We voted this morning for Obama. Surprising, right?
Four more years until we have to pretend to be interested in politics again.
God bless America.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
For the Bible Told Me So
Sarah and I watched a documentary last night called "For the Bible Told Me So." I'd suggest it for anyone who wants to better understand the flaws of the war waged by fundamentalist Christians against homosexuality in America.
http://www.cinematical.com/2007/01/31/sundancereview-for-the-bible-tells-me-so/
I take no stance on the question of whether homosexuality is a sin. Honestly, I don't care. I think that we're missing the point if the conversation we're having in this country about homosexuality is focused on whether it is or isn't sinful. One side will say it is, the other side will say it isn't, and neither side will budge. There isn't a conversation to be had when the issue is black or white. As far as I know, Jesus never said anything on on the issue of homosexuality as a sin, so neither will I.
What I will say, though, is that there is a basic human decency and respect that should be afforded to everyone. I favor fair and just treatment for all individuals regardless of their lifestyle choices. We don't deny basic human rights to people who think dirty thoughts, or who masturbate, or who cheat on their spouses. Aren't those all sexual sins? I'm always curious as to why the issue of homosexuality stirs such a passion in some Christians who will otherwise think to raise their voices against adultery or lust. I mean, I know that those Christians would certainly speak against adultery and lust if they were prodded or asked to do so, but why is the issue of homosexuality the issue that gets their blood boiling?
I guess that's a question that we probably won't answer here on a blog.
It's kind of like asking why people feel the need to divide society into easily identified, despised, and dehumanized groups. For poops and goobers, I suppose.
There was a quote in the movie that I really liked:
"Christian fundamentalists can't have a conversation about the Bible because they don't know to interpret the Bible, only to recite it."
True. I'm not opposed to the recitation of God's Word, but I am opposed to the rout memorization of God's Word without thought or reflection. Especially when the latter is being done from a place of hate and divisiveness.
Stay Gold,
MMK
http://www.cinematical.com/2007/01/31/sundancereview-for-the-bible-tells-me-so/
I take no stance on the question of whether homosexuality is a sin. Honestly, I don't care. I think that we're missing the point if the conversation we're having in this country about homosexuality is focused on whether it is or isn't sinful. One side will say it is, the other side will say it isn't, and neither side will budge. There isn't a conversation to be had when the issue is black or white. As far as I know, Jesus never said anything on on the issue of homosexuality as a sin, so neither will I.
What I will say, though, is that there is a basic human decency and respect that should be afforded to everyone. I favor fair and just treatment for all individuals regardless of their lifestyle choices. We don't deny basic human rights to people who think dirty thoughts, or who masturbate, or who cheat on their spouses. Aren't those all sexual sins? I'm always curious as to why the issue of homosexuality stirs such a passion in some Christians who will otherwise think to raise their voices against adultery or lust. I mean, I know that those Christians would certainly speak against adultery and lust if they were prodded or asked to do so, but why is the issue of homosexuality the issue that gets their blood boiling?
I guess that's a question that we probably won't answer here on a blog.
It's kind of like asking why people feel the need to divide society into easily identified, despised, and dehumanized groups. For poops and goobers, I suppose.
There was a quote in the movie that I really liked:
"Christian fundamentalists can't have a conversation about the Bible because they don't know to interpret the Bible, only to recite it."
True. I'm not opposed to the recitation of God's Word, but I am opposed to the rout memorization of God's Word without thought or reflection. Especially when the latter is being done from a place of hate and divisiveness.
Stay Gold,
MMK
Monday, October 27, 2008
yes, i'm still alive...baby too!
hello to all!
i haven't constructed a blog in quite some time. i apologize. as you may guess i just hadn't been feeling like myself. but now my head is out of the toilet, and i am smiling on a regular basis. this is great progress...or so i am told! :o)
marshall and i had our second baby appointment today.
the greatest thing happened:
we heard the baby's heartbeat! YAY!
i think we were both more excited to hear the heartbeat than we had anticipated. i couldn't stop grinning, and i will stand firm in my observation that the father-to-be had a couple tears in his eyes. ah, priceless.
the doctor seems to think i am doing just fine. i haven't put on any excess weight, but i have finally gained back the weight i lost from being so sick. (in regards to grandpa kole-to-be) we have taken one belly picture a couple of weeks ago, but we are both struggling to notice a "baby bump". i am confident that in the next couple of weeks a baby bump will probably be more noticeable and we will want to document the growth. if you are interested in these pics, let us know, and we can send them to you...but i'd like to avoid posting them on the internet for all to see.
i hope all of you are well. please continue to keep all three of us in your prayers!
ah, feels good to be back! :o)
miss you and love you all!
