"the moral of the story is...

I’ve been thinking about what Donald Miller (wrote blue like jazz) said when he visited the other week. He said that God gives up the Bible in narrative form and we turn it into propositions, statements of faith, and bulleted sermons. He says that we as people connect with stories better than we connect with statements, that’s why God gave us the Bible filled with narrative. Have you ever gone to a movie and after it was all over asked your friends “guys, what can we learn from this movie?” I don’t. When Jesus told stories (parables) he didn’t conclude by saying “the moral of the story is…” He left people wondering what it meant.

Donald Millers said that we all want to be part of a good story. We want our lives to count for something. The problem is that all good stories go like this. Protagonist wants something. Protagonist faces conflict. Protagonist preservers through and a conclusion is reached. Lord of the Rings would have been a flop if Froto had given up and pawned the ring off on some unknowing soul headed to mount doom.

I’m wondering about my own life. I don’t want to live a lame, or boring life. I am also fearful of the consequences that come from living a life that involves me in a greater plot.

And this is the end of my very disjointed thoughts.

Can I copyright my actions?

Sometimes I don’t know what to do. Can I copyright my actions? I think I’ll sue my brother for copying me.

First I go to Rosedale, then he comes. I wait until the last day of classes and ask out Sarah. Then he waits and asks another Sarah. Then I give my Sarah a diamond ring and ask her to spend the rest of her life with me. Would you believe that he asked her the same thing using his own diamond? Unbelievable!

Welcome to the family Sarah.

Maybe I'll have a cup of Good Earth Tea to make me feel better