I've been reading The Radical Reformission by Mark Driscoll and I came across something that helped clarify my thoughts on my Jesus is the Question post I put up a while ago, Mark says, "Jesus is not a means to things such as wealth, health, heaven, happiness, wisdom and success in marriage, church ministry, theology or politics. Any time that Jesus is used as a means to an end, a false gospel has been introduced..." Jesus is not the answer to all of life's problems, we tend to make him out to be that, and when Christians have problems (with wealth, health, heaven, happiness, wisdom and success in marriage, church ministry, theology or politics) we can't figure out why that is the case. If we live life like Jesus we would live a sinless life, having compassion on others, and Jesus will help us with our life...but it does not mean it will not be difficult. I wish it were not so.
I feel as though I am about to have a fight with a bully, I fully expect this post to be read as hurtful and condemning to many. That may be the case but here goes anyway. I have long been frustrated by coffee drinkers. I realize that probably 95% of those who are in the blogosphere are those who are regular coffee drinkers, actually *ahem* probably not regular coffee drinkers, they are people who are very particular about the coffee they drink. Most times they take one sip of coffee and declare it to be horrible, or wonderful, or somewhere in between. They do NOT drink any free coffee, especially the coffee served at churches, they do not just go to the corner store for coffee, their coffee must meet very specific requirements and standards. If they make it at home they do not just use a coffeemaker, they must use a various assortment of grinders, presses, and perhaps going as far as to roast their own beans. I know that I am not cool for criticizing coffee drinkers and their habits,
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