tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post1835450062233815308..comments2023-10-31T05:56:45.788-07:00Comments on LutheranChik's "L" Word Diary: The Writer and the RantersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-80727871484924246312009-06-14T05:42:55.089-07:002009-06-14T05:42:55.089-07:00Here is what I made of your inspiration, LutheranC...Here is what I made of your inspiration, LutheranChik. The sermon was well-received, I think (I've still to use it at another church this evening!) <br /><br />I was really struggling with how to approach the lectionary readings this week. I groaned: 'Oh no, not the seeds again!'. So it did feel like an answer to prayer.<br /><br /><a href="http://pambgsermons.blogspot.com/2009/06/sunday-14-june-2009-conspiracy-of-hope.html" rel="nofollow">A Conspiracy of Hope and Healing</a>PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-59007956013834488332009-06-12T07:07:02.907-07:002009-06-12T07:07:02.907-07:00Yes, there is so much we don't know - we don&#...Yes, there is so much we don't know - we don't have the eyes to see. Lord, open my eyes!Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-8825935840756750162009-06-10T10:56:38.754-07:002009-06-10T10:56:38.754-07:00You wrote:
Matthew Fox's observation that fu...You wrote:<br /><br /><i> Matthew Fox's observation that fundamentalists believe the universe is conspiring against them, while mystics believe it's conspiring on their behalf.<br /><br />I know which side of the street, so to speak, I want to be on. And it's not with the sour saints. It's with people for whom "God is alive and there's magick afoot," who speak and act like people who've been invited into a conspiracy of hope and healing.</i><br /><br />And these are going to be the seeds for my Sunday sermon on Mark 4:26-34 and 2 Corinthians 5:7<br /><br />It seems a bit like a chain-reaction of inspiration going on here.PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-20941657121896412292009-06-10T03:53:44.899-07:002009-06-10T03:53:44.899-07:00Yes--a bit universalist myself (moreso the older I...Yes--a bit universalist myself (moreso the older I get) and have always been on the side of the mystic--I think the point of understanding that each culture has it's own connection with the Creator is lost on some...but I'm glad you shared this lady's story with us.angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451988954537329260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-52522433558269789452009-06-09T20:24:24.976-07:002009-06-09T20:24:24.976-07:00Fascinating story...yes, I too know what side I wa...Fascinating story...yes, I too know what side I want to be on...and it has nothing to do with a universe that consipres against creation, let alone humanity.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-69498390293076381082009-06-09T07:03:57.182-07:002009-06-09T07:03:57.182-07:00I can't find her card -- I think it's lock...I can't find her card -- I think it's locked in our garage with the other garage sale stuff -- but when I find it I'll post it. <br /><br />Yes; fascinating conversation.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-149433334731314172009-06-09T06:57:03.800-07:002009-06-09T06:57:03.800-07:00Will you be giving her name or the name of the boo...Will you be giving her name or the name of the book? I'm assuming that the Reservation must be quite a bit south of where I live.<br /><br />Interesting....<br /><br />Yes, we never can convince kids to behave by yelling at them nor can we convert people by yelling.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.com