Monday, January 23, 2006
♥ Monday, January 23, 2006
So here it goes.. hmm, on today's menu will be Called to Holiness by Ralph Martin, I kissed Dating Goodbye by JOshua Harris and The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks.
Called to Holiness (080106- date i finished reading) was given as a christmas present by Colin- i think in an attempt to set lives straight- haha probably my life in particular. Pretty scriptural based, there were certain times my own pride set in (after all, its kinda been there done that right?), and i dismissed the potential wisdom the book carried. But nevertheless, i grew to accept the instructions for my life with humility. Metanoia huh..
Alright, nothing to hide, i am in such a stage where books like "I kissed Dating Goodbye"(120106) comes in pretty handy. Joshua Harris is good. Too good in fact its almost intimidating. But i guess when it comes to following God there is no easier option, thus the radicalism of relationships so lucidly portrayed in the book. Nice, sweet examples of christian relationships mentioned in the book, just somehow isnt quite visible in Singapore. For example, Joshua Harris mentioned an occasion where a couple refused to engage in passionate kissing till marriage. Somehow there's a sanctity to it, not many would adhere to. So, kinda sounds improbable right? Not in the place where im in at least. But, whats faith untested? whats love without crises? Whats human without flaws? We get to find out ourselves on being nothing.
Joshua Harris would condemn this. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks(160106). In short, its about a father, husband who messes up an anniversary, and suddenly discovers his wife is no longer in love. Lovey-dovey. But its fantasy alright. The vast world of imagination we think our reality can eventually ascend to. But haha guess at the end of the day, its imagination that tells us our desires for love that lasts right? Read somewhere that maturity is the proper juggle between disillusionment and the ideal. So, i would think God's timing of reading both books " i kissed Dating Goodbye" and "The Wedding" would be his way of experiencing reality, that disillusions, and the perception of an ideal.
His Call to my Holiness?
