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Waiter to UNC student: "How do you want me to slice your pizza? Into six or twelve slices?" UNC student: "SIX!!!! I could *never* eat 12 slices!"
Serving as a Marine recruiter in North Carolina, I found a UNC* student who met all the requirements and was ready to enlist. I explained the importance of being truthful on the application, and he began filling out his paper work.
But when he got to the question "Do you own any foreign property or have any foreign financial interests?" he looked up at me with a worried expression.
"Well," he confessed, "I do own a Toyota. Does that matter?"
________ *UNC is the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Specializing in a wide range of degree programs including: B.A. A.H.F.(Advanced Hamburger Flipping), A.P.E., B.R.C. (Bar Room Conversations), etc. Institution was founded in 1898 for sons/daughters of local Chapel Still politicians that were unable to qualify for the more prestigious institutions of higher learning such as Duke, Wake Forest, and N.C. State.
For most of us, the study of doctrine is best left to academics and theologians. Terms used in doctrinal formulations like supralapsarian, or infralapsarian, incompatiblism, predestination, and compatibalism not only leave one tongue-tied, but also confuse our minds. Many of us wonder what doctrine has to do with our day to day lives, especially as we struggle with terms we don't understand, and principles we find so hard to practice. If we're honest, reading and studying theology is something most of us would like to avoid just as we'd like to avoid a root canal.
Historically, of course, the formation of doctrine served to tell the story of the gospel. Doctrines are composed of the central tenets of belief, so an understanding of doctrine shapes what we think about our faith. But how many of us have really taken the time to think through the implication(s) or application(s) of doctrine to the living out of our Christian lives? In other words, is a belief something we only think in our heads? Or is a belief something we demonstrate in our lives? More important, if what we think in our heads has no bearing over the ways in which we live in this world, do we truly believe?
I was forced to think about these questions, as I studied the doctrine of the Incarnation. By its very nature, the doctrine of the Incarnation is application-oriented since it deals with the belief that in Jesus Christ the whole fullness of God dwelt bodily. The more I thought about the Incarnation, the more I realized that doctrine needs to be incarnational. Doctrine must be "enfleshed" in our very beings, just as our skin encases our bones and organs.
Another way of thinking about incarnational doctrine is to think about eating. Food sustains our very being, and fuels us for living. In the same way, as we digest ideas, they should emerge as a part of our very being, just as food nourishes and sustains us by being incorporated into our cells, tissue, and organs. In fact, being intentional about the implications of the Incarnation can help our understanding of the true nature of doctrine--as lived belief.
Of course the preeminent example of incarnation is in the person and ministry of Jesus Christ. But incarnational doctrine begins all the way back in the Old Testament. God comes to be with his people in their wilderness wanderings as a pillar of fire and a cloud. God "dwells" among the people in the Ark of the Covenant, and then in the Tabernacle. Later, the Temple became the incarnational focal point of God's presence with God's people.
Other vivid and concrete images of incarnation occur in the lives of the Hebrew prophets. In the book of Ezekiel, the prophet is told "Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll and go, speak to the house of Israel" (See Ezekiel 2:9-3:3). This scroll is not just any scroll. It is the book of the Law, the Scriptures, the teachings and the doctrines of belief that guided the nation in its worship of God. Ronald Rolheiser suggests a profound incarnational application for this image: "The idea is that they should digest the word and turn it into their own flesh so that people will be able to see the word of God in a living body rather than on a dead parchment....We have to digest something and turn it, physically, into the flesh of our own bodies so it becomes part of what we look like. If we would do this with the word of God, others would not have to [only] read the Bible to see what God is like, they would need only to look at our faces and our lives to see God."(1)
Could it be that we could so imbibe and ingest doctrine, and the beautiful teachings that come from God's word into our lives, that they would radiate from our faces? That the way we lived, spoke, acted--even our very countenance--would give witness to the truth of God's word? This is incarnation application. We incarnate God's word, God's truth and love, as our lives bear witness to Him. Doctrine is lived out, and our beliefs are enfleshed in our deeds and our actions, and even in our words. As St. Francis of Assisi said, "Preach the word of God wherever you go, even use words, if necessary."(2)
Margaret Manning is a member of the speaking and writing team at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.
(1) Ronald Rolheiser The Holy Longing: The Search for Christian Spirituality (Doubleday Books: New York, 1999), 102. (2) Ibid, 82.
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Pumpkin seeds should be planted between the last week of May and the middle of June. They take between 90 and 120 days to grow and are picked in October when they are bright orange in color. Their seeds can be saved to grow new pumpkins the next year.
***
The largest pumpkin pie ever made was over five feet in diameter and weighed over 350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took six hours to bake.
***
Colonists sliced off pumpkin tops; removed seeds and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie.
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Serving as a Marine recruiter in North Carolina, I found a
ReplyDeleteUNC* student who met all the requirements and was ready
to enlist. I explained the importance of being truthful on
the application, and he began filling out his paper work.
But when he got to the question "Do you own any foreign
property or have any foreign financial interests?" he
looked up at me with a worried expression.
