Went to Christmount this weekend. It was supposed to be a retreat to get away from Athens and college and classes and worry, and basically to rest. All except for the rest. I swear I haven't had that much good conversation about absolutly nothing important in a long long time. Didn't sleep much, didn't get at all rested for the next couple weeks, but had a heck of a time.

I heard a piece of the Bible read this weekend that I had never heard before. It fits my theology so perfectly that I can't understand how I've missed it. Romans 14. What Paul is literally talking about is not persecuting other Christians based on dietary habits (e.g. It doesn't matter if one follows the kosher laws of the Old Testament or not). But the entire chapter is full of double meanings that amount to "If what you do is for God, then it is right for you." The passage that I find particularly strong here is verse 4: "Who are you to pass judgement on the servents of another? It is before their own lord that they will stand or fall. And they will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make them stand." That whole passage basically says that no one on Earth has the knowledge or right to tell someone else that what they believe is silly or wrong. If they believe what they believe because of their faith, then God smiles on that.