It's awesome, you know it. I want to order it, but they run small and I like a more relaxed fit in my shirts, so I will have to wait til I lose a little weight, I think. Makes an awesome reward to myself, though, dontcha think?
In other news, I am almost done reading The Shack, by William P. Young. I have about 50 or 60 pages left, I think, and I just want to make my recommendation right now, feeling completely safe in trusting that the final pages will have no redeeming qualities powerful enough to change my mind. If you believe in the God of the Bible, this book isn't for you. God has revealed himself to us through His holy Word, and through creation. Let this overly-liberated fairy tale be overlooked if you're looking for a clearer picture of our Lord. Aside from the mediocre-at-best writing, I believe this book is a dangerous portrayal of who God is and how he interacts with his creation. Sure, there are elements of truth in the story, but have you ever heard the analogy of a glass of pure water with a drop of poison in it? That tiny drop make the whole glass deadly, and no matter how pure the rest of the water was, don't drink it.
I know a lot of people love this book. It doesn't surprise me. It seems like a book that Oprah might like, (with all it's compromising spiritualism and gushy lovey, feel-good, jolly god-ness) and lots of people love Oprah. If I'm mistaken, please accept my apology, Oprah.
I'm sure there are many reviews out there that address all of the conflicts with the Word of God, so I will not go any deeper. Pages 183 and 184 were enough for me to close the book and debate ever opening it again. To call Jesus a liar (see retraction post to follow) and to imply that being a Christian is a bad thing, and that Jesus is somehow present in all world religions... that was the final straw.
I was uncomfortable with Papa being a big black woman with poor grammar who just cooks and eats all day, with Sophia - supposedly Papa's wisdom personified (???) , and Jesus being a big dopey guy who seems to have nothing to do but skip rocks on a lake, but that was the nail in the coffin. This book will do nothing but water down the truth about God, heaven, judgment, and hell, and watered-down truth is no longer truth.
Discernment is a gift that God has given us. Use it. Ugh. This book really makes me mad. I half want to finish it so I can finish my review, and I half want to throw it away and not subject my mind to what is written on the final pages. Things can be hard to forget. I'm still thinking about it.
My pastor uses a term, "high-truth". I think I fall into that category. I just don't have much tolerance for lies, and this is compounded when we're talking about God and the Bible. I know that people need the truth. Satan is the father of lies, and I want no part of that. Lies keep people complacent, believing that they are ok, that God is jolly and all forgiveness and their version of love. That there is no penalty for sin, that hell is just for murderers and rapists. God hates sin. He doesn't wink at sin. What we do matters. We need a savior!
Anyway, I'm off my soap box for now. For now. ;)
What else? Oh yeah! Pandora! Pandora is pretty awesome. You pick some artists and they pick similar music for you, and you can tell them if you like each song or not to help tailor their other choices for you. LOVE IT! I think it's brilliant! I put in a couple artists and the ones they picked for me were perfect, and 90% of them were other artists that I listen to! Amazing! So if you would like to see what I'm listening to, check out my Pandora station.
On second thought, it's kinda creepy that they are that good at predicting what I like. And kind of neat that people are so universal. We all feel like freaks sometimes, but apparently we're alike enough for our musical tastes to be figured out by a computer. Hm, that's something I'll probably give some more thought to. Interesting.
Oh, and going back a week, our beautiful couch would not fit through the door to our apartment. lol... so after 2 days of looking elsewhere for another couch (we thought we had already eliminated all other couches at Slumberland), we ended up back at Slumberland, and ordered another, smaller couch plus a big ottoman. Tim thought the ottoman was stupid, but I want to have the extra room to lounge around, since the couch is smaller -- plus it was half-off, so we got it. I think he'll like it once he uses it. Even if he doesn't, that just means I won't have to share it :)
Alrighty, enough of the blog for now. Time to get off my bootay and get a workout in so I can get my platypus shirt! *Spish Spish Spish* :) That's that sound a platypus makes. <3
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