tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14475017.post5120462009249391731..comments2023-12-13T05:00:17.120-05:00Comments on Rebel Pilgrim: Narrative ChristianityJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06538587978303331203noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14475017.post-2900234723121314262010-06-09T13:11:06.595-04:002010-06-09T13:11:06.595-04:00Joseph,
Most of what you have written here sounds...Joseph,<br /><br />Most of what you have written here sounds nice, but I'm not sure it's true. Maybe I'm not connecting the dots, but...<br /><br />Rich people change the world all of the time. Bill Gates is doing some pretty cool stuff with his money. Smart people change the world all of the time. Scientists have cured some pretty nasty diseases. Politicians change the world all of the time. Abraham Lincoln's four years as president sure mattered to a lot of folks.<br /><br />If you're saying individual people can't change the world apart from Jesus, the evidence doesn't seem to support your claim. Lots of atheists, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, and Jews live loving, sacrificial lives. Ghandi did some pretty cool stuff.<br /><br />Finally, I have witnessed some amazing men and women who have committed themselves to one-on-one discipleship. While it might be slow, the results are amazing. I rarely see that same long-term impact from entertaining talks or clever books. I would argue the real key to life IS committing to changing the world one person at a time. One neighbor at a time, one friend at a time, one student at a time, one stranger at a time. Isn't that exactly what Jesus did?<br /><br />Overall, I suppose I'm pretty bored with the, "You suck; you're a fruit fly; you don't matter" message. It might play to Christians, but as someone who spent 23 years as a non-Christian, that doesn't feel like an alternative story. It feels like the same old story...deflating, defeating, and unappealing.<br /><br />I hope this didn't sound too critical. I could obviously be way off, but after wrestling with your words for a few days, I felt compelled to respond. More than anything else, I have always experienced you as a deep thinker who processes outside of the box (which is why I lust you so much), and this seemed like a very "inside the box" message.Steve Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769347413943816451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14475017.post-78927813796340466912010-06-06T16:54:24.854-04:002010-06-06T16:54:24.854-04:00"As a result, some of us have decided to beco..."As a result, some of us have decided to become more political. But is government – any government - going to change the world? Are we to believe that we are only a few well-crafted pieces of legislation or a new messianic leader away from heaven on earth? Throughout the entire human experiment, how have the governments of the world succeeded in bringing peace or preventing poverty or creating selfless people? Not very well at all. History unveils a clear, stark realization: we can’t govern ourselves well enough to save ourselves from ourselves"<br /><br />I agree with Rod (who agrees with Micah). Amazing post. I think this is a book that needs to be written. At the very least, just for the paragraph above.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678647470196514639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14475017.post-70730937984775737082010-06-05T08:41:36.742-04:002010-06-05T08:41:36.742-04:00Thought of this song yesterday and looked it up on...Thought of this song yesterday and looked it up on youtube. Goes along with the name of God and showing who He is throughout the entire bible - book-by-book. Is a little long (7 minutes) but I think worth the listen:<br /><br />"He Is" by Aaron & Jeoffrey - <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttS7FH8X4n4Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120658245257743250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14475017.post-24423675625267085762010-06-05T00:25:24.473-04:002010-06-05T00:25:24.473-04:00thanks Micah...fixed it.thanks Micah...fixed it.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538587978303331203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14475017.post-13731321409218057992010-06-04T23:47:51.271-04:002010-06-04T23:47:51.271-04:00I am with Micah....can't wait for the new ser...I am with Micah....can't wait for the new series to start and to follow on as you grind through the creation of your next book.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16529492054052682883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14475017.post-42371000631943684472010-06-04T17:51:51.188-04:002010-06-04T17:51:51.188-04:00Typo? I think you mean sex AFTER marriage.
Other...Typo? I think you mean sex AFTER marriage.<br /><br />Otherwise, GREAT post. I'm looking forward to this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900722116531326873noreply@blogger.com