i feel gay for referencing 'friends,' but it's kinda like that episode where joey (or maybe phoebe) says that there is no such thing as a selfless act. the argument is that so called 'selfless acts' still make the doer feel good, and therefore have a selfish motive involved--would you do a selfless act if it hurt you? but with God there is such thing as a selfless act. obviously Jesus made the ultimate selfless act, but doing something simply because we are called to do it as a christian makes for a selfless act.
you see what just happened? the introduction of God/Christ makes a simple 'good deed' worthwhile because it is being done for the sake of Heaven and not for the sake of happy feelings. i've noticed this frequently in our world since being here in the lou. one big way this comes to mind was mentioned in my biblical counseling class. there is a guy who made revolutionary changes to the area of counseling by making people responsible for their problems, admitting it, and asking for forgiveness from anyone they hurt because of it. but what's missing from this? God (or more specifically, sanctification). confession of sins to ourselves and others is good, but comes up short without sanctification through the Holy Spirit which brings renewal.
just like tim kind of alluded to, we must be careful when it comes to things the world deems as good. usually the problem/difference is found and made clear by looking for slight tweakings (spellcheck says that's not a word, but i beg to differ) in the language used. for instance, notice above how i said 'problems' originally instead of 'sins'. also, tim heard 'good quips' and was encouraged to do 'good things'.
on a completely different note, go to maps.google.com and past the coordinates below into the search bar. don't ask how i came upon. i don't know. but it makes me proud.....
2.779212, 32.364564
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I am completely unawares as to why those coordinates are groovy
look at the satellite view
you said not to ask, but how did you come upons? groovylishousness.
i was bored and scanning the globe with the satellite imaging and happened upon uganda. i was looking at the different village clusters in a small section that actually allowed me to zoom in really close. this was in there
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