{"id":988,"date":"2010-01-31T22:40:01","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T22:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2010\/01\/parallel-universes.html"},"modified":"2010-01-31T22:40:01","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T22:40:01","slug":"parallel-universes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2010\/01\/parallel-universes.html","title":{"rendered":"PARALLEL UNIVERSES?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In God’s Kingdom….<\/p>\n

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The architect is greater than the architecture<\/p>\n

The artist is greater than the art<\/p>\n

The singer is greater than the song<\/p>\n

The playwright is greater than the play<\/p>\n

The poet is greater than the poetry<\/p>\n

The person is greater than the persona<\/p>\n

The reality is greater than the dream<\/p>\n

And being is more than doing……<\/p>\n

For all persons created and redeemed in God’s image<\/p>\n

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But in this world….<\/p>\n

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The beauty is made by the buzz <\/p>\n

The star is eclipsed by the light<\/p>\n

The manuscript outlasts the man<\/p>\n

The hit is made by the hype<\/p>\n

The race is rigged by the ride<\/p>\n

The persona isn’t even the person<\/p>\n

The home run hero is juiced<\/p>\n

The idol has his two minutes of fame<\/p>\n

The politician is made by the PACS<\/p>\n

And imitation image is everything.\n<\/p>\n

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“For what does it profit a person if he gains the whole
\nworld and loses his soul”<\/p>\n

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