Persecution?

David Crowder and Ben and the new guy were kind of having an informal forum at church this morning at UBC. Crowder was quoting some minister who had what I deem to be a rather eloquent way of talking about the following LUDICROUS syllogism.
1. Jesus said that I might be persecuted for doing his work
2. I am being persecuted
3. I must be being persecuted for doing good

The quote goes something like this: "You're being persecuted? It might be because you're being a jackass. Stop being a jackass, then see if you're still being persecuted."
Now I certainly don't mean to make an axiom out of the fact that if you are being persecuted, you are not doing what is right and Godly. I'm just saying that simply because you are being persecuted does not mean you are not in error. Peace, love, and college football is coming soon.

Preacher Nords

Truth, what a minx

Today I learned this:
There is ONE truth out there, but it is God's truth.
NO, this is not an endorsement of pluralism or perspectivalism (the idea that two fans at the same football game are watching two different games simply because they have two different perspectives or analyses of the game). It is simply that two fans may watch the same football game and one fan sees certain plays while missing others while leaving to get some nachos suffocated in processed, hydrated pseudocheese, while the other fan sees different plays and misses different plays.) I am all about ecumenical unity, and this statement is the crux of the deal. It's so simple, and so complex. I love where I'm at right now. It makes me think, and that's as much as I can ask for. Peace, love, and grace.

photo: My good buddy and brother in crime, Daniel G. Hatten (who is in a very noteworthy MBA program right now, ask him)
scene: 70's bowling night

(My new moniker)
Preacher Nords

To the General

Okay, so my good friend and cohort Kyle Armstrong, a.k.a. "The General" and "The Armstrong Express," wanted to know why his photo hasn't appeared yet, and for good reason. So these pics are for Kyle.
We have:
A) Kyle, who you would think from this photo has F.A.S., but due to the fact that his beloved mother doesn't touch alcohol, it must be due to something else. FIFA?
B) Kyle, Chauncey, Rusticles, Frazier, and myself
C) Kyle, with a cigarette dangling from his lips and polluting his asthmatic pleura

Sooooooooo, what did I learn today? Well, I learned that everyone is a heretic. This sounds untenable at first, but if you think about it, it's true. There is always someone else to whom you are a heretic. And there is always someone else to whom Heretic A would be a heretic. Interesting theory.
In other news, NO, I never had any encounters with this sick pseudoperson who they arrested in Bangkok for murder, child rape, and child pornography. Although I must say, I'm not surprised that Bangkok is where they found him. That place is a haven for the submarine walks of earth.

Quote of the day:
"In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, in all things charity."
I don't know who penned it, but it's spot on.

Rules: Bush's Chicken
Does not rule: People who are chickens

Why did the chicken cross the road? So he (or she) could be run over only to be reincarnated as a half-robot/ half-chicken on Seth Green's marvelous brainchild "Robot Chicken." Watch it now.

Don't forget your parkas tomorrow, I hear a nasty northerner is on its way.

All of my love,
Prof. Nords, Mdiv class of ...

Things I learned in my first week at seminary

1. When someone sneezes, and I say "bless you," it means a lot more because I'm in seminary.
2. I must be careful with how much of the Spirit I let flow out of my hands, because, and trust me this really happened the other day, I can knock people over. I put my roommate Taylor on his butt the other day.
3. This power to heal people and knock them down is rather impressive, and the only lucrative branch of the ministry
4. If I can complete my MDiv, I will be able to levitate like David Blaine. Get ready for that!

I will continue this slightly heterodox section in the future.
Note: you must have a sense of humor to read The Lamppost

Thanks for leaving me comments fellas. I appreciate it, it makes me warm and fuzzy inside.

Rules: emcee MF Doom
Does not rule: The movie Doom, starring the rock

Back in the groove and should be posting regularly,
Nordan

Photo: Frazier and me, just doing what we do

Back in action

Well friends, I'm back in the shining cestpool of Wacktown, Texas. And I'll be honest: I love this city. My apartment looks out over all of campus, so I'm just sitting at my desk watching the sun go down over the spires of ole Baylor U. I don't really have anything to complain about right now. So why am I writing - right? Just to say hi. No soapbox today. Soon though, soon. I should have quite a bit to talk about as I start class manana. Greek, here I come.

Something that rules: authority (ha, see it works on two levels)
Something does not rule: financial independence
Oh, and putting your dog down.
R.I.P. Missy (1994-2006)

Photo: me and Rusticles
Taken by: me