theology of the body
Link: Theology of the body
Maybe, just maybe, being transgendered will be our strength in the next life. Perhaps, just perhaps, the bodies & characteristics we posses now will be transformed into what so many of so desperately want; to be female, or certainly to achieve a balance in who we are gender wise. See this link at Amy Wellborn’s blog to spur your own thinking on Link: Theology of the body
Vacation!
We are going to Disneyworld for Vacation!!…
I just love the lyrics to their songs…especially:
I wanna be like YOU (from Jungle Book)
Totally fun, with Luis Prima doing the vocals – if you don’t dance you must be either deaf or have no rhythm – if you have kids and don’t dance with them your missing one of life’s true joys.
The Bare Necessitates (from Jungle Book)
Another awesome song. Reminder that sometimes all ya need in life is a totally laid back who gives a hoot attitude.
I’ll Make a Man out of You (from Mulan)
‘specially as Mulan is being a man in the army – her gender bending heroics to save her dad and her country
Friend like Me (from Aladdin)
I loved Robin Williams in this movie, I laughed till I peed my pants
Mask
Link: mask.
It’s amazing how life works. Tonight, I was having a "moment". My moments generally come when I’m not doing anything. Then, like a tidal wave of emotions, the reality of my GID crashes over me as an uninvited dilemma till I’m terribly sad, crying, or grabbing the LARGE bag of M&M’s.
Mask was nice to read…now where are my M&M’s.
Opinions? He’s got ‘em!
I was sitting in front of two couples while flying to Canada tonight. I was just finishing some work and I heard it, and I cringed.
Wife of 1st couple: “I think that’s our house isn’t it?” <in curious voice tone>
Husband of 1st couple: “Nope that’s not it” <in a very matter of fact kind of tone>
Wife of 1st couple: “I think it is, I really do” <earnest voice>
Husband of 1st couple: “No way, I’m a pilot and know my directions cold and where we are at. Look we are going to start
banking now to prepare for decent” <exerting his authority as the expert>
Wife of 2nd couple: “we must be near York”
Husband of 1st couple: “nope, there’s no way. I’m very certain of this” < stating himself as the expert>
Wife of 1st couple: “let her say what is on her mind, she might be right” <clearly perturbed at hubby for acting as the lone expert>
I found the exchange humorous but grating. Actually it started humorous then grew to grate on my nerves and it made me think. Sometimes, it’s just better to get along than to be right. Some people (both men and women) have a tendency to want to be the expert – to be right. It’s nice to be right. I used to like being right all the time – then I found out I was actually only right half the time, the other times people were just humoring me.
Did it really matter if we were over York, or Peel or Saskatchewan? If we were in the pilot seat, yeah it’d matter a ALOT! But we weren’t. So maybe it’s not such a big deal if we don’t get our way all the time, if maybe we just say “Hey maybe we are over York”. You might be wrong, but it might make things just a little nicer for the other person (unless of course it’s the pilot!)
Corporate Christ?
disclaimer: I am a Christian, a born again Christian at that.
CNN ran a spot on Anderson Cooper 360 tonight featuring Alison Fahey, Editor of Ad Week, and, Bishop TD Jakes. The topic was on a current trend of corporations sponsoring of Christian events. Alison’s had two points, but the one that stuck out for me was that the advertiser may be sponsoring a Christian event one day, then an event with completely divergent values & views the next. Bishop TD Jakes’s view was that this trend was okay, that they didn’t want to “discriminate” against advertisers and that the money of Christians appears to be worth advertising too.
The real question, at least in this woman’s mind, is, what impact does this have on the message of the event? Does the sponsorship compromise the message? Is the sponsorship even necessary at all? If the costs are covered, is it necessary at all? Surely, marketers can slice the demographic up any way they wish and target market via whatever vehicle that is most effective. But the sponsoring of a specific Christian event smacks of more than an group of smart marketers choosing a demographic then going after it. It smells like the Christians working in league with the marketers. It smells like the money changers being let into the temple. While that may be a stretch (the money changes after all were selling sacrifices – a far cry from what Coke is doing. See John 2:12-22 & this article, The Cleansing of the Temple) it just doesn’t feel right, sort of like saying “Coke” is the soda of all Christians or “Delta” is the airline for the Born Again set. Why would any energy be spent even considering this kind of activity? Perhaps instead of sponsoring a Christian Music festival, those same sponsors could step up their support of feeding the poor, showing mercy to the downcast, and building homes for the homeless (Micah 6:8) – those are true directives from God worth sponsoring.
