM | (0) comments
Confessions Of A Reprobate
I'm a reprobate...well, I might be. And I mean that in a Calvinist way, not an Armenian way.
I am told that Calvinists ("Hyper-Calvinist", "5-point Calvinist" "TULIP Calvinist") use the word "reprobate" to refer to those unfortunate souls that are the "un-elect". Those from the more Armenian background use reprobate synonymously with "backslidden".
I might be a Calvinist reprobate.
What I mean is that I think I might not be chosen. And what's weird is that even if I wasn't chosen, I still think God is the only thing worth living for.
Originally, when the idea occurred to me that I might be un-elect, I thought this would release me to have a lot of fun. In fact, the night that I had this thought, I contemplated getting drunk. I've never been drunk before and never really had the desire to get drunk, but I was decidedly in favor of intoxication that night. So I drank 1 1/2 wine coolers, ate popcorn with Junior Mints and watched "Pirates of the Caribbean". By the time Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom had commandeered "The Interceptor", I had run out of wine coolers - thanks to a couple of friends - so I didn't get drunk. I suppose I'll have to work harder next time...
But actually, there won't really be a next time, because once the movie was over and I was in bed I realized that there really isn't anything I'd rather do than help God and be useful in the Kingdom. And then I felt like I've been rehearsing this my whole life...the story of loving someone who doesn't love you back and finding that you'd still rather love them than hate them or curse them.
The images dance in my head...
Like a puppy who's been kicked and yelled at and still comes cowering, tucked-tail wagging, to the one he loves.
I still might get drunk...
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/30/2004 01:12:00 PM | (0) comments
Essence Nonsense
Several post ago, I wrote that humanity was reflective of the Trinity in that there is, in the God-head one essence and three persons, in humanity, one essence, many persons.
So now I wonder about hell.
Can something that is one essence - humanity - be separated? Was the Trinity separated when Jesus was on the cross? Was the essence of the God-head torn in two? Is it possible for something that is one essence to remain separated? Was it the "one essence" that worked against the death of Jesus and caused the resurrection?
What would all of this mean for those "in hell"? If humanity is one essence...
Once again, I realize I have not created an air-tight argument and there's lots and lots to say here, but I'm just throwing them out there for your consideration.
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/30/2004 12:58:00 PM | (0) comments
Hip-Hip-Hippie!
Do you think the hippies were right? I think they might have been...sorta.
So the first question is do you believe in the resurrection of the body?
All of it?
So...sexuality goes to heaven?
If not, then sexuality must not be redeemable, huh?
But if it is redeemable, then what do you think we'll do with it? And what do you think about what Jesus said concerning marriage? Or, should I say the lack of marriage in heaven?
I don't want to oversimplify, and I know that I have not created an airtight argument in the least, but what do you think?
Free Love in heaven? I have many more thoughts but, darn I've got more subjects to get to...
I guess for now, I'll just say, "Hip-Hip-Hippie-Hoorah!!
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/30/2004 12:22:00 PM | (0) comments
So Many Thoughts!!
I have so many thoughts in about every direction imaginable...I'm gonna throw up a whole truck load of posts and see what falls down and what floats.
Here goes!
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/30/2004 10:40:00 AM | (0) comments
"Sin-Sin-Gnaty"
I'm in Cincinatti for a week with 28 teenagers.
When I get home, I'll tell you how it went!!
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/23/2004 07:59:00 AM | (0) comments
"When You're Smilin'..."
I Love You!
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/21/2004 02:34:00 PM | (0) comments
Mother Earth
I've been reading up on the "feminine divine" and have found what I alluded to in the beginning - there are about 5 opinions for every person who thinks about it! For this reason, I've had a difficult time writing about it because I want to represent others' views accurately...and how? How do I do that when there are three MILLION "theologies" of the feminine divine?
They need to get their 'stuff' together...!
Anyway, here are some of the recurring themes that rot.
1) Feminine Divine = Baby-making ability.
Rot.
2) Creation = Divine (hearkening back to the reproductive cycles of creation, see #1).
Rot.
First Let Me Tell You What I Think
First things first. There are only two types of things - really, there are no exceptions to this! Either you are created or you are The Creator. This means that all of everything that is not God is created. Even our "souls", even angels, even demons, even our friends in Area 51 (for Pat and Ginny!). Now, what do we mean by divine? We can debate that forever as well, but if being divine is a characteristic belonging only to God, then nothing created can be divine.
