tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post112736710392213019..comments2023-09-09T08:53:09.616-07:00Comments on the rev: Why do we waste our time?john jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01152784582419753697noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-1127690022964241542005-09-25T16:13:00.000-07:002005-09-25T16:13:00.000-07:00"Let whoever be part of our communities, and if ch..."Let whoever be part of our communities, and if change needs to take place, then that's God's job."<BR/><BR/>Yes, yes, YES. <BR/><BR/>Why is it that we speak of an omnipotent God, but then behave as if that God is not capable of speaking into the hearts and lives of others? ;)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456121582722875862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-1127672826471262612005-09-25T11:27:00.000-07:002005-09-25T11:27:00.000-07:00What a lovely space to visit today.What a lovely space to visit today.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979627849688965995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-1127433079970176252005-09-22T16:51:00.000-07:002005-09-22T16:51:00.000-07:00I think you're right, we do limit our growth when ...I think you're right, we do limit our growth when we insist on isolating others becasue of something they are or something they've done. It also makes us sond as if we've worked it all out and are the ultimate role models for humanity. My understanding is that only one man has ever been able to make that claim...<BR/><BR/>I wonder, too, if there is also a fear in there too. A fear that we might be infected. A fear that our reputations would be mudied. A fear that we'll lose our friends if let these 'lepers' enter our inner circle. <BR/><BR/>I stuck a rainