Grace and peace to you, dear ones!
I know it's been a long time since I posted last. We've been in process of moving from Seattle to Portland for a month now. Finally both me and my husband are settling into our new jobs and our two kitties are settling into their new apartment. We have an office that is in disarray at the moment, but most of the rest of our apartment is quite nice and well put together.
Tonight, not a long post, but a bit of a reflection on Max Brooks' World War Z. I picked up the book the first year it was published, but was unable to get very far because I had to focus my attention towards my studies. Now that I have fully graduated, (just waiting for grades to officially post from the summer and then the degree to come in the mail a month or so later!) I now have enough brain energy to focus on this delightful book once more.
Showing posts with label Matthew 5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Matthew 5. Show all posts
22 September 2012
05 August 2011
Reanimation or Rejuvenation: Calling the Salt of the World
Hello, dear ones!
I have returned from my vacation, though the discernment continues. Thank you much for your prayers! Now on to today's post.
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One of the radio shows now turned podcast that my husband and I enjoy on a regular basis can certainly get a little strange. The visual aids for one of their recent shows includes a couple of videos from YouTube of headless animals' cells being activated by salty solutions. In the first video, a headless squid dances in the sushi bowl after soy sauce is poured over the legs. Most of the squid is still in tact, but it is missing the head of the central nervous system. In the second video, the lower half of a frog still moves and the muscles twitch when salt is sprinkled on it. It was a fascinating (and rather disgusting) thing to observe.
When my husband suggested that I create a post about zombie animals, I didn't know what I would write about, but very quickly I thought about Jesus' observation that we are the salt of the world. Is this what He meant? Are we simply called to be sprinkled in order to keep the muscles of creation animated until He returns? Is pouring ourselves into a disconnected congregational reality the best use of our saltiness?
I have returned from my vacation, though the discernment continues. Thank you much for your prayers! Now on to today's post.
*****
One of the radio shows now turned podcast that my husband and I enjoy on a regular basis can certainly get a little strange. The visual aids for one of their recent shows includes a couple of videos from YouTube of headless animals' cells being activated by salty solutions. In the first video, a headless squid dances in the sushi bowl after soy sauce is poured over the legs. Most of the squid is still in tact, but it is missing the head of the central nervous system. In the second video, the lower half of a frog still moves and the muscles twitch when salt is sprinkled on it. It was a fascinating (and rather disgusting) thing to observe.
When my husband suggested that I create a post about zombie animals, I didn't know what I would write about, but very quickly I thought about Jesus' observation that we are the salt of the world. Is this what He meant? Are we simply called to be sprinkled in order to keep the muscles of creation animated until He returns? Is pouring ourselves into a disconnected congregational reality the best use of our saltiness?
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