Homosexuality and the Church

Hmm. Should I go there? Yeah, why not. I've seen the battle go back and forth for too long. No conclusion. No resolution. As a Christian I know that the Bible says that homosexuality is a sin (as is pride, and adultery and gossip ooooo look out) But I ask God why? Why? What can I say to my friends who don't believe the Bible? Why is my sexuality so important to God? Why is God legislating my morality? My answer: LIFE!!! The amount of STDs spread through homosexual activity (and also heterosexual) is truly unnerving to me, and I believe that people rarely talk about this much overlooked fact and we must. A story I read was about homosexual males who had AIDS and were going around trying to give the virus away to their partners, just for the thrill of it. Now please don't get me wrong that is not to say this is what always happens, but it does happen and I do not believe that homosexuals or the general populace are aware of this. We need protection and it is not through more condoms. It makes me angry when people put condoms forth as the true solution to the spread of STDs and especially AIDS. It is not fullproof (check out some statistics), abstinence is. Sorry I'm gonna go off on a little tangent here. Abstinence is not about trying to not do a "bad" thing. Abstinence is about following 100% passionately and whole-heartedly what is best for me, my future mate, my friends and my God. He cares madly for my life. Doesn't want my heart ripped apart. Wants me to have great sex in marriage free from past regrets and guilt. We were created for love and God wants us to be satisfied in His love. So I haven't got it all figured out. In fact I would welcome anyone's response even it is an angry one. If my homosexual friends do read this, please please please know that I will always love you and care about every aspect of your lives.

Teaching-first week

You gotta love teaching grade 4&5's. They make pretty pictures of their teachers! They listen (most of the time), and they look up to you. Today I finished my first week in the classroom as a practicum teacher. Wow! Feels good! This week I dealt with some new things like a young girl whose best friend's mom committed suicide and then her friend and her found the body. How to deal with that? I went home and cried. God, why? I don't understand this. Then I drew. A picture of a cross. Why? Children do not belong on a cross. Those words came so strong to me. We have to love our children through these hard things. I don't think God the Father wanted to His only Son Jesus, an innocent child, into a world full of death and sorrow and murder and rape, but He sent Him to be a light of love. The young girl in my class is going to overcome and make it through only with love. Children are our light of love, a radiant hope. May we always encourage that light to shine more brightly. Today we did the Terry Fox Run at my school. Too bad it was pouring down rain, but the assembly was a blast. My heart swelled with pride as my students sang the national anthem filled with gusto and love. Grade 6 students shared the story of Terry Fox's life. What an inspiration. A teacher told us how much money had been raised during the coin collecting the week before. $500! It may seem small, but I felt the heart of God so moved by these children so desiring to make a difference for good in the world. But I have to be honest, I think my favourite part was the final song- YMCA complete with actions (of course). There is nothing like being in a room filled with joy and excitement and people being completely free to be over the top gooooooofy.

Jesus is my homeboy

So, I have this shirt it says, "Jesus is my homeboy!" I get quite some looks from people especially people who have been in church for quite some time. Is that a sacrilegious thing to wear? In my opinion absolutely not!!! When Jesus was on earth he hung out with some very low-down characters: prostitutes, tax collectors, stinky uneducated fishermen, and in general what people in the church call "sinners." He did not condone their actions, and He Himself was absolutely perfect. On the other hand, however, these sinners weren't afraid to hang out with Him. They felt safe around Jesus who showed us what God was like. Wow! That doesn't sound to me like how people act towards the church today. I can completely picture Jesus and his disciples (followers) shouting at each other "Hey homeboy what's up?!" if they were alive today. If I have one pet peeve it's when people make God distant, too holy for anyone to approach. Jesus was amongst the masses. He had compassion on people and knew how to speak their lingo. He knew how to show love, and that is my one desire. If your language is hip hop/ homeboy talk, he talks your talk.

Amy's First post

Why start off normal or basic? I'm interested in ending wars using music.

This is a post noone will see

nobody can see this one. But what if I really want to mess it up??but what if I want it to be black again?
okay, now I figured it out.

Amy said,

"I'm so excited to learn about blogging!"