Have you ever noticed this?

[Old_Joe]

People will say, "Whatever floats your boat?" Usually this gets attached to relativism. However, there are only two things that keep a boat afloat, buoyancy and displacement. I looked up both words in the dictionary next to buoyancy was the word 'resilience' and one of the definitions for displacement was being able to redirect emotions or behaviors that are maladaptive. How often is it that when difficult times come our way that we are able to get through them because of our ability to do these two things. We are made strong by the grace of God. Whatever we can't handle we offer it up to God. When a person does these things well, we can walk on water.

[sweetpea316]

Whoa. That's deep.

[Iacobus]

What if we say "Whatever sinks your submarine?" I can't be the only person in the world that says that.

Good reflection, anywhos.

[magnificat]

[quote name='Iacobus' date='Mar 4 2006, 05:37 PM']What if we say "Whatever sinks your submarine?"
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Ummm...then you might be outta luck on that one... :

[missionseeker]

[quote name='Old_Joe' date='Mar 4 2006, 03:59 PM']People will say, "Whatever floats your boat?"  Usually this gets attached to relativism.  However, there are only two things that keep a boat afloat, buoyancy and displacement.  I looked up both words in the dictionary next to buoyancy was  the word 'resilience' and one of the definitions for displacement was being able to redirect emotions or behaviors that are maladaptive.  How often is it that when difficult times come our way that we are able to get through them because of our ability to do these two things.  We are made strong by the grace of God.  Whatever we can't handle we offer it up to God.  When a person does these things well, we can walk on water.
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woah

[Old_Joe]

I've got more:

Usually when people say, "Whatever floats your boat." they usually don't care.

Since God is Love and as Blessed Mother Theresa once said, "We are not called to do great things, but to do little things with great love." Wouldn't that make those little things an Act of God?

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='sweetpea316' date='Mar 4 2006, 06:23 PM']Whoa. That's deep. 
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[iggy]

That is a good point. I did some math in my head real quick, and I agree.

[stbernardLT]

Subamarines and boats are find and dandy but what if your land locked.

[Ash Wednesday]

Someone in the medals thread said "Whatever milks your cow" -- I thought that was hilarious.

"Whatever creams your twinkie" is a good one, too.


But the boat one is the most common. And that is a very excellent observation!

[Old_Joe]

[quote name='iggy' date='Mar 5 2006, 10:32 AM']That is a good point. I did some math in my head real quick, and I agree.
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math?

[stbernardLT]

[quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Mar 5 2006, 11:19 AM']
Someone in the medals thread said "Whatever milks your cow" -- I thought that was hilarious.

"Whatever creams your twinkie" is a good one, too.
But the boat one is the most common. And that is a very excellent observation!
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I afraid those can be taken the wrong way.

[Ora et Labora]

[quote name='Old_Joe' date='Mar 4 2006, 02:59 PM']People will say, "Whatever floats your boat?"  Usually this gets attached to relativism.  However, there are only two things that keep a boat afloat, buoyancy and displacement.  I looked up both words in the dictionary next to buoyancy was  the word 'resilience' and one of the definitions for displacement was being able to redirect emotions or behaviors that are maladaptive.  How often is it that when difficult times come our way that we are able to get through them because of our ability to do these two things.  We are made strong by the grace of God.  Whatever we can't handle we offer it up to God.  When a person does these things well, we can walk on water.
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wow. um...ya. wow. lol

[Moosey]

Eh, I usually say "Whatever bloats your goat" It makes some people sick though

[Old_Joe]

I'm a little curious as to why people are so impressed by this.

I once did a paper on the role of water in the Old Testament. At first, you see it playing an important role in creation. It was one of the first things to be created. A few verses later, water is used as a medium to bring forth life. The next chapter talks about the rivers and streams that flow through Eden. Water sustains life. Every time afterwards when the Israelites pass through water in some way, they are going through a period of transistion, a period of change from bad to good. Moses leads the people through the parted Red Sea out of slavery. Later God has him bring water from a rock or has him purify the water to sustain the lives of the Israelites. Later, Joshua leads the Israelites who have been wandering in the desert and wilderness through the river Jordan into the Promised Land. King David asks God to wash away his sins and cleanse him from his inquity. Finally, we also see Jonah inside a whale for three days as punishment for disobeyin God. Afterwards, he makes up his resolve and begins his mission to convert Nineveh.