These words were penned late
On the day you turned eight
I hope you really like the Falcon
Thank the Maker, it's not a real one
Guard your Legos well when constructing you toy
Because sometimes your brother can be like Malfoy
You have some of my looks, that's true
What else? We both really like Yoo-hoo
I'm so proud to be your daddy rooster
Call on me if you ever need a booster
Showing posts with label Star Wars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Star Wars. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 16, 2014
Imitation
Both of my girls are really into Star Wars right now. It's all they really want to watch. Each of the six movies is their favorite. Now with that comes the imitation. Isabella runs around with a light saber pretending to be Luke Skywalker (much in the same way as I did as a little boy, except I didn't have a light saber, just a flash light). Sophia pretends to be Leia. Together they run around the house and the yard saving the galaxy from Darth Vader and the Empire.
Malachi is also learning the fine art of imitation. Just yesterday I was holding him outside, and the neighbor's cow went, "Moooooooo!" Right after the cow said it, Malachi mimicked it by saying, "Mooo!"
Malachi is also imitating his father. We were together at the kitchen table, and the cat jumped up into the outside window ledge (I guess it was curious about what goes on inside). On a whim, I hissed at the cat. Likewise, Malachi did the same. I did it again, and he copied. This continued for a little bit, and we both had a good laugh.
Now consider the words of the Apostle Paul when he says, "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children" (Ephesians 5:1 NASB).
If we are the children of God, it only makes sense that we also imitate our Father. What kind of characteristics does God reveal about Himself? Imitate that. Of course, to get an accurate picture of our Father, we must know His Word.
On the other hand, if we refuse to walk in the ways of our Heavenly Father, then there is good biblical reason to wonder who our father really is. 1 John 3:1 says, "By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother" (NASB).
Malachi is also learning the fine art of imitation. Just yesterday I was holding him outside, and the neighbor's cow went, "Moooooooo!" Right after the cow said it, Malachi mimicked it by saying, "Mooo!"
Malachi is also imitating his father. We were together at the kitchen table, and the cat jumped up into the outside window ledge (I guess it was curious about what goes on inside). On a whim, I hissed at the cat. Likewise, Malachi did the same. I did it again, and he copied. This continued for a little bit, and we both had a good laugh.
Now consider the words of the Apostle Paul when he says, "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children" (Ephesians 5:1 NASB).
If we are the children of God, it only makes sense that we also imitate our Father. What kind of characteristics does God reveal about Himself? Imitate that. Of course, to get an accurate picture of our Father, we must know His Word.
On the other hand, if we refuse to walk in the ways of our Heavenly Father, then there is good biblical reason to wonder who our father really is. 1 John 3:1 says, "By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother" (NASB).
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Absolutely Sith
Special to Letters to the Thirsty
Lets be quick. In Star Wars 3, our illustrious good guy Obi Wan Kenobi tells bad guy Anakin Skywalker, that Christians are bad. Well, he didn't really say that, but what is said attacks what we stand for.
Anakin--Anyone who is not with me is my enemy.
Obi Wan---Only the Sith deal in absolutes.
Lets be blunt. Anakin was dealing in absolutes. Either you're with him or against him. That's a very absolute statement and leaves no room for errors, correcting mistakes and rejudging things.
Matthew 12:30 "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. Jesus deals in absolutes too. But we all knew that. God Himself is an absolute which cannot be changed. The real question is whether the Jedi deal in absolutes. Well ask Obi wan if he's absolutely sure whether or not only the sith deal in absolutes. Claiming that only the Darkside deals in absolutes is an absolute statement and so the Jedi deal in absolutes every bit as much as anyone else, except that they think they don't do it. Everyone everywhere deals in absolutes. I'll leave you guys to come up with more examples.
Ben Joiner
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