In which our protagonist is hungry

I am. I'm writing this before supper, and my stomach is growling. I went to KFC and tried one of the L'il snacker sandwich things. For a snack, it's actually perfectly sized. If you're not hungry for lunch, try one of those. I had it for lunch, along with rice from home.

Last night I went to the College and Careers group at First Baptist Church, downtown. It's a large study group, and a mix of people from varying viewpoints. We started off the discussion with a short clip from "Twisted" a look at how the World has twisted a lot of the meaning of the Scriptures. That branched into a discussion about the existance of Satan, whether he is a real entity or someone made up to explain evil. From there, we explored the passage in Luke where Jesus is tempted by Satan:

5The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7So if you worship me, it will all be yours."

8Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'"

-Luke 4: 5-8

The biggest disscussion: "for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to" The conclusion reached is that, like in Job, God has allowed the Devil to be the prince of Earth, but the only way he can work is through deception. He can fool people, lie, plot, but he can't control them. God has severly limited his power. To cut him off entirely, or to destroy him, would make it seem like Satan was a threat to God.

Instead, He protects us with one weapon: Truth.

Do I believe in Satan? Yes. Evil is not human nature. We're made in God's image, and He was perfectly happy with us. We fall short, sure. But we're still good. There is somebody (or something) that drives at our fears and our anger and takes advantage of them.

In interesting science news, there's some evidence that dinosaurs had teen sex. Just to show again, dinosaurs are cool. Rebels are cool, and dinosaurs rebelled against their parents and society. They sure showed them. On the other hand, if teen sex is as wrong as we say it is, maybe that's why the dinosaurs are extinct.

Today I learned about another type of fungus that could Be. On. Your. Potato. Right. Now. Late Blight, and it shows up as dark areas on your tuber's skin. *gasp* Not to be confused with Pink Rot, which turns your tater into a pink sponge. Sort of. You squeeze, water drips out.

By the way, it is now after supper. I have eaten a meal of leftovers, plus a slice of delicious blueberry coffee cake.

...
...
...
Just in case you were worried about my wellbeing.