tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9651899.post4878733491213387104..comments2023-06-03T11:51:29.856-04:00Comments on what's your wood worth?: advent after Christmasbj woodworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14638506200571654795noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9651899.post-44115629478153524882007-01-10T09:40:00.000-05:002007-01-10T09:40:00.000-05:00Hi, BJ. Good stuff. I've found myself slipping thr...Hi, BJ. Good stuff. I've found myself slipping through similar thoughts, but triggered by the Christmas/Epiphany sliver of time. Preposterous things we are being called to do, somehow seem possible, even if "slippy". Follow a baby turned insurrectionist with my WHOLE heart and mind and soul and strength? Hmph. But not into a program of action. Into a way of living in the heart of God. I just listened to a lecture Gene Peterson gave last spring and I was mesmerized by his tag line - you can lay hold of the Jesus truth, but if it's not in the Jesus way, you won't have the Jesus life. Do the right thing, in a wrong way, you're gonna miss the mark. That whole waiting, patience thing is PART of the mix in doing things the Jesus way - though not all of it. For me, it's that balance thing - again - that comes knocking me for a loop: the right blend of delicacy and robustness, a faith life that is both sweet and fierce, living confidently in the moment with hopeful expectancy in the promises of Christ. Long enough rant for today ~ <a href="mailto:rhenderson@pts.edu">Randi Henderson</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9651899.post-40641287911557773482007-01-04T14:36:00.000-05:002007-01-04T14:36:00.000-05:00Hey Wood! I saw you sight and thought I was looki...Hey Wood! I saw you sight and thought I was looking in a mirror! I'm a 42 year old pastor, have 4 kids, and have just been assigned the great task of starting something "new" in a church that is 104 years old. Wow! Anyway, your words (even your bio) encouraged me that we're on the right track. So, thank you. Bret WidmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9651899.post-26437397374386466192006-12-30T10:58:00.000-05:002006-12-30T10:58:00.000-05:00the first couple sentences of the quote made me th...the first couple sentences of the quote made me think of ephesians 3:20 from the message:<br /><br />God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.marlaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798602068103798645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9651899.post-80431921554933783912006-12-30T10:52:00.000-05:002006-12-30T10:52:00.000-05:00merry christmas bj!
first - loved the typo in eme...merry christmas bj!<br /><br />first - loved the typo in emergent and emerging paratheses!<br /><br />second - someone from our leadership team gave me a chapter to read in m. scott peck's book, a different drum. the chapter is patterns of transformation and he talks about 4 stages:<br /><br />Stage 1: chaotic, antisocial (undeveloped spirituality)<br /><br />Stage 2: formal, institutional (attached to the forms or traditions of spirituality)<br /><br />Stage 3: skeptic, individual (active questioners and truth seekers)<br /><br />Stage 4: mystic, communal (acknowledge unknown and seek to move deeper into it).<br /><br />Movements between the stages are likened to conversions with the most challenging being the movement from stage 2 to 3. many try to or at least desire to skip over stage 3 because of the "dark night of the soul" it may bring about.<br /><br />anyway, fascinating stuff . . . and thanks for the quote at the end! the contemplative / listener loves it!marlaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798602068103798645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9651899.post-3831520105469229362006-12-29T16:27:00.000-05:002006-12-29T16:27:00.000-05:00I thought I left a comment.
Anyways, what I said...I thought I left a comment. <br /><br />Anyways, what I said was YES! Waiting is so important!! <br /><br />Thank you for writing about this.Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251034210962259082noreply@blogger.com