tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890092893226902317.post7529492759818910912..comments2019-10-02T15:37:00.819-04:00Comments on Sermons, Seminary Notes, Some Other Stuff...: Roadside EcclesiologyThe Rev. Deacon Mark R. Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596155221361547862noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890092893226902317.post-2661710418978021912008-01-31T10:16:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:16:00.000-05:00Oh, please, let there be laptops in heaven! I'll ...Oh, please, let there be laptops in heaven! I'll have so much creative fun when I can use my computer to do really interesting things rather than just work! And the iPhone, how could I live without my cool little toy! But, I digress. That really wasn't my original comment, I just had to respond to Derek.<BR/><BR/>My original comment was that my stepson gave me a book for christmas that is full of church signs from across the country. They are a hoot - some are so clever and welcoming, others are scary and a little frightening, while others are puzzling. I'll try to remember to bring it to the senior retreat - that ought to give us plenty to laugh about when we are sipping wine in the evening. =)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112566154023537325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890092893226902317.post-90287936817935727072008-01-22T18:17:00.000-05:002008-01-22T18:17:00.000-05:00The idea of continuing to punch a time clock once ...The idea of continuing to punch a time clock once we get to heaven is similar to the gripe I've always had with reincarnation -- or, rather, the people who find reincarnation appealing. I've heard more than one person say they appreciate the opportunity of another life, as someone (something?) else, because it's an opportunity to finally "get it right." Personally, nothing speaks to me in Christian theology more than the realization that I don't HAVE to get it right, that I could never get it right, so God will have to get it right instead. Reincarnation, by contrast, just sounds exhausting to me.<BR/><BR/>I suppose, if you wanted to drive a truck for all eternity, then have at it. But in my concept of heaven, as compared to my experience of work, there aren't any laptops, telephones or PowerPoint presentations. (There are lots and lots of PowerPoint presentations in hell, I have no doubt.) There may, of course, be books in heaven, but only the good ones and the fun ones.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763795507478033614noreply@blogger.com