February 2012 Screwballs

[Meta Knight]

I wouldn't call Chick-Fil-A "amazing."





























Really, amazing just doesn't cover it.

[Benson Shays]

Join Benson.

Yes, join me in the land where taste matters and horny doofi are prohibited.

[Manwë Súlimo]

Proclaiming themselves wise, they became fools....

[Meta Knight]

Yes, join me in the land where taste matters and horny doofi are prohibited.

Wait, you say taste matters and you prefer KFC?

[BronzeArcher]

Men... learn to cook!

[Manwë Súlimo]

Truett Cathy already has and now I eat his food at Chick-fil-A (may peace be upon it).

[Benson Shays]

We've already bashed Loftus for his whining about Licona not debating him, but he thinks Licona is afraid of him. My first thought was, "God, he can't be serious, can he?" Then, I was like, "oh yeah, it's Loftus. Of course he can."

[ApologiaPhoenix]

We've already bashed Loftus for his whining about Licona not debating him, but he thinks Licona is afraid of him. My first thought was, "God, he can't be serious, can he?" Then, I was like, "oh yeah, it's Loftus. Of course he can."

Well he could have round 2 on the existence of God with Mike's son-in-law. He should have no problem with that. After all, I'm just an idiotic disabled failure who will fail in apologetics entirely. Dealing with me should be easy.

Pity him though if he says something like that around Mrs. Phoenix.

[Teluog]

Not too sure what to think of this quote from my book, which quotes from Rick Bundschuh who says that the church has never been "comfortable expressing the masculinity of our Lord or dwelling on the muscular side of our faith." Yay? Nay? Amen? Not amen?

[fm93]

A-man.

[Teluog]

Another one, from Tim, a former Christian Nice Guy from Colorado: "We should be training our kids to be strong and confident for God. They should be the happiest, most loving, fierce, most kind, able, most willing people around. Instead, we are a bunch of wimps, generally speaking. We've turned Jesus into a wimp who performed magic tricks."

A-friggin-men. I'd substitute the "friggin" for a word that would get me an infraction, but it's true. I've said it before that the commandment to not take the Lord's name in vain means to dishonour his reputation, and doesn't mean to refrain from saying "Oh my God," but actually means to ruin his reputation. We have done that. I'm ashamed to call myself a Christian not because of Christ, but because of how the church has handled Christ.

What is also said is that the happiest guy I know, is a guy from work, who is by far the most corrupt man I know of. No moral values at all, he would kill if it wasn't illegal. He has no guilt about his ways; he just goes after whatever he desires and often gets what he wants; he is one of the most confident people I know of; he is well liked by many people because he is outgoing and cheerful and optimistic and engaging and fun to be around. He goes after every good-looking woman he comes across and often succeeds. He has no career plans, he just lives moment by moment, with the most immediate hedonistic outlook possible, and often gets what he wants. He is happy. Yet the church is supposed to have a greater joy and wisdom and optimism. This guy makes the church look embarrassing. And yet his parents are Christians who pray for him every night. Wow, we really suck.

[One Bad Pig]

Not too sure what to think of this quote from my book, which quotes from Rick Bundschuh who says that the church has never been "comfortable expressing the masculinity of our Lord or dwelling on the muscular side of our faith." Yay? Nay? Amen? Not amen?

I have no idea what that's supposed to mean. FWIW, though, the feminization of the church is rather recent (and confined to Protestantism).

[Challenger Grim]

Yes, join me in the land where taste matters and horny doofi are prohibited.

The land where taste matters IS chik-fil-a.

And of course horny doofi are prohibited. I haven't been in one yet that didn't have some cute girls working the counter, and those uniforms do flatter the figure a bit.

Manwe probably has enough chik-fil-a restraining orders to wallpaper his house.

[One Bad Pig]

What is also said is that the happiest guy I know, is a guy from work, who is by far the most corrupt man I know of. No moral values at all, he would kill if it wasn't illegal. He has no guilt about his ways; he just goes after whatever he desires and often gets what he wants; he is one of the most confident people I know of; he is well liked by many people because he is outgoing and cheerful and optimistic and engaging and fun to be around. He goes after every good-looking woman he comes across and often succeeds. He has no career plans, he just lives moment by moment, with the most immediate hedonistic outlook possible, and often gets what he wants. He is happy. Yet the church is supposed to have a greater joy and wisdom and optimism. This guy makes the church look embarrassing. And yet his parents are Christians who pray for him every night. Wow, we really suck.

Just because the guy seems happy doesn't mean that he really is. My uncle was well-liked for the same reasons - yet was married three times, all ending in failure. Phillip Yancey tells of a friend who was always confident and outgoing, etc. in What's So Amazing About Grace (IIRC) who it turns out was a closet homosexual and desperately unhappy in his Christian marriage. People like that also sometimes commit suicide - their happiness on the outside masked desperate internal struggles. Since he goes after women, he may be happy, but he's not content - and therein lies a key difference. Sin IS fun, but only for a season. It cannot bring contentment, but is always grasping for more. Joy is not just a surface happiness, but is rooted in contentment, and cannot be dampened no matter the trials we go through. And I don't see what your co-worker is doing is wise in any sense whatsoever.

[princesa]

Just because the guy seems happy doesn't mean that he really is. My uncle was well-liked for the same reasons - yet was married three times, all ending in failure. Phillip Yancey tells of a friend who was always confident and outgoing, etc. in What's So Amazing About Grace (IIRC) who it turns out was a closet homosexual and desperately unhappy in his Christian marriage. People like that also sometimes commit suicide - their happiness on the outside masked desperate internal struggles. Since he goes after women, he may be happy, but he's not content - and therein lies a key difference. Sin IS fun, but only for a season. It cannot bring contentment, but is always grasping for more. Joy is not just a surface happiness, but is rooted in contentment, and cannot be dampened no matter the trials we go through. And I don't see what your co-worker is doing is wise in any sense whatsoever.

Joy is also very hard to get. That peace that surpasses all understanding is not as easy as a few prayers and reading the bible. Not that anyone said it was. I think it should be the goal of every person on earth to obtain it in whatever manner they can. Constant prayer, disciplining your mind, reading the right books, surrounding yourself with decent people, reading scripture for nourishment ..have we lost the formula? If that inner peace was so easy no one would be like this man who sometimes just takes the easy way out for quick pleasure for momentary happiness vs. the hard to get lasting joy. Granted for some it is not so hard as for others I'm sure. Are they lucky? I don't know, perhaps, we already know life isn't fair.