"Well," he confessed, "I do own a Toyota. Does that matter?"
________
*UNC is the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Specializing in a wide range of degree programs including:
B.A. A.H.F.(Advanced Hamburger Flipping), A.P.E., B.R.C.
(Bar Room Conversations), etc. Institution was founded in 1898
for sons/daughters of local Chapel Still politicians that were
unable to qualify for the more prestigious institutions of higher
learning such as Duke, Wake Forest, and N.C. State.
This is soooooo funny! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese two guys look like they are straight off of "Fawlty Towers"...
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time at your blog site... fun stuff!
For most of us, the study of doctrine is best left to academics and
ReplyDeletetheologians. Terms used in doctrinal formulations like supralapsarian, or
infralapsarian, incompatiblism, predestination, and compatibalism not only
leave one tongue-tied, but also confuse our minds. Many of us wonder what
doctrine has to do with our day to day lives, especially as we struggle
with terms we don't understand, and principles we find so hard to
practice. If we're honest, reading and studying theology is something
most of us would like to avoid just as we'd like to avoid a root canal.
Historically, of course, the formation of doctrine served to tell the
story of the gospel. Doctrines are composed of the central tenets of
belief, so an understanding of doctrine shapes what we think about
our faith. But how many of us have really taken the time to think through
the implication(s) or application(s) of doctrine to the living out of our
Christian lives? In other words, is a belief something we only think in
our heads? Or is a belief something we demonstrate in our lives? More
important, if what we think in our heads has no bearing over the ways in
which we live in this world, do we truly believe?
I was forced to think about these questions, as I studied the doctrine of
the Incarnation. By its very nature, the doctrine of the Incarnation is
application-oriented since it deals with the belief that in Jesus Christ
the whole fullness of God dwelt bodily. The more I thought about the
Incarnation, the more I realized that doctrine needs to be incarnational.
Doctrine must be "enfleshed" in our very beings, just as our skin encases
our bones and organs.
Another way of thinking about incarnational doctrine is to think about
eating. Food sustains our very being, and fuels us for living. In the
same way, as we digest ideas, they should emerge as a part of our very
being, just as food nourishes and sustains us by being incorporated into
our cells, tissue, and organs. In fact, being intentional about the
implications of the Incarnation can help our understanding of the true
nature of doctrine--as lived belief.
Of course the preeminent example of incarnation is in the person and
ministry of Jesus Christ. But incarnational doctrine begins all the way
back in the Old Testament. God comes to be with his people in their
wilderness wanderings as a pillar of fire and a cloud. God "dwells" among
the people in the Ark of the Covenant, and then in the Tabernacle. Later,
the Temple became the incarnational focal point of God's presence with
God's people.
Other vivid and concrete images of incarnation occur in the lives of the
Hebrew prophets. In the book of Ezekiel, the prophet is told "Son of man,
eat what you find; eat this scroll and go, speak to the house of Israel"
(See Ezekiel 2:9-3:3). This scroll is not just any scroll. It is the
book of the Law, the Scriptures, the teachings and the doctrines of belief
that guided the nation in its worship of God. Ronald Rolheiser suggests a
profound incarnational application for this image: "The idea is that they
should digest the word and turn it into their own flesh so that people
will be able to see the word of God in a living body rather than on a dead
parchment....We have to digest something and turn it, physically, into the
flesh of our own bodies so it becomes part of what we look like. If we
would do this with the word of God, others would not have to [only] read
the Bible to see what God is like, they would need only to look at our
faces and our lives to see God."(1)
Could it be that we could so imbibe and ingest doctrine, and the beautiful
teachings that come from God's word into our lives, that they would radiate
from our faces? That the way we lived, spoke, acted--even our very
countenance--would give witness to the truth of God's word? This is
incarnation application. We incarnate God's word, God's truth and love,
as our lives bear witness to Him. Doctrine is lived out, and our beliefs
are enfleshed in our deeds and our actions, and even in our words. As St.
Francis of Assisi said, "Preach the word of God wherever you go, even use
words, if necessary."(2)
Margaret Manning is a member of the speaking and writing team at Ravi
Zacharias International Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.
(1) Ronald Rolheiser The Holy Longing: The Search for Christian
Spirituality (Doubleday Books: New York, 1999), 102.
(2) Ibid, 82.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM)
"A Slice of Infinity" is aimed at reaching into the culture with words of
challenge, words of truth, and words of hope. If you know of others who
would enjoy receiving "A Slice of Infinity" in their email box each day,
tell them they can sign up on our website at
http://www.rzim.org/slice/slice.php. If they do not have access to the
World Wide Web, please call 1-877-88SLICE (1-877-887-5423).
Pumpkin seeds should be planted between the last week of
ReplyDeleteMay and the middle of June. They take between 90 and 120
days to grow and are picked in October when they are bright
orange in color. Their seeds can be saved to grow new
pumpkins the next year.
***
The largest pumpkin pie ever made was over five feet in
diameter and weighed over 350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of
cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took
six hours to bake.
***
Colonists sliced off pumpkin tops; removed seeds and filled
the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in
hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie.