A Weblog Dedicated to the Discussion of the Christian Faith and 21st Century Life

A Weblog Dedicated to the Discussion of the Christian Faith and 21st Century Life
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I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this also I believe, –that unless I believed, I should not understand.-- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)

Sunday, September 18, 2022

You Gotta Serve Somebody


No slave can serve two masters, for a slave will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth” (Luke 16:13).

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But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Yes indeed, you're gonna have to serve somebody.

Well it may be the Devil,

Or it may be the Lord,

But you're gonna have to serve somebody.—Bob Dylan

The religion of voodoo, more properly called Vodun, has a strong influence on the island country of Haiti. In the religion of Voodoo, the spirits control everything and everything that happens means something. If you are a farmer and your harvest is bountiful, that means that the spirits (loas as they are called) are pleased with you; if the next year the harvest is terrible, the spirits are angry.

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