Therefore, when I speak about the Divine Feminine, I speak only of The Creator, not the created. This is the numero uno disagreement I have with most of the "goddess" folks.
(I suppose we should really talk about the definition of divine, perhaps you would like to comment with your thoughts? You know, "words don't mean, people do" and I believe that, so...whatda'ya think?)
And with the above in mind, reproduction, as we know it, belongs to the created order, thus it is not divine.
Does it mirror God? Yeah, probably. We "create" in our image, similar to God creating us in his image. Divine? No. Imago Dei? Yeah.
There are many more things to say, but let's pause there and ruminate!
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/18/2004 11:33:00 AM | (0) comments
Mystery
It is the thing that pulls me. God is mysterious to me - and forever more she will be. As God is eternal, there will always be something old-new and mysterious about God.
The point of mystery is discovery. And if you know this well, then you also know that there is no disappointment in discovery because mystery doesn't end. Instead, the mystery that once made you frown and bite your lip and even, dare I say, pace the room and wipe tears away with frustrated hands now makes you chuckle under your breath and wink. As I have said, an eternal God will always be mysterious.
There are some who claim to love mystery, and therefore resist the pull to understand the mystery. Forgive me if I offend, but that is not love for mystery. In fact, I would say it is precisely the opposite.
The Trinity
It's a mystery and it pulls me. Here is what I have learned. The church doctrines on the Trinity never suggest that we do such a silly thing like believe that 1=3. Yet so many people I meet seem to think this is precisely "the mystery of the Trinity". That's not mystery, that's "fuzzy math" and though we may never figure out how much money is in the Social Security "lock box" or how the government can borrow money from itself so that it can spend more than it has, there is a discovery to be made here.
God is one essence and three persons.
This is the doctrine of the Trinity. It is NOT like saying God is one apple and God is three apples. 1=3=fuzzy math. It is also not like saying God is one apple and Jesus is the skin of the apple, the Father is the seeds and the Spirit is the flesh. The seed is not of the same essence as the skin. And so I am reduced to fishing for metaphors...but wait! I have found one! What is it?
Humanity!
Crazy that, huh?! But didn't we expect it? Imago Dei. Of course we should have known. The unfortunate thing is we tend to botch it up so bad, you can't tell what's going on.
In the second chapter of Genesis, there's one human and God decides to make another human. No more mud pies for God, instead God takes part of the first human for the starter batch. There is one humanity. There are two people. Don't make the mistake of saying there is one humanity and two types - male and female. Apple seeds and apple skins, my friends. There is one humanity and two people. Now within these two people there are, well, more starter batches, if you will, but the point is that there will only ever be one humanity.
One human essence, many people.
*wink*wink*
*chuckle*
;-)
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/17/2004 09:31:00 AM | (0) comments
Real Live People
I've been reading Real Live Preacher and then connecting off his blog to others...
There are moments when I look around and wonder if I'm nuts...times I want to run out to the street, grab the first person I see and ask them if I seem crazy to them. Hmmm...
Then I read these people, and I know I have found my people. And I'm so thankful for them.
I'm glad they question. I'm glad they're honest. I'm even glad they cuss at raccoons.
One of my favorite things Jesus ever said is "From the days of John until now, the Kingdom of God has been forcefully advancing, and forceful people lay hold of it."
I'm glad to be with people who charge in where angels fear to tread, who ask questions that scare us and who fling wide their arms and drink in this life with all it's bitterness and sweetness.
Thank you, people.
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/16/2004 05:48:00 PM | (0) comments
Divine Divas
For those of you waiting patiently for thoughts on the feminine divine - thanks for your patience. I'm still thinking about it and I will get to it, but in the mean time, here is an interesting discussion from this website.
How many people ever contemplate the meaning of marriage?
Marriage as an economic contract, for example, has been around for ages, and it has nothing to do with love or romance. It simply guarantees the closed transmission of wealth, status, and power. Even the concept of “family” is irrelevant to this kind of marriage, except in so far as children serve as necessary and vital agents of hereditary transmission.
