The Crutch

So today was a wonderful day. We had biology class today and we're currently going over the topic of evolution. We didn't spend much time on it because we already know the topic so well, however, I was refreshed on some of the ridiculous assumptions held by evolutionists. Let me show you.

We were discussing the evolution of the whale. Apparently, whales evolved from cows. I wonder, how is that possible? Well, the answer I heard was that some prehistoric cow-like creature wandered into the water one day and over generations, developed offspring with different characteristics. Then, eventually the not-so-cowlike-cow produced a whalelike offspring. And thus, the whale came into existence.

I cannot tell you how much fun we had with this in class. It's so absolutley ridiculous that some people actually believe the kind of things we were discussing. The concept of evolution in of itself is at complete odds with the rest of society in some respects, and in other areas, we're reaping the sad fruit of this twisted worldview. Allow me to explain.

Homosexual rights: Modern day society is absolutley obsessed gays and their artificial rights. There is an outpouring of post-modern love on homosexuals and their is an ever increasingly clamor about their right to marriage or civil unions. Society wants to grace such people with rights that would make them equal to heterosexuals. This would make them feel better about themselves, and would further help to advance the agenda that homosexuality is an acceptably alternative lifestyle. However, we also live in a neo-Darwinian society, where evolution is taught as fact all the way from kindergarten through highschool. The primary vehicle for evolution is natural selection; survival of the fittest. This means that whoever can climb their way to the top of the food chain will survive. Anyone who can reproduce the most, will continue their line. I spot a contradiction between evolutionary thinking and the massive gay rights movement. According to evolutionary philosphy, homosexuals are the mess-ups of evolution. They're accidents. They should be weeded out by natural selection and discarded onto the evolutionary junk heap. If society teaches evolution (which promotes the survival of the fittest, and teaches that those unfit to survive will go extinct) yet at the same time is waving the banner of gay rights (promoting those unfit to survive and trying to preserve them), why in the world has not this contradiction been noticed before? The two are incompatible! If society truly wishes to advance evolution, then gay rights should have been done away with long ago. The two are at odds with each other, and represent contrary thinking.

Abortion: Abortion is a tragic result of an evolutionary mindset. The theory that evolution creates useless parts, or vestigial parts, promotes the idea of abortion. Evolution may have just made a mistake, and the fetus isn't human yet. It's not fully evolved until later on. Mainly, however, the abortion holocaust is due to the mindset it promotes: man has no value. If man is a random product of evolution, then he really isn't worth anything. Therefore, there's not a problem in eliminating our offspring. Abortion is a result of evolution.

In both these instances, a Biblical viewpoint of Creation is better. Instead of condemning homosexuals to the pit of meaninglessness, tell them that they are made in the image of God and thus have worth. It is not loving to gays and lesbians to tell them they're the product of random chance; in fact, it's not loving to tell anyone that. We're made in the image of God, that's why abortion is wrong, and that's why homosexuals shouldn't be viewed as accidents of God's creation. Sure, they're in fatal error, but God didn't make a mistake. More on both these topics will appear in later posts. Thanks for reading!!

"Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.'" Genesis 1:26

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A Poll for Interest?

So my weekend is finally over. Well, actually, it really just began yesterday and it ends today. Thanksgiving holiday was a much needed break. I just needed to rest, lay back and chill. I've had quite a momentous week, full of surprises and thrills and common frustrations. But it's all being directed by the Divine hand, so I've nothing to worry about. So what shall I talk about?

Well, before I can really blog, I need readers. If anyone reads this, tell people that you do read it. I'm very interested in feedback to improve my writing skills, etc. I'm considering setting up an email list of people who'd regularly like to read this blog. I'd send emails everytime I posted to let people know what's current. Sounds like a great idea.

I got to see some important people last night. My most wonderous sisters came to visit me. Isn't that cool? I love them so much. Anyway, this blog isn't very purposeful or meaningful so I don't think I'll give it a purposeful or meaningful title. I don't have much time anyway, so I think maybe I'll just end this blog here. Adieu.

Airports in Autumn

Today is Thanksgiving. All around the United States, people are coming together with their families and friends to celebrate life and enjoy good food. It's a time when we can just stop and think about our lives and say, "Wow, I have so much to be thankful for. It's too bad we only get one day to enjoy it." Well, hopefully we don't say that. We should be thankful everyday for what we have. Thanksgiving Day just accentuates it and puts it in perspective, then lets us eat turkey and drink cider and have a good time. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of fellowship, but I'm pretty sure it shouldn't be the only day that we are thankful for the things we have. For a lot of people, Thanksgiving may just be a time to curse God for all the things they don't have. That's not the attitude we should have. At this time of year, we should be spreading the love of Christ. We should be an example to all around us. So let's talk about love and thankfulness. We'd better be grateful to God for His love to us. I'll tell you what I'm grateful for. I'm grateful for my God. You know, I think Thanksgiving day is a pretty crucial time of year. It forces us to just "Stop!!", a thing Americans don't do often, unfortunately. It tells us we have something that makes our life better on a daily basis. So when I look back and see all the car wrecks and nuclear meltdowns that happened in my life, I'm amazing that God has still directed me safe thus far. And I'm grateful. God is pretty much amazing. He gave us this day so we can remember why.

Life is like an airport. We're just sitting in the terminal, watching planes take off. Sometimes we don't take enough time to turn to the person next to us and see who it is. And when we do look, we may just figure out that they're not at all who we thought they were. And we may find them to be pleasant people. Sometimes, the ticket master will tell us that we're on the same plane. But we don't get to know that. We each have our own destination, and we're not in control.

Love God because He's worth loving and don't question why.
Look for the oceans in the stars, way up in the sky
For He is always there, peering down at us.
A loving Father, whom we must trust.

Reach for the Sky

So I've been thinking. Since Slingpaw is dead, who I am has been up to a little debate, but only between me and me. I've decided that the name Firefinder isn't good enough, it's too corny and not beautiful enough. So I set out on a quest to find my identity. I talked with my experienced peers, and yielded few results. However, in that quest, I did come up with a few terms which may appear as terms in future short stories or poems or just beautiful writing. So I turned to other resources to provide an identity for this new creation. I wanted something that sounded foreign, yet strangely attractive. I wanted something that would roll off the tongue but stick in the mind. I wanted something that meant something. And so I found that something. The identity I have chosen to go by is known as Empyrean (em-peer-e-in). Empyrean is an ancient term for the sky; in both spiritual and physical understandings. Granted, this term does have pagan connotations; in the ancient world Empyrean was regarded as the realm of pure life which hosted fire and where perfection was manifest. It was glossed over later in its existence with Christian coverings, and was then understood to mean the realm of God and His angels. Personally, if I am to use this identity, it will be to rebut the pagan connotations of the word; I won't use it to advance a Gnostic idea of transcending reality to a pure realm. Rather, I would hope that those who know my definition of the word, would rather think of the heavens and God's greatness in making them. I believe empyrean to mean the sky, or the firmament. So there you have it. Now no one can accuse me of pagan heresy. :-D

Don't you just love beautiful words? Slingpaw is dead, I killed him. I am Empyrean.

A New Beginning

Slingpaw is dead. I killed him. I took who he was and had him changed by fire. The Blacksmith shaped who he was and the thing he produced; that is what I am. By fire he molded me, and into ice he placed me. I am here as his servant. Slingpaw is dead, I am what is, what was has passed away. And the fire in the ice has grown into a raging inferno, licking away at the ice eager to get out...to spread it's tantalizing warm. Slingpaw is dead. I am Firefinder.