tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post602340410272804568..comments2023-05-11T08:00:50.001-05:00Comments on A Glass Darkly: Advertising one-night standsDenis Haackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04401098607183612613noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-24755850249265847772012-07-16T08:08:24.605-05:002012-07-16T08:08:24.605-05:00Thanks, Margie.
I hadn't keyed in on that aspe...Thanks, Margie.<br />I hadn't keyed in on that aspect of John's comment, but you are certainly correct. Little creatures can be great graces.<br />Glad to be sharing this one with you.<br />DenisDenis Haackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401098607183612613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-55085040937759742232012-07-16T08:07:09.044-05:002012-07-16T08:07:09.044-05:00John:
Ah yes, you have it--my motto is never sink ...John:<br />Ah yes, you have it--my motto is never sink alone if its possible to bring a friend down with you. I am grateful for your kind words here. And I'm grateful for your alerting me to this piece and suggesting I blog about it. Sometimes coming up with topics is hard enough by itself, but then to find someone making a suggestion is like a gift. Especially a friend I trust like a brother.<br />Warmly<br />SenisDenis Haackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401098607183612613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-76863128462036315812012-07-14T15:09:21.050-05:002012-07-14T15:09:21.050-05:00Thank you, Denis for this posting. It bears discus...Thank you, Denis for this posting. It bears discussing. I agree with you that we need to be reminded that our sexuality in both its glory and falleness is a part of our humanity that is not ignored in the Bible. I also must agree with John's eloquent mother and his comments about humor and love. Here, at Toad Hall, I think we do love one another better and laugh more because of Anita's angora bunny, Honeysuckle, a creature of God, who lives on our back porch. The freedom we experience to enjoy one another and have a Sense of Humor - are two of the reasons I love Jesus so much.Margiehttp://www.toadsdrinkcoffee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-40853855968181356192012-07-11T11:26:36.236-05:002012-07-11T11:26:36.236-05:00See how Denis blames this on me?
I'll say tha...See how Denis blames this on me?<br /><br />I'll say that Denis deserves thoughtful credit both for the link to this review and for the perspective that he is calling us to consider.<br /><br />I found this review interesting because I see a parallel between the way a scientific approach life distorts how life really looks ( Ms Ryan's exposure of the report's conclusion), and the way a woodenly doctrinal view of life often very often does the same thing. We (at least I do) get drawn into pre-scripted responses that cause us to miss what is going on out of either out of fear or philosophy.<br /><br />By philosophy I mean that we often see or "liberalness" or "conservativeness" drive who we are in our faith rather than the other way around.<br /><br />One reason I pointed Denis to this is that I thought both the article and the readers' responses were HILARIOUS and so HUMAN. I felt that this is not how " "these people are" but "we" are. (meaning myself and, in truth, whoever you are, too )<br /><br />My Mom recently made an observation about a dog in the house. She said " Having a dog makes it easier for people to love one another".<br /><br />Let me argue that the same thing is true of a Sense of Humor. Even more so -it is both delightful and necessary. It's a gift from God that reminds us that He takes on the heavy lifting of seriousness and sadness and gives us the freedom to love with confidence and abandon.<br /><br />Denis- you will heat for posting this. I hope folks will see how you and Margie work to illustrate both <i>that </i>and how God frees us judging each other in order that we might fluidly reflect his good will and his loving grasp of every situation.John Eddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-66171898971821607542012-07-11T02:12:04.334-05:002012-07-11T02:12:04.334-05:00Sewa:
Appreciate the kind word.
Thanks
DenisSewa:<br />Appreciate the kind word.<br />Thanks<br />DenisDenis Haackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401098607183612613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-85970018947215548672012-07-10T22:07:51.349-05:002012-07-10T22:07:51.349-05:00Nice article, thanks for sharing.Nice article, thanks for sharing.sewa mobilhttp://griyamobilkita.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-38039929880197768332012-07-10T13:38:45.731-05:002012-07-10T13:38:45.731-05:00Cassandra:
You are welcome. And you are correct: i...Cassandra:<br />You are welcome. And you are correct: it is both funny and sad.<br />Warmly<br />DenisDenis Haackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401098607183612613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-37184532816991008742012-07-10T13:08:12.365-05:002012-07-10T13:08:12.365-05:00Thanks for pointing this out. I took the liberty o...Thanks for pointing this out. I took the liberty of cutting out part of this to pass on to a friend, along with a link. I thought it both funny and sad as well as a good challenge to think about things...Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276060560152426090noreply@blogger.com