But Holy Matrimony is another matter entirely: it’s based on the religious concept of a man and a woman giving themselves to each other for life in order to bring new life into the world: to have children and to create a family in which the children are raised to honor such values as faith, hope, and charity—not to fear love. The conjugal act between the man and the woman guarantees this generation of life. Marriage, therefore, is a religious act of service, not a psychological way to soothe your fear of emptiness through a “relationship” with another person.
When most people think of marriage, however, they think of love. They talk about committed relationships, but if the commitment is not between a man and a woman to raising a family in divine service, then to what is the “commitment”? Free sex? Financial security? Self-indulgence? What sort of commitments are these? And so here is precisely where the psychological problems begin.
The great philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas said that “To love is to will the good of another.” [1] So if you think about it, all the moral decisions about marriage and family actually derive psychologically from love—real love, not the “love” of popular fantasy. Infidelity, contraception, abortion, divorce, and even stem-cell research, all defile love through a focus on personal pleasure and convenience, at the expense of the dignity—and even the life—of another human being.
Unfortunately, contemporary culture tends to think of “love” as a way to find personal fulfillment in life. That is, each person in a “relationship” expects the other to fill up the existential void in his or her life. Ultimately, this is impossible, and so when there are problems, the conflicts are usually about one partner complaining of not getting what he or she wants. In this situation, only one psychological solution can be possible: Take responsibility for your own life satisfaction. True love is about giving, not receiving. If you’re mainly concerned about getting pleasure or security, you’re being selfish, not loving.
This means that you have to look carefully at your own life and stop blaming others. If you are not satisfied with your life, it’s probably because you are not living up to your inner potential or are in one way or another betraying your life values. This can be a hard lesson to learn, but be honest—an adulterous sexual affair that defiles your marriage commitment, for example, is just a perverted attempt to avoid the real problem: yourself.
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/11/2004 03:43:00 PM | (0) comments
Texas Justice
Don't mess with Texas...
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/09/2004 12:57:00 PM | (0) comments
A Letter
Dear Smarty Jones,
I have been waiting to see a great horse ever since I was 8. I have heard stories about great horses - like Secretariat, Man'O War, Citation, Whirlaway, Count Fleet, Sea Biscuit, War Admiral, Native Dancer, Geniune Risk, Ruffian...but I have never seen a great horse.
I have seen really good horses and I love them all too. But I want to know, are you great? Oh, I hope! I hope! I hope!
I will cry tomorrow if you win. I will cry tomorrow if you don't.
But I think you will.
Love,
The Headless Horse-Girl
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/04/2004 06:04:00 PM | (0) comments
DING, DING, DING, DING!!! ANSWER!!!
The answer to the question posed in the last post is...
**Recognition of the Sacred Feminine**
Now, please don't misunderstand, Oprah and I do NOT understand the sacred feminine the same way - and the same should be said for Oprah and the wiccins. In fact, I'm afraid she might be very upset at me for being misleading!
(Well, ok, Oprah Winfrey doesn't really read my blog guys, so I guess she wouldn't know...or care...)
Oh, don't be so shocked!
To be honest, I'm still trying to collect my thoughts - it's a very broad subject. I guess I've found it interesting that some folks have completely freaked out over the book, "The Da Vinci Code". In fact, just today, I saw the latest issue of Christianity Today and there's "The Da Vinci Code", right on the front cover!
Now, CT's biggest beef was the questioning of "the very authority of Scripture", and from what I saw, they really didn't even bring up the issue of the sacred feminine, but this is one of my points. The "sacred feminine" or the "divine feminine" is popping up all over the place, and the church hasn't said anything about it.
What does "the sacred feminine" mean? We'll talk about it. But for now, my call is for the church to do just that - talk about it! If we don't, we forfeit this potentially powerful idea and hand it over to - well, to the wiccins and secular fiction authors and the likes.
We need to have something to say about it!!!
More to come, but tell me what you're thinking - comment away!
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/03/2004 04:46:00 PM | (0) comments
Upcoming Attractions!
What do "The Secret Life of Bees", Oprah Winfrey, "The Da Vinci Code", Wiccins...and the Headless Horsewoman have in common?
If you think you know, then you've guessed the next topic of rumination!
(Incidentally, I've never put myself in the same category as the Wiccins, so I'm feeling slightly unsettled about this...!)
posted by Headless-in-GR @ 6/02/2004 11:02:00 AM | (0) comments
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