i should be fatter
topic of discussion this past week at potluck: how we define ourself (Ians idea). (i wanted to do something from "Jesus Misquoted," but didnt have time to skim through it and find something. im reading it this week, though. when i have time....)
did not turn out so well.... sparked some interesting discussion, but nothing really major, and about half the people mostly smirked rather than participate.
once those people left, Kim came up with the random topic of "do you not watch certain movies based on the morals portrayed?" a typical christian question from highschool, it actually got pretty interesting.... the main conclusion is that we mostly watch movies based on the plotline, and if sex/violence/vulgar language is part of a characters nature, then for them to *not* act in that way would make for a bad movie. on the other hand, there are totally instances where its just there and does absolutely nothing to further the plot. kind of annoying... and if its too much, we opt for covering our eyes rather than just skip the movie altogether.
this then transitioned to horror movies, slashers vs thrillers, and from there to spiritual movies, specifically "fallen" with denzel washington. this lead to a talk about gifts of the Holy Spirit, how the north american church either ignores them and deems them to not exist/be needed any more or totally focuses on speaking in tongues, and nothing else. Levi made the point that theres a hierarchy of gifts, and no one wants to admit that. furthermore, no one wants to accept that not everyone gets every gift.
i dont exactly remember the transition, but we started talking about whether or not guys and girls should do accountability together. my point is that theyd both learn so much, and it would totally help to dispel myths and answer some serious questions. apparently some guys at Impact are already thinking about it. i also personally think its an issue that there is nothing similar for women and that its perceived as a "guy's problem." that is total bullshit. while i dont believe everything should be disclosed (some things are personal, and to reveal too much of that to too many people doesnt make it personal anymore), but some basics should be gone over - principley, as Levi put it, you need to know if theres a compatible level of horniness (which is also in the kama sutra) before you get married, possibly even engaged. wedding nights dont have to be awkward!
and then other people showed up, and we talked about menstruation. Matt made the mistake of flippantly suggesting that women should have c-sections in the case of the slightest complication in labor, and Kati and i verbally castrated him. fun times.
did not turn out so well.... sparked some interesting discussion, but nothing really major, and about half the people mostly smirked rather than participate.
once those people left, Kim came up with the random topic of "do you not watch certain movies based on the morals portrayed?" a typical christian question from highschool, it actually got pretty interesting.... the main conclusion is that we mostly watch movies based on the plotline, and if sex/violence/vulgar language is part of a characters nature, then for them to *not* act in that way would make for a bad movie. on the other hand, there are totally instances where its just there and does absolutely nothing to further the plot. kind of annoying... and if its too much, we opt for covering our eyes rather than just skip the movie altogether.
this then transitioned to horror movies, slashers vs thrillers, and from there to spiritual movies, specifically "fallen" with denzel washington. this lead to a talk about gifts of the Holy Spirit, how the north american church either ignores them and deems them to not exist/be needed any more or totally focuses on speaking in tongues, and nothing else. Levi made the point that theres a hierarchy of gifts, and no one wants to admit that. furthermore, no one wants to accept that not everyone gets every gift.
i dont exactly remember the transition, but we started talking about whether or not guys and girls should do accountability together. my point is that theyd both learn so much, and it would totally help to dispel myths and answer some serious questions. apparently some guys at Impact are already thinking about it. i also personally think its an issue that there is nothing similar for women and that its perceived as a "guy's problem." that is total bullshit. while i dont believe everything should be disclosed (some things are personal, and to reveal too much of that to too many people doesnt make it personal anymore), but some basics should be gone over - principley, as Levi put it, you need to know if theres a compatible level of horniness (which is also in the kama sutra) before you get married, possibly even engaged. wedding nights dont have to be awkward!
and then other people showed up, and we talked about menstruation. Matt made the mistake of flippantly suggesting that women should have c-sections in the case of the slightest complication in labor, and Kati and i verbally castrated him. fun times.