tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695953582228310592.post3505143821524336959..comments2022-11-12T09:43:36.571-05:00Comments on Bellaire unTapped: Sharing the Shinswatchman146http://www.blogger.com/profile/13461199522582102513noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695953582228310592.post-12397495087180686762009-03-29T01:22:00.000-04:002009-03-29T01:22:00.000-04:00Yeah, but imagine if, in the movie, instead of Nat...Yeah, but imagine if, in the movie, instead of Natalie Portman being really excited about the Shins, it was me trying to put headphones on you. Not gonna happen. It's endearing because Natalie Portman is hot.<BR/><BR/>I think religious people tend to parrot doctrines and live these confused, strangled lives that are nearly impossible to sort out. But for people who have actually experienced things like love and resurrection, it's more a natural and genuine thing to share. It's not like you're trying to impose this foreign doctrine that you haven't made your own life fit into. Then you end up trying to convince yourself, which is why most people are so scared and insecure when they're sharing their faith. But I think they're compelled by this guilt that if they don't "witness", that person will go to hell and it will be their fault.<BR/><BR/>I think a better understanding of the Kingdom of God is not of right and wrong and good guys and bad guys, but that the world is a mess and there's a way out for anyone who wants to listen.<BR/><BR/>As much as God loves us, he's not sending flares across the sky to prove he exists. He's not doing any flashy, attention-getting warnings about hell. He's working kinda quietly through his relationships with people, and their relationships with other people, just the gentle breeze of his spirit moving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com