First: Should anyone ever read anything ever on this blog, I reserve the right to claim, “It’s a joke!”

Second: I haven’t stopped thinking about LOTR all day now. (LOTR and Xbox?)

Seriously, though, your point is a really solid one, and a really good one to think about in regard to Christianity in general and to parenting, I think.

You know, you could carry LOTR one step further, if you wanted. “Whatever you do, Froto, don’t wear this awesome ring. Just put it in your pocket & be willing to die for it.”

Or in real life, “Whatever you, don’t think about sex. Just wear this ring that stands for not having sex and look at it all the time, but don’t think about sex!”

So. Good thinkin’!

(We give a free pass to the passive voice at FtR. Sometimes, we even encourage it! And by “we,” I mean, “I.”)

First: dude, you shoulda been backstage at Grace. You thought it was crazy during the services. (If a certain band leader, who happens to be my former boss, reads this…it’s a joke.)

Second: about kissing and such. One time, on an Xbox game (I know this instantly depicts me as a nerd, but hear me out!) I saw a little icon that said, “Don’t make illegal copies of this disc.” This was not a warning but a challenge. And so it is with the kissing controversy. Hopefully the Old Testament teaches us that whenever you make rules (or should I use passive voice: “whenever rules are made…”, yes, I like that better) Whenever rules are made, you’re dying to break them. When I say, “Hey, whatever you do, don’t think about LOTR.” Some people were just naturally thinking about LOTR before I said it. But otherwise, it’s really difficult to stop thinking about it.

So, you’re prob the only one who’ll read this response, but at least I feel better.

I’m glad you’re catching up! I must warn you, though. Not all of For the Record is so intellectually stimulating. One free afternoon between these two sites could easily turn your brain to mush!

I am a little behind on reading but had a free afternoon!