Where my mind is wondering

It was recently pointed out to me that I haven't posted in over a year. I'm not sure why. A lot has happened, and a lot hasn't changed. I have nothing of note to say at the moment, just random offerings, but I think it gives you an idea of where my head is right now.

German theological vocab word of the day: Sitz Im Laben. This is a phrase the German theologians used to shift the focus of reading the bible from a historical reading point of view to that of reading legend. So we aren't looking for the "What is happening in this bible story?" as much as we are looking for the sitz im laben - "Why is this story being told?" An important distinction to make I think. 

-I have just saved you about 100 pages of reading and hours of class lectures... you're welcome.

Random Quote from my music library: "It's not the end of everything it's just the end of everything you know ... head vs heart equals bicycle vs a car."

- Bob Schneider, "Bicycle vs Car" from Lovely Creatures

Alex Quote from Friday: "Are you going to turn that down when we get to school? Cause I'm going to open the door, and I have to live with these people 8 hours a day 5 days a week and I don't want them to think I listen to that stuff... It's YOUR music, not mine."

-We were listening to Nirvana when she said this. Can I just add that it breaks my heart a little that she disowns Nirvana which was my all time favorite band when I was her age. At the same time, that she can't identify with Kurt Cobain's lyrics is probably a very good thing.

Insight from my spiritual director: The most complicated role in life I am tackling at the moment is "mother." That the best thing I can do is to pray for my daughter every day. The best best thing is that I reminder her, tell her, show her that I love her every single day - no matter what. The rest is in God's hands.

- I found this to be really powerful and so I just wanted to pass it on even though I realize you might have theological differences.

On a Political Note: What the hell America? Let's just stop, realize that we are human beings and then start over - this time with dignity and understanding.

Tuesday Night Bible Study

Jesus is Not kEwL, by Katy © 2003

How I ended up in that house last night is a very long and not so complicated story. If anyone reads this and wonders WHY????? I might be able to tell you.

Last night I agreed to join and old Friend at her new bible study "for young adults." That right there is usually a red flag for bad things to come. When ever a church says, "young adults" they usually mean young Christians who listen to Christian Rock and are trying to hip and cool and oooohhh so very not hip and cool way.

The whole thing was like a bad flash back to high school and collage. If you have ever seen the movie Saved you will know where I am coming from. These people were so shallow and the whole thing just seemed pointless. I have gotten so used to communing with wise women and talking about "the feminine" and the oppression of the church and its doctrines that I had forgotten that there are people who read a verse of the bible out of context and say, "now what do you think?"

It just so happened that we read the verse were Jesus calms the storm and the questions asked by the leader steered the conversation into how dumb the disciples were. When was someone going to bring up that this was irrelavent? That this was just a metophor? Oh, that would be my cue I guess. I had to be the one to say, "I don't think the question of the Disciples' logic is the focus of this story. I think whoever 'Mark' was wrote this story just as a way to say, 'have faith always.' They didn't wake Jesus up to admire a beautiful sun set, and we don't wake him up for that either. We wake him up when the waves are crashing in and we are sure we are going to die, even when we are sure it wont do any good. I think what Jesus was saying was, 'Look, you don't have to shout. I'm here. Don't you get that?' " THAT opened the flood gates, and I was reminded why I don't hang with people my own age.