HT to Doug Pagitt for alerting me to this interesting - and funny – piece on an agnostic guy who tried to live by the rules of the Bible for a year….religiously.
A few select quotes from the article:
“There’s a lot about gratefulness in the Bible, and I would say I’m more thankful. I focus on the hundred little things that go right in a day, instead of the three or four things that go wrong.”
“…during the experiment I wore a lot of white clothes, because Ecclesiastes says let your garments always be white, and I loved it, so I look like Tom Wolfe now. Wearing white just made me happier. I couldn’t be in a bad mood walking down the street looking like I was about to play in the semifinals at Wimbledon”
…made me smile….
I might just buy the book, although I think you’ll find THE Book a lot more useful.
Having had a chuckle, it has really made me think about those who call ourselves Christians….and/or followers of Jesus… sometimes struggle to live a life that falls into line with what we learn about in Scripture, and most specifically one reflects the teachings of Jesus. So often, we get so wrapped up in our systems & rules & regulations that the simple words and wonderful life of that Man, born in Bethlehem, get shunted way down the list of the things that make us who we are.
2 comments:
good point on the rules shunting Jesus down the list... and wearing white would mean i would have to become less of a messy eater :)
speaking of rules, here's a great clip from westwing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWqgD7lGneU
I think I've seen that clip, but I'm going to check it again.
J
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