Posted by
Roger on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:09:08 PM
What is real and what is wishful thinking? Those are defining questions for me. Fantasy is for fun. Reality is what is and must be dealt with, realistically. Unfortunately, I see a lot of people trying to function as if fantasy and wishful thinking is true. I don't think that's just silly; I believe it is counter-productive, potentially dangerous, and possibly crazy. Check out
why I think so, and see if you agree.
Of course, many would say that believing in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as we have just celebrated on Easter Sunday, is living in fantasy. I offer
what I consider to be the best arguments to the contrary and why hope in eternal life is the best way to live. It's just not easy. I'm working on some ideas on how to offset the things that drag us into hopelessness, cynicism, and despair, that I expect to post in the next day or so.
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I can't add anything to the discussion about Barack Obama's pastor(s) except to say that I'm glad my pastor had something more in keeping with resurrection hope than either former
Pastor Wright or current
Pastor Moss. Being the fine Christian he claims to be, Obama himself was on vacation and didn't go to church on Easter.