Introducing Jesus Christ......

Last week I preached on the greatness and majesty of Christ and how that evokes a response of awe inspired worship. It was a hard thing to communicate and although Steve Harvey is a comedian I think he gets it. You can especially see it at the end of this video. Check it out

Reality Check

This past week I went to the doctor because of a sinus infection. It turns out that it was renal sinusitis. Sounds alot worse than it is :)So now I have to take some penicillin three times a day and it is totally killing me down in the bowels if you know what I mean.

The funny thing is that in my trip to the doctor I found out that my blood pressure was above normal and so I need to go on a low sodium diet and exercise more. This is just a symptom of a deeper problem because I know it's not just the salty foods which I love and hate having to give up. It is also about my stress level. I am not always aware of my stress. That is strange coming from an introvert but I have learned how to cope with the stress that I have in unhealthy ways. So I'm not all stressed out running around and going through emotional ups and downs all the time. I just hold it in and hold it in and hold it in and it starts affecting my body and my emotions in ways that are damaging to myself and others around me. This week was a wake up call and a reality check. Me and Yvette did some shopping and got a new diet for me but I also need to exercise. I started running about two years ago and I just fell off. I also started playing tennis as well but life has been so hectic for us that all the routines have been thrown out of whack. From having a baby, starting school, changing jobs twice, and moving two times in the same year things have been out of control. That's why I want to stay put for a bit in terms of all of those things and begin to implement more health into my life. After all I don't want to die early from bad eating and stress. Martyrdom is ok as long as it's not self inflicted :)

The Holy Land Experience

Christianity and capitalism have come together once again in the Holy Land Experience. Check out the video To me this cheapens the Bible and makes Christians look like money grubbing opportunists. Didn't Jesus whip the money changers out of the temple?

On another note this also is very inauthentic. Most of the actors are white including Jesus and Mary. Still many brainwashed white people go to look at a bearded Fabio while eating cotton candy and popcorn to make themselves feel good. The worst part is seeing the little black kids sitting at the feet of this Fabio lookalike.

Let's look at some evidence to the contrary:

1. Egypt was a colony of Nubia which in ancient times as well as today is black or africoid

2. The Hebrews went into Egypt 70 deep and came out of Egypt 400-500 years later half a million strong.

3. Jesus went into Egypt to hide for at least 12 years and does not get caught.

4. The Jews as we know them today are the product of 2,000 years of racial mixing as they were dispersed to Europe and Russia.

5. Jewish identity today is still a mixed bag of religious, cultural, and genetic markers

The question is this Is it possible that Christ was black or African in physical appearance? Let me know what you think because I need some input to write my next paper for class.