“You know, Jamie,” Emily started, “movement by flagella reminds me of John 3:8 when it talks about the Spirit being like the wind which blows wherever it pleases.”
“Just like the ‘resident Christian bad boy’ who does whatever he pleases ,” Mandy giggled, winking and clicking her fingers at Jamie.
“More like the pretend-to-be bad boy ,” Blaire said.
“Augustine wrote ‘Sum si fallor’ (I am because I err), 1200 years before Descartes wrote the famous ‘Cognito, ergo sum’ (I think therefore I am),” Mandy remarked, “Spirit filled bad boys are because they do… not think!”
“But seriously,” Mandy continued, “I once had a theological professor, who said that the reason why we teach our kids how to follow the law, is because it’s easier, than teaching them to follow the Spirit. We ourselves are scared where the wind may blow.”
“Follow concentration gradient,” Emily said, “trust in God, and shoot for the stars, because you are a star!”
“So Disney,” Mandy replied cynically, “but yes babe.”
“That’s actually biblical,” Emily remarked, “Philippians 2:14-15 says ‘Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.’ So there you have it, we are to be a star!”