GTT- Musings of a Climber

The expression of the thoughts and experiences of mine that I deem sufficiently profound or significant to warrant public posting. It's cathartic. If you like writing, that is. You should try it.
Hoy es martes creo 
Bajo el sol nada nuevo 
ancia mirar el cielo 
y solo veo el rascacielos 

Mi pie izquierdo me mira 
Con esa sonrrisa 
Entre linea y enseguida 
empieza uno de sus dias 
De los que prefieres 
Borrar del calendario 
Que parece un calvario 
De lo fome y rutinario 
El mismo uniforme uniformado 
Puesto por todo el vecindario 
sera necesario vestirse asi a diario 
Mientras el diario y su portada 
Otra modelo enamorada 
De un famoso con la lavia 
Pero yo sigo 
En la fila del metro 
Con la esperanza 
De un boleto 
Que me lleve alla al desierto 
ya que solo tengo 
Mi pie izquierdo 
Con la mala suerte en los volsillos 
Y sin dinero 
Camino sin ruta 
Con la esperanza de una suerte 
Que cambie mi destino 
Para empezarla yo otra vez

Hoy es martes creo
Bajo el sol nada nuevo
ancia mirar el cielo
y solo veo el rascacielos

Mi pie izquierdo me mira
Con esa sonrrisa
Entre linea y enseguida
empieza uno de sus dias
De los que prefieres
Borrar del calendario
Que parece un calvario
De lo fome y rutinario
El mismo uniforme uniformado
Puesto por todo el vecindario
sera necesario vestirse asi a diario
Mientras el diario y su portada
Otra modelo enamorada
De un famoso con la lavia
Pero yo sigo
En la fila del metro
Con la esperanza
De un boleto
Que me lleve alla al desierto
ya que solo tengo
Mi pie izquierdo
Con la mala suerte en los volsillos
Y sin dinero
Camino sin ruta
Con la esperanza de una suerte
Que cambie mi destino
Para empezarla yo otra vez

Cathedral Basilica St. Louis (Taken with Instagram)

Cathedral Basilica St. Louis (Taken with Instagram)

Cathedral Basilica St. Louis (Taken with Instagram)

Cathedral Basilica St. Louis (Taken with Instagram)

@ the Cathedral Basilica St. Louis (Taken with Instagram)

@ the Cathedral Basilica St. Louis (Taken with Instagram)

I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.

—CS Lewis, God in the Dock

(Source: elibrumley)

Wouldn’t dare ruin this with a filter. (Taken with instagram)

Wouldn’t dare ruin this with a filter. (Taken with instagram)

“Man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.” I used to take this as a rebuke. As if man was wrong for looking at the actions, and not at the heart. But that’s not quite right, is it? Man is never called to judge the heart, as he is incapable of doing so with any degree of accuracy. Rather, Jesus is simply acknowledging how things are (and that God’s way is superior to man’s). Man must judge based on action. We cannot tell by someone’s heart if they are sorry. We have to wait and see positive action that shows they are sorry before we can trust them again (or negative action that causes us not to trust them). Conversely, we cannot discern the condition of someone’s heart or eternal condition (the “judging” forbade by Jesus), but we can see their negative or positive actions that will reflect or indicate their heart. In other words, God has a direct look at the roots (a man’s heart), while humans have to discern (I really mean “judge” but I’m afraid you’ll take that word the wrong way) by the fruit (actions). Man looks at actions. This is just how it has to work in the physical world. God looks at the heart. God forgives you, but man still needs a physical indication of your repentance usually. God may condemn you, but you can hide it from men until you slip up, usually. Obviously, there may be occasions when God reveals something non-physical, but that is an exception to the rule. So, I suppose what I’m getting at is that we should not be offended when we are not immediately received back into good graces just for saying “I’m sorry,” and meaning it. Nor should we think that simply because man hasn’t condemned us that we are in right standing with God. Man looks at the outward, but God at the inward.

mrrrph a derp derp!

oh no. I just realized I’ve turned into a picture blog.

Well, a mostly picture blog.

This is my 100th post. 

Thanks for following anyways! 

It’s not just a relationship; it’s a religion.

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” -James 1:27

I do follow a religion and I’m not so postmodern nor individualistic as to simplify the beauty of discipleship, purity, compassion, love, and the communal body of Christ into “oh, it’s not religion; it’s just a persoal relationship with Jesus.”
Yes, it is, but it is much more involved than that. The Christian religion changes you and adopts you into the community of Christ. 
Let’s not be afraid of our religion. Let’s not change our religion out of fear people won’t like it. Let’s be upfront with what we’re propagating, because we do believe in our religion (keeping in mind what religion is, as defined by James — and Jesus).