Nobody Knows What it Means...It's Provocative.

I would like to get some dialogue going here on this site, so I thought I would start with something that's pretty in your face. This is from a guy named Kierkegaard. Not only will this discussion be cool (if we actually carry one out - which means if you actually respond) but you can also go to your teachers at school and brag tell them your youth group is discussing Kierkegaard (and I say this because I know nobody really cares). Okay, too much talk, here's the quote, slightly paraphrased to make it easier to follow:

The matter is quite simple. The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand we are obliged to act accordingly. Take any words in the New Testament and forget everything except promising yourself you will do what it says. My God, you will say, if I do that my whole life will be ruined. How would I ever be able to live in the real world?

This is where Bible Studies come in. Many Bible Studies are simply grand inventions to defend ourselves against the Bible, to make sure that we are able to continue to be good Christians without the Bible coming too close. It is dreadful to fall into the hands of the living God. Yes, it is even dreadful to be alone with the New Testament.

Think about this for a moment. Then respond here on the blog and tell me what you think this means. Do you agree or disagree with what he is saying?

Sometimes A Song Says It Best

MacBooks = Good Times

Andy (the garden troll at center), Paul (clapping at left), Chris (the conehead to the right of Paul, looking over his shoulder), Jon (Jabba) and Wil (just barely, under Jon)...really.