SLK
i haven't constructed a blog in quite some time. i apologize. as you may guess i just hadn't been feeling like myself. but now my head is out of the toilet, and i am smiling on a regular basis. this is great progress...or so i am told! :o)
marshall and i had our second baby appointment today.
the greatest thing happened:
we heard the baby's heartbeat! YAY!
i think we were both more excited to hear the heartbeat than we had anticipated. i couldn't stop grinning, and i will stand firm in my observation that the father-to-be had a couple tears in his eyes. ah, priceless.
the doctor seems to think i am doing just fine. i haven't put on any excess weight, but i have finally gained back the weight i lost from being so sick. (in regards to grandpa kole-to-be) we have taken one belly picture a couple of weeks ago, but we are both struggling to notice a "baby bump". i am confident that in the next couple of weeks a baby bump will probably be more noticeable and we will want to document the growth. if you are interested in these pics, let us know, and we can send them to you...but i'd like to avoid posting them on the internet for all to see.
i hope all of you are well. please continue to keep all three of us in your prayers!
ah, feels good to be back! :o)
miss you and love you all!
SLK
Sunday, October 26, 2008
To Be Alone With You
Legitimately one of the best songs I know...
"to be alone with me, You went up on a tree."
There have been times when I've listened to this song for hours on repeat.
It's connected to a lot of memories and a lot of what I believe.
I don't think I'll ever get sick of hearing it.
We go to the doctor tomorrow for our 14 week check up, check back to see what news we get.
"to be alone with me, You went up on a tree."
There have been times when I've listened to this song for hours on repeat.
It's connected to a lot of memories and a lot of what I believe.
I don't think I'll ever get sick of hearing it.
We go to the doctor tomorrow for our 14 week check up, check back to see what news we get.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The ocean conspires against us...
We had some friends from Iowa come and visit us yesterday afternoon. They were visiting some family in Vermont and stopped to spend the evening with us last night before continuing onto NYC today. It was kind of odd at first to see people from back home... Like they were out of place being here in the 'Shire. It wasn't odd for long, though, and we ended up having a great time showing them around and talking for hours.
One of the things we decided to do was drive to the beach so in order to check out the ocean. It's gotten pretty cold here recently and the wind coming off the Atlantic was chilling yesterday. The water was pretty rough, too, and we saw a good number of large waves crashing against the granite breakers just off-shore. There was one large rock about twenty feet out into the water that we were able to walk to because of the tide being low. We took the opportunity to climb the rock and take some pretty awesome pictures of the sea and the waves. After about twenty minutes on the rock, though, we started back to shore and realized that the tide had begun to come back in. Instead of having pebbles and stones to step across on our path back to shore, we had about 8-12" of 53-degree salt water to walk through. It made the short walk back to shore much more difficult than it should have been. Pants were soaked, feet were cut on rocks, and an ankle (mine) was mildly sprained. It makes for a good story, though, so I guess it was all worth it.
We went out to eat after our little ocean adventure, got some dessert, and came back to Durham. We talked about politics and God for the better part of two hours before watching the last couple of innings of Game One in the World Series and going to bed.
Sarah and I have really missed the opportunity to spend quality time with other Christian couples who understand and value the place we're in right now in our lives. Last night was a great chance for us to reconnect with God and with a couple the we truly love and appreciate.
Thanks, Thaddeus and Jenae.
Here's a picture for the rest of you... The sun came out long enough for us to take this one decent picture while out on the rock yesterday.
Stay Gold, everyone.
MMK
One of the things we decided to do was drive to the beach so in order to check out the ocean. It's gotten pretty cold here recently and the wind coming off the Atlantic was chilling yesterday. The water was pretty rough, too, and we saw a good number of large waves crashing against the granite breakers just off-shore. There was one large rock about twenty feet out into the water that we were able to walk to because of the tide being low. We took the opportunity to climb the rock and take some pretty awesome pictures of the sea and the waves. After about twenty minutes on the rock, though, we started back to shore and realized that the tide had begun to come back in. Instead of having pebbles and stones to step across on our path back to shore, we had about 8-12" of 53-degree salt water to walk through. It made the short walk back to shore much more difficult than it should have been. Pants were soaked, feet were cut on rocks, and an ankle (mine) was mildly sprained. It makes for a good story, though, so I guess it was all worth it.
We went out to eat after our little ocean adventure, got some dessert, and came back to Durham. We talked about politics and God for the better part of two hours before watching the last couple of innings of Game One in the World Series and going to bed.
Sarah and I have really missed the opportunity to spend quality time with other Christian couples who understand and value the place we're in right now in our lives. Last night was a great chance for us to reconnect with God and with a couple the we truly love and appreciate.
Thanks, Thaddeus and Jenae.
Here's a picture for the rest of you... The sun came out long enough for us to take this one decent picture while out on the rock yesterday.
Stay Gold, everyone.
MMK
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