New Blogger
Posted on January 18th, 2007 by catalyst into the About Us categoryI have decided to add another blogger to this blog. Bascially because having others contribute to the blog gives the site a more well-rounded feel. And it also keeps me from getting completely burnt out, which is nice.
The blogger is going by the name Diogenes. And here is why he picked the name. From Wikipedia:
"Diogenes, a celibate and a beggar who made his home in the streets of Athens, made a virtue out of extreme poverty." "His was a relentless campaign to "debunk" social values and institutions." "Unlike the other citizens of Athens, he avoided earthly pleasures.
This attitude was grounded in a great disdain for what he perceived as the folly, pretence, vanity, social climbing, self-deception, and artificiality of much human conduct."
And the best part: "He used to stroll through the Agora at full daylight with a torch (or, as legend sometimes has it, a lantern). When asked what he was doing, he would answer, "I am just looking for an honest man." Diogenes looked for an honest man, and reputedly found nothing but rascals and scoundrels."
I guess I am looking for honest pastors and honest churches, but I keep finding scoundrels. (Note: I do know several pastors who are wonderful men, I am proud to call them my friends. They are just so RARE!)
Should be fun.
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January 18th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
I’ll drink to that.
Sam
January 18th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Woot! Welcome, Diogenes!
January 18th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Hi there, and thanks for the introduction. Like the original Diogenes, I hope to “Shine some light” on the things that are going on in our world today. I hope to provoke discussion on some of what I find, and look forward to contributing to this blog.
January 18th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Howdy Diogenes,
Here are a couple of passages that speak volumes on the Diogenes theme:
Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them . 12For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.
Ephesians 4:20But ye have not so learned Christ; 21If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus
We look forward to your posts…
Tom
January 18th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
This ought to be interesting.
January 18th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Very interesting! Hhhhhhhhmmmmmmmm…
January 18th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
I remember those from geometry … the diogenes triangle, right?
January 18th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
$5 says Diogenes is Jack.
January 18th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Ah, Diogenes of Sinope, probably one of my all time favorite philosophers.
Diogenes lived in a wine barrell outside of a church for many years. He also only ate onions for a long period of time, and his only possession was a cup, which he broke when he saw a young boy drink by cupping his hands together.
Diogenes was a cynic of sorts, much like Jesus.
Infact, Diogenes was revered so much that Alexander the great approached him one day while he was sun bathing, Alexander proceeded in asking if there was anything he could do for Diogenes, in which he responded by saying (paraphrase), “move, your blocking my sun light”. Alexander said that if he were not Alexander the Great he would be Diogenes.
I hope that whoever identifies himself by such a title will truly represent the Army of the Dog.
January 19th, 2007 at 7:06 am
No way, Jose. I stopped at an even dozen identities. Twelve apostles, twelve blog identities. I think in my list the other day I forgot to mention I’m also Lex Lucre?
13 would be unlucky. Tell ya what, Locutus, I’ll log in as Samaritan, figure out who Dog-genes is, and sell you the answer for $5.
(I think I just made Dog-genes list of scoundrels)
‘Scrupe
January 19th, 2007 at 10:19 am
No, I am not Jack.
Then again, if I were, would I say so?
January 19th, 2007 at 10:21 am
No, I would not.
January 19th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Of course I would not.
January 19th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Even I find this confusing. Are you sure you’re both not one of me?
January 19th, 2007 at 10:43 am
Of course we are. That way we can stop the endless guessing game about who is who, we are all Legion.