We just returned from a short vacation in Orlando. We hit Universal Studios, Disney's Magic Kingdom, and Sea World in 3 consecutive days. We stayed at the (relatively new) Disney's Pop Century Resort - which is basically a Holiday Inn with Disney themes (and prices). A good time was had by all, but it really was a bit much to cram into 3 days there. We learned something important - after the drive down, and perhaps the first day at a theme park, we need to schedule an unstructured day to just sleep in and hang at the pool, or whatever.
The title of this post is based on the way every Disney phone call ended - "Have a magical...(insert time of day here)." Whatever...
I'd also like to respond to several who posted regarding my philosophical question. Yes, in the pure sense, kind vs. right is a false dichotomy. I would very much like to point out, however, that this is EXACTLY the problem in many instances with churches and how they treat other people. They may actually be right - though often they are just certain - but what they say and how they say it are so COMPLETELY VOID of the Spirit of Christ that it absolutely does not matter how right they are. I also see this attitude in interactions between my kids (never in myself, of course! (wink)). Being right takes precedence over being kind.
I do not see Christ act in this way to anyone, with the possible exception of the "religious leaders" of his time, though characterizing how he treated them as unkind is debatable. And though I would not be a "post-modern person" by any definition, I am a bit uncomfortable with many of the ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN answers my church heritage has provided over my lifetime. Yes, there
are some things that are black-and-white. But there are far fewer of them than my tribe would like there to be. And most of them we have ignored - I truly do not think we follow Christ's example well with our resources. We spend WAY too much on buildings, not enough on poor and widows, for one example.
I'd love to know your thoughts on this.
