Posted on 09/06/2001 2:23:00 PM PDT by malakhi
Thanks. Next Sunday night we get to Christen brand new Heinz Field by playing (who else?) the Brownies.
SD
Excellent observation Al. I never thought of it in the sense of sins of omission and commission. We are all accountable here.
SD
Is that still a rivalry whatwith the expansion blues and all?
You bet. You can't turn off emotions this strong. The first year the "Ravens" played in 3 Rivers the PA announcer kept calling them the "Browns" accidentally. Now with the new divisions next year Pittsburgh will be sitting in the catbird's seat, in the AFC North, with the Browns, the "Browns-in-disguse" Baltimore Birdies, and the hapless Cincy Bungles.
SD
I think you make some excellent points. And I think I will need to take the time to read it more thoroughly and think about it before offering any comment.
Then don't read it. (Doh!)
As long as it is beef bratwurst. I actually prefer hamburgers. Heresy, I know, but I'm not native to the state.
The McDonald's brats are Johnsonville, which is surprising (because Johnsonville actually makes good brats!)
Hardly seems fair. Although we know from experience that the Steelers will find a way to lose all their best players to free agency.
In the 2002 NFL draft, Pittsburgh selects Antwaan Randle El from Indiana University as their first round pick. The Steelers thus become the first team in league history to swap quarterback and receiver positions every other play.
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This is actually quite a thought-provoking comment. Indeed, why does blood need to be spilled to atone for sins?
Blood sacrifice and offerings seems to be such a natural human response. Pagans do it, some even sacrifice humans, to the gods. If one takes an evolutionary viewpoint in our relationship with God, we can see that the Israelites had to first learn that human sacrifice was wrong, then learn that there was only one God, that the personal family god was the creator tribal god. Then that the other tribal gods were not true, did not exist. That there truly was one God, not only of Israel but of all peoples.
Along the way the Law (and its sacrificial offerings) became a ceremonial way for the Chosen People to keep themselves separate. What God was preparing us for was the replacement of external sacrifice with "the sacrifice of our hearts and minds."
I think angelo would contend that this step of discontinuing the external sacrifice was the natural growth trajectory of the Jewish faith, while we say that it took the dramatic step of the Christ to bring this point across. We can certainly debate that. The point remains the same, that we know at some point in history, when we were more primitive, God was pleased with such sacrifice. But now He wants not external sacrifice but a true conversion of the will.
SD
The McDonald's brats are Johnsonville, which is surprising (because Johnsonville actually makes good brats!)
Duh! No pork sausage for you. I forgot. The Johnsonville one's are good and finding them in McDonald's is fortuitous. I did see in the grocery store "stadium style" brats that look grey. Do you know what's up with that? They don't look like something I'd want to eat. They look like they've been sitting out way too long.
Although we know from experience that the Steelers will find a way to lose all their best players to free agency.
Hey now. Maybe with our new Heinz Field money we'll be able to buy a little more. Heck, we got two $5 million cornerbacks. (Unfortunately, it's just the guys from last year making more money than they're worth).
In the 2002 NFL draft, Pittsburgh selects Antwaan Randle El from Indiana University as their first round pick. The Steelers thus become the first team in league history to swap quarterback and receiver positions every other play.
If it's the same Indiana U that got beat up last night, forget about it. Though the name "Antwaan Randle El" would fit right in with our Chris Fu'amatu-Ma'afala and Kimo Von Olhaufen
SD
I disagree, but I fear we're getting into an area where we can do nothing but speculate wildly. God could have chosen any way He wanted to affect our justification. Our response to the supreme act of love that He chose, being aware that He created us and knows us better than we could ever know ourselves, ought to be confidence that the method chosen was the best, not some arbitrary selection from a range of options.
As I believe Angelo has pointed out, many of the things we see as being harsh pronouncements are actually a move towards less "cruel" forms. The evolution of sacrifice also fits here.
It's interesting that those cultures tending toward planting, and having more matriarchical society and goddess dieties also tended more towards human sacrifice. Here, it's theorized, the link between life/death/earth was more tangible, and a common theme is new life requires death; the new generation can only come into being after the old generation passes.
You made some good points on converts - probably true. However the issue shouldn't be converting to a church or denomination, or a religion in the case of Judaism, but to do as the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ commissioned the apostle Paul, "To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me." (Acts 26:18) We should trust God and believe in His Son and in His Word. That's what we should be about so we can look back and see "how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God." (1Thess. 1:9) We don't need to convert people to a specific church to do and believe this.
They're probably pre-cooked, steamed most likely. Sometimes we boil the brats in beer before putting them on the grill and they turn that nasty grey color. But they still taste great. As a dislocated cheesehead, I feel qualified to chime in on this topic.
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