Comments on: Commonalities http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2022 david hayward is an artist trapped inside an pastor's body Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:05:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: ttm http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2022#comment-41048 Thu, 15 May 2008 19:56:17 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2022#comment-41048 Jim, thank you for the mention on your blog. Though I've considered it many times, I don't have my own blog; I just continue to happily read and comment on the blogs of others. I'm a single mom, homeschooling a teen (for about thirteen years now), and I'm doing an online course to jumpstart a career shift. For now, time is limited. Maybe someday I'll be a blog author...in the meantime, I'm enjoying the dialogue here. David's art and reflections always stimulate thought and I love, love, love that he lets people be who they are and say what they will. And now I have a new blog to check out! What a great picture of you and the "half-crew!" Jim, thank you for the mention on your blog. Though I’ve considered it many times, I don’t have my own blog; I just continue to happily read and comment on the blogs of others.

I’m a single mom, homeschooling a teen (for about thirteen years now), and I’m doing an online course to jumpstart a career shift. For now, time is limited. Maybe someday I’ll be a blog author…in the meantime, I’m enjoying the dialogue here. David’s art and reflections always stimulate thought and I love, love, love that he lets people be who they are and say what they will.

And now I have a new blog to check out! What a great picture of you and the “half-crew!”

]]> by: Bino http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2022#comment-41044 Thu, 15 May 2008 19:12:28 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2022#comment-41044 Community is not God. If we are talking/thinking about community all the time, we are unknowingly making it to control our lives. I too long for a community of like-minded believers and I wouldn't diminish it's significance in my spiritual journey. But at the same time, we shouldn't be controlled by anything (E.g: community) other than Jesus. Community is not God. If we are talking/thinking about community all the time, we are unknowingly making it to control our lives. I too long for a community of like-minded believers and I wouldn’t diminish it’s significance in my spiritual journey. But at the same time, we shouldn’t be controlled by anything (E.g: community) other than Jesus.

]]> by: JonS http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2022#comment-41030 Thu, 15 May 2008 14:29:35 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2022#comment-41030 Is this the gist of your post - dont allow corrupting influences to try to place undue expectations on what your community is or should be? The only question I have is what is our response to change - life is full of change forces, both in all of nature and in human experience, and in relationship with God and others. What are your thoughts on interacting with forces of change? or I could be missing your point altogether - let me know. Is this the gist of your post - dont allow corrupting influences to try to place undue expectations on what your community is or should be?

The only question I have is what is our response to change - life is full of change forces, both in all of nature and in human experience, and in relationship with God and others. What are your thoughts on interacting with forces of change?

or I could be missing your point altogether - let me know.

]]> by: shteeb http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2022#comment-41014 Thu, 15 May 2008 10:37:26 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2022#comment-41014 i like the idea that your keen on defending your community from anything that stops it being what God intended to be, but intentional communities, as in your intentionaly following Jesus together have pressures to it, its spiritual war, don't give in to the wrong pressures, just submit to the ultimate pressure in Jesus. All else is secondary, though still important. Our agendas can block out Gods, but thats our fight to keep laying down our lives together in finding Jesus in the midst of us. love from the UK peace bro i like the idea that your keen on defending your community from anything that stops it being what God intended to be, but intentional communities, as in your intentionaly following Jesus together have pressures to it, its spiritual war, don’t give in to the wrong pressures, just submit to the ultimate pressure in Jesus. All else is secondary, though still important. Our agendas can block out Gods, but thats our fight to keep laying down our lives together in finding Jesus in the midst of us.

love from the UK

peace bro

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