Chris' Christian Blog

October 20, 2020

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Prompt: "Beyond being a martyr, what might it look like to live a sacrificial life?"

A sacrificial life would be a life full of love. The one making the sacrifice would do whatever is best for others instead of watching out for their own interests. They would hold volunteer positions with charitable organizations and would be going above and beyond to help others in every situation. Love would be their theme and their favorite verses in the scripture would be verses like Matthew 7:12 which says "Do unto others the things you would want them to do unto you."

Cruising through WDC today we found a new star less than three months old.


One planet orbiting the star was

A lesson for life  (E) Experience and lessons we learn from life. #2235600 by Vertika Saxena

What experiences have you gained from life?

I have learned not to take life too seriously because nobody leaves it alive. {Bugs Bunny}

Actually, I have learned all sorts of valuable lessons both academically and in wisdom. Academically I have earned two associate degrees and two bachelor's degrees. I am working on a master of divinity degree. One of my associate degrees is in divinity as is one of my bachelor's degrees. The other associate degree is is in Dependency Disorder and the other Bachelor is a Regent Bachelor of Arts degree with an emphasis on psychology.

The school of hard knocks has been my best college. It has made me into the person I am today and taught me that I need Jesus Christ above all else.

"Prompt: Autumn Flowers"

I live in West Virginia. The only autumn flowers around here are the leaves on the trees and they are usually all yellow.

Prompt: The idea for this prompt came from Oedipus’s blinding himself. Why do people hurt themselves, be it physical, social, or psychological? What may be their reasoning?"

If I could figure that out I'd be very rich. Sometimes people don't make sense. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, on this earth worth maiming yourself intentionally. I just don't get it. I guess people like Oedipus think others will feel sorry for them. In the case of Oedipus, it was an attempt at causing guilt. All it did was blind him.