Archive - August, 2011
155 | Tricking Someone Into a Theological Conversation
There are universally understood times and places for theology talks: a library, a classroom, a coffee shop, or if you want to get extra C.S. Lewisy, a pub. But, there are some other options if you want to trap people into a theological quandary, some less common, less likely locales.
“What are some other geographically unexpected destinations for this trickery?” you may ask. Never fear, once again, our crack team has done some reconnaissance and came up with the five most unlikely spots for a one on one theological attack, and as in habitual 6MOB fashion, in no particular order.
154 | Deciding To Become A Woman
Hello, my name is Kat and I’ve invaded the 6MOB tunnel of the interwebs for a moment…
Alright, ladies, this one’s for you. No, don’t worry, I’m not going to start playing “Lady in Red” or telling you how you don’t need a man. This is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed “Deciding to Become a Man” post by EBC’s man-among-men, Mr Albert C. Alcorn. Gentlemen, avert your eyes, lest you look upon something unseemly.
Now, being a woman, I like to think I have some special insight into what that looks like. But as I started to surmise what I might tell someone who has decided to become a woman (that got awkward fast…), I realized: women are weird creatures. And there are so many different directions I could go with this.
But we’ll start with the obvious:
153 | Hunting Season
Well, as wedding season is coming to a close, hunting season is among us. That special time of the year where bible college student have spent every weekend this summer attending and possibly participating in weddings for their friends and are just dying to give it a go. With all ambitious and angst, the look to the new semester as prime opportunity for advancing their goals.
As the beginning of the fall semester is impending for us all, I thought it would be helpful to throw out a few tips to warn any unsuspecting person of what’s to come.
Here’s how to spot a bible college student on the hunt:
152 | Deciding To Become A Man
Ladies, take a back seat today, today I’m taking to the dudes.
There will a point, most likely spurred on by Mark Driscoll, yelling at you via video, where you decide it’s time to become a man. You’re tired of these little shenanigans of working at a yogurt shop at age 29, you’ve spent et last 13 years of your life finishing college, and you still live in your mommy’s basement. Depending on your time in life, one of these may not be the worst, but there is that sinking feeling when you watch someone like Driscoll tell you what’s what.
That you need a real job, finish up that school and get a wife! But becoming a man is so much more than just the things Mark likes to scream about. So to the bible college students, what runs through your mind when it’s time to become a man? Don’t worry, I’ve complied a few items:
151 | Taking Your Theology Undercover
Unicorns. Birth control. Freemasonry. There are some weird theologies out there. Some dealing with life, some dealing with God, and some in between. At bible college, student tend to get challenged on theologies or presuppositions about theologies they arrive with, and may add a few to the toolbox along the way.
Some of these new-found theologies may be a bit odd, weird or even space-aged but for some reason you stick to your guns about them. This whole only using hymns during worship services things is just something you just can’t get past.
So the question is, what happens when you run into someone who disagrees, or better yet, what happens wen you find a potential souse who disagrees or doesn’t know about your unicorn theology?
You go undercover…
How do you go undercover with your theology? Here are a few easy steps:
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