(BOW - Being Offended Warning)
one thing that's not in the Bible - and it's an important thing - is that "everything important is in the Bible" isn't in the Bible.
Catholics (with a capital "C") do not subscribe to "sola scriptura," which roughly means, if it's not in the Bible, it doesn't count.
Catholics think that tradition counts, too. Catholics think that what was passed down orally, before we ever even had such a thing called "the Bible," counts for a lot. and we honor it. i know that makes some of you mad. it probably even makes some of you want to pray that misguided Catholics who think that just because it isn't in the Bible doesn't mean it doesn't count won't go to hell. (even though it doesn't say in the Bible to pray for misguided Catholics who think that just because it isn't in the Bible doesn't mean it doesn't count or else they'll go to hell.)
i had a friend ask me the other day for my favorite recipe from my childhood. i asked her why she wanted that.
well, she said, it's an important part of you, isn't it? and i said, well, yeah, i guess it is. and she said, well, i think favorite recipes from childhoods are an important part of everybody's life. i don't think i can really understand people till i know what recipe brings happy tears to their eyes.
well, i said, i've never thought about it like that before. well, she said, can i have it? well, i don't have it written down, i said. well, she said, how many other important things from your childhood don't you have written down?
well, i said............
pretty much all of 'em.
(and i like to write!)
i'm not necessarily trying to convince those of you who do subscribe to sola scriptura to stop subscribing to sola scriptura.
but i would like to have your favorite recipe.
:)
