Whiteface

Revelatory thought of the night: our culture engages in "whiteface," in which we demean those of Appalachian ethnicity by parodying their culture, because there are no social morays against such action. think about it: redneck joke versus black joke...which is more morally acceptable?

God Provides

Recently, I decided to tithe with the money I had made over the past two summers. It ended up being a rather healthy sum of money, but I knew it was the right thing to do, so I did it.

Recently, there have been a number of expenses that have seeped into my life, almost unnoticeably: fixing my car, buying an engagement ring, buying a new laptop, etc.

Unfortunately, being that my job is a student, I do not have a steady, reliable source of income.

I guess I just ended up in this spot where I was like "Crap, I cannot, of my own powers, make anything happen in this circumstance."

Enlightened as to my humanity, I came to understand why it is that we tithe. It is to put ourselves in the position where we must rely on God. Truthfully, we are always in that positions--but playing with our money in such a way that we inflict that feeling upon ourselves--this brings us closer to God necessarily.

And you know what?

God does provide.

This weekend, my Mammy handed me a card with two fifty dollar bills in it, and the card said it was for the purpose of fixing my car.

I know now something that I could not have understood had I simply *read* or *thought* about it.

God is continually breaking into my world, like a thief in the night.

Never when I expect him, but always and faithfully on time.