Rock against Brick

The question is what is the difference between a rock and a brick, and is are the social psychological implications of these differences?

Well I would say that the obvious and most distinct difference is that rocks were made by God, and are natural to us, while bricks are man made. Rocks are therefore more permanent, and more stable than bricks are. Rocks were here first, and bricks can be made out of peices of rocks and other material, however rocks cannot be made out of bricks, so in the since of stability or superiority, rocks win. To me the creation of rocks could be an example of humans again trying to improve their surroundings my making rocks into a more formable shape to build with.

I think that we could use the idea of rocks and bricks as a metaphor for Man and God. God is the Solid strong, and unchanging, rock. And man is the weaker from of a brick.

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock. And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and it fell, and great was its fall. Matthew 7: 21-29

Who I am

My name is Andrew Newton, but call me Andy. I am a 21 year old, second semester Junior. I am a sociology major, with a concentration in criminology. In my college career thus far I have not been the model student as far as grades go, but I am trying to do better. I am a christian. I am on the student leadership team of Campus Crusade for Christ on campus. I try to make my personal relationship with Christ the most important thing in my life. My hope is that people will be able to know I am a christian through seeing the way I live day by day, even though I screw up on a daily basis. I want the love of Christ to be able to be seen through me, so that peolple may know that my life is different and better because I have a relationship with Jesus Christ. I have a beautiful girlfriend Named Tracy, we have been dating for almost 15 months, and I am very much in love with her. I enjoy playing sports, my favorites are basketball, frisbee, and raquetball (which I just learned this past semester). I love watching movies, I have a collection of 253 DVD's ( but they are not all at school, so don't rob me ;] ). I love playing games like Monopoly, Life, Cranium, or whatever.And I love just hanging out and talking to people, so if you ever need to talk, drop me a line. That's Andy in a nutshell.