As I sat down and looked out the window I noticed a solitary deer eating my flowers. At least it looked like it to me. I am always amazed at how picky these animals are. They look constantly emaciated and yet spend their time looking around instead of eating. Even now, standing in a corner with lots of grass, the deer spent most of its time looking around. No wonder it looks like it is starving to death.
I am imagining the deer has different priorities than I do. He has to worry about predators. All I have to worry about is my wife coming up with a new project. My looking around won’t do any good. For the deer it might be the difference between life and death. Picture a deer that focuses only on eating as much as possible. There is a good chance it will miss that wolf that has deer steaks in mind.
Or take the other extreme. What if the deer spends all of its time looking and none eating. It will collapse from lack of nourishment and still end up as wolf fodder. It is a tough line to walk.
Like so much of life, balance is the key. When I read about diet plans that are based on just meat, I just shake my head. Our bodies are designed for a variety of foods. I will concede that we are all different so there might be some extreme cases but for most of us fad diets are a waste of time and generally unhealthy. Or take exercise. I keep seeing click bait that claims from one to five exercises will change my life and keep me young. They can’t all be right and probably none of them are.
Use your head. That is why God gave it to you.
homo unius libri
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
Opus 2026-295: Finding a Balance
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