Saturday, March 04, 2006
When Satire Hits Too Close
This is supposed to be satire
How does stuff like this happen? It happens when we ask God to adopt our agendas instead of us adopting His. Have you ever thought about the fact that God not only has the answers, but He pretty well dictates the questions too. Stuff like this seems silly because it is asking questions outside the bounds of the questions God would have us ask. But increasingly people are asking such questions in all seriousness.
I get sad because the satirical is too realistic these days. There is an old joke that says the word "foolproof" means only that some fool will prove you wrong. Anymore there is some fool that will decide to take the satirical as the serious.
Where will we be when there are no boundaries around serious?
Related Tags: cats, satire, salvation, seriousness, boundaries
Are Your Cats Old Enough To Learn About Jesus?
People often ask me when they should teach the Good News to their housecats. I have but one answer: "What are you waiting for?"Unfortunately, this did not make me laugh. There are things like this and this and this that point to the fact that people can be really misguded about stuff like this.
A pet is a beloved part of your family, and as a Christian, you should do everything you can to guarantee that this valued member of your family receives the glorious eternal reward for which Christ gave His very life. Think of the alternative: your cat mired in darkness for eternity because you put off a 10-minute conversation.
How does stuff like this happen? It happens when we ask God to adopt our agendas instead of us adopting His. Have you ever thought about the fact that God not only has the answers, but He pretty well dictates the questions too. Stuff like this seems silly because it is asking questions outside the bounds of the questions God would have us ask. But increasingly people are asking such questions in all seriousness.
I get sad because the satirical is too realistic these days. There is an old joke that says the word "foolproof" means only that some fool will prove you wrong. Anymore there is some fool that will decide to take the satirical as the serious.
Where will we be when there are no boundaries around serious?
Related Tags: cats, satire, salvation, seriousness, boundaries
