DoxBro's Blog of Life

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever! So often I read or hear people say that us religious folks are closed-minded. We're closed minded because we believe in a book "made by man," therefore giving it no credibility. We believe in a god who doesn't exist, and we have rules to live by (us Christians call them 'commandments'). Religious people are also closed-minded because we have a clear distinction between right and wrong, and might not always have solid evidence as to why we believe the way we do. This 'right & wrong/anti-anything goes' way of thinking also means we're judgmental. In the end, any religious person would say it all comes down to having Faith. But is this really the case? I mean, is it really the religious people who are closed-minded? Or is it the individuals who dismiss religion who are closed-minded? Well, I'm sure the open-minded/closed-minded thing goes both ways depending on the issue at hand. For todays post, I...

For those of you who are out of the loop, I'm a major fan of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar . I pretty much grew up watching the 1973 film, starring Ted Neeley, the late Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman and Barry Dennen. The rock opera is quite a beautiful piece, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. I can't say which song is my favorite, but I can certainly say I found some writing inspiration while listening to the music earlier today. "What's the buzz? Tell me what's happening," is the opening line of the third song, fittingly titled, " What's the Buzz."  In the song, the disciples are questioning Jesus on what's going on. They're asking Him about His plans, ideas, thoughts...etc. Basically, the disciples are asking what any curious person would ask their leader. After repeatedly asking Christ what is happening, Christ sternly replies, "Why should you want to know? Don't you mind about the future. Don't yo...

Most of us wear a cross around our neck. And sometimes depending on what outfit we wear, we might have a certain cross to coordinate with our outfit. Naturally, I think simply wearing a cross is a wonderful thing. But how often do we ever consider what it means to wear a cross? It's like Peter Parker was told, "With great power comes great responsibility." I think this phrase works the other way too. With great responsibility comes great power. It seems a little silly, but think about what the cross stands for; what it symbolizes. Consider the power of the cross, and the burden we carry when wearing the cross. For many individuals, a cross is simply a piece of jewelry. Often, crosses aren't worn to identify a religion, belief or personal identification. Typically, we see crosses as a fashion statement. Think of people like Madonna, Lady GaGa, Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson -- people like this wear crosses, use crosses and commercialize crosses...