I reciently took some time to kick back and do some space golfing. Here's a photo of the interstellar action:
Sometimes church can be a little boring.
Here's another analog I did reciently. I've got some newer writing that I've been working on, but I'm not sure if I should post it before it's more complete.... we'll see.
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"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment." (Matt. 22:36-38)
It is difficult to ignore God's jealous desire to be the central figure in our lives. Scripture makes it perfectly clear that God isn't interested in being second place in our hearts alongside happiness, wealth, or even other people. He claims to be the beginning and end of all things and the only true source of life. Now under normal circumstances, one might describe that desire as narcissistic or self-absorbed. What is this God going on about, and why is He so determined to train our focus upon Him?
Ultimately, the answer is more obvious than it is dramatic: "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts" (Isaiah 55:9). In other words, God is God and you are not. And while this may seem trivial, it is a concept so central and fundamental to one's entire perception of life that it is declared the "greatest commandment."
Of the 10 commandments, this is the first, "You shall have no other gods before me" (Exodus 20:3). And, it is the first because if you do not understand and accept this first concept, it becomes impossible to accept the rest of what this God will ask you to do. If the one true God were not speaking, what sort of insanity would drive to give and sacrifice all that Christ calls us to?
Our understanding of the proper orientation of the world, the universe, and all of life depend on accepting that an all-powerful God exists and that He wants you to know him. One can not grasp Calculus without first learning how to add and subtract, and one can not fully participate in life without first understanding its founding principle: The loving God exists.
It is the nature of all things to reflect their Creator, and it is only when we fight against our heritage that we begin to reflect something else. God calls us to focus on Him because it is central us participating in real joy and real love.
"I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out" (Luke 19:40).
