I have decided that “to be bitter” must mean a person is “intelligent and thoughtful.”
I come to this conclusion after the numerous times I have been called bitter.
If a person disagrees with the church; then that person has to be bitter.
Well, I embrace my bitterness, and thank God I am able to think for myself.
bit•ter
adj. bit•ter•er, bit•ter•est
1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant. (YOU)
2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh: enveloped in bitter cold; a bitter wind. (YOU)
3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear: the bitter truth; bitter sorrow. (YOU)
4. Proceeding from or exhibiting strong animosity: a bitter struggle; bitter foes. (YOU AGAIN)
5. Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment: cried bitter tears. (YOU)
6. Marked by resentment or cynicism: “He was already a bitter elderly man with a gray faceâ€. (DEFINITELY YOU)
CATALYST, YOU ARE REALLY CLOSE ON THIS ONE
Methinks Anonymous is just looking in the mirror. I think Cat is honest, brave, funny, and strong. When he finally finds his wife, she’ll be marrying a good man.
Let me preface this by saying that I don’t know you all (well I may know some of you) but I married into a CBC alumni who has left. I have been back a few times, and I come from a really great church in a different place. The church I come from I can honestly say embodies the gospel and the heart of it, and I am proud to be a part of that church. The times that I have gone to CBC have been extremely disappointing to me, first of all I hear about the stories of CBC and while I don’t agree with a lot of the policies of the church some of the PRINCIPLES are ok. The thing I don’t like is that while there is a big flash and bang at CBC I have never felt like they have the HEART of the gospel. This is what really disappoints me.
While I don’t know most of you (if not all) I am on the fence with this blog. I know that it gives a good point of view but I am still undecided about if it is the best thing. The tone of the site seems a little bitter, but I know if I grew up in a church where it was mostly about guilt, shame and money I would most likely be a little bitter to. I’m glad I grew up in a church where it wasn’t about that and it was really about what church and religion is supposed to be about.
-if my spelling is awful I wasn’t listening in english class (well about all of my classes) in highschool and now I have a good career and don’t care about spelling.
-keep up the interesting blog!