Attractive? How good does HE look?

I took some time last night to read from the Bible. Sometimes I can read several chapters and out of it just ONE verse will really come alive and click in my brain. Last night this happened. I read from The Message. And Philipians 1:9-11 just really made me think:

Philipians 1:9-11
9 So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much but well. Learn to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test your feelings 10so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not sentimental gush. Live a lover's life, circumspect and exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of: 11bountiful in fruits from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting everyone involved in the glory and praise of God.

A few phrases really stood out to me, "not only love much but love well" and "making Jesus Christ attractive to all". More than anything these verses just made me think about my life and the impact it has on others. So often we get on our own personal soap boxes, whether they be relational- with a friend or spouse, or political- the latest cause or cultural wrong to fight for, and sometimes we just get busy; it's easy to lose sight of the fact that we are to make Christ attractive to those around us. To sum it up, in reality we ARE the worlds' picture of God, what do they see?

Any thoughts?

The Bunco Phenomena

A guy at work told me that he would be a Bunco Widower tonight. It's a standing comment he began making after he found out I was part of a Bunco group. He informed me that he had been a Bunco widower for years now, and that some ladies in his wife's group had been playing for over 20 years. Wow, that is serious dedication.

So I began to wonder, what makes the mindless game of Bunco (that I happen to love) such a cult society? Why do women love it? There is the obvious: comfort food (salty and sweet dishes), money or prizes (the 5$ we would normally NEVER spend on ourselves), the time away from responsibility...But honestly though, why Bunco? Why not, a bi-weekly or monthly trip to Cheesecake Factory for the guilty pleasure?

I think there is something more...sort of like those Purple/Red Society ladies (I won't even begin to dive into the phscyological issues there...)

A New Leaf

You know what its like when time is speeding by, yet the days seem to drag? Well, that's been me for the last few weeks. I feel that somehow my desk is a prison that I have to endure 8 hours a day (plus that darn lunch hour...why do I have to take one?) Things have been pretty slow, and someone ...I'm not mentioning any names-- suggested that I ought to update my own blog with all this free time I have at work. I've really been inconsistent with my posts- mainly because I haven't really mastered the art of links, posting, pictures, and understanding html code.

Basically that is my flaw. I want things the way I want them, and if they can't be that way, I shy away from them as a whole. So this is my attempt at beginning again. Figuring it out, ya know. I know, I know, you're not going to be waiting with bated breath--but I promise. I will give this blog thing my valiant effort. Maybe soon I will have the following of the masses for my quick wit and deep thoughts. We'll see.