An Inconvenient Christianity

Does anyone remember this  song ? I do. I was in high school when it came out and I just loved it so much because the title makes you think one thing, but the lyrics speak of the opposite. It is beautiful. But that is not what this blog is about. There is a scene from the movie Boomerang where Halle Berry's character looks at the Eddie Murphy character after he insists that he loves her and tells him that "love" would have brought him home the night before. It is a powerful statement because love is not a word. It is an action. In the movie  Closer (last movie reference, I promise!) Jude Law's character tells his girlfriend (played by Natalie Portman) that he loves her and she responds, "Where? Show me. Where is this love? I can't see it. I can't touch it. I can't feel it. I can hear it. I can hear some words, but I can't do anything with your easy words." And Jude Law's face just falls because he knows what she is saying is true.

Greetings!! Once again, let me apologize for my unreasonably lengthy silence. The journey I have been on over the past year (almost) has been quite a ride. I will fill you all in with the coming posts....until then, yes, I have something to say. In a word: Holiness. For years, I thought of holiness as a type of appearance, a pattern of speech, and an act of deprivation. In order to dress holy, a woman's hemline should sweep the floor and her arms must be covered to the wrist and her chest covered to her chin. She could not be overly adorned and makeup was a complete no-no. (If any of you have seen me, you will know that I no longer believe this). Also, I thought that holiness meant that one should invoke the name of God once every 150 words or so, just to be on the safe side. And I also thought that holiness meant that you didn't have fun. No laughing, no spending time with friends or family unless it was to study the Word and sing hymns. Mind you, I was taught none of th