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- I realize I may have made it difficult for you to accept this as sincere, but you raise an excellent and challenging point. Thank you.
- Thinking over some of the conversation here, and remembering my observations during my years in seminary, I think I've realized something about the postmodern approach. Its focus on the ways...
- I might be the odd man out here (usually am) but I didn't read it as something that was ever to be taken apart from the Trinity in any way. I'm still not quite sure how that idea got thrown...
- I struck that last bit because even with the disclaimer, it seemed harsh in a way I did not intend. I just meant to invoke an incommensurability; I'm not sure we're playing by the same...
- I think we're at an impasse, because I'm sure I could write something that would make you feel better about things, but I'd be quite aware that we don't really mean the same thing.
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One of the most finely honed skills among Christians is the ability to sap the power and profundity out of words. Take, for instance, the word “salvation.” What once was a rather holistic word of deep meaning with many rich, mysterious facets has now been stripped of i
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2 years ago
By the way, a good read from a therapeutic persepctive on this 'family' issue is (perhaps you already know about it) Rodney Clapp's book, 'Families at the Crossroads.' He devotes at least a good chapter to it if not more. Just a resource. Also, S. Claiborne has a great quote on this issue that I'll summarize, 'What's crazier, working and living so that we can have a lot to provide comfort and security for just a few of our family members (meaning flesh and blood relatives) or working and living so we can have enough of what is needed for all of our family members (meaning all of humanity)? I think it's a good question...
2 years ago
How does one resond to that??!! I don't even know how to begin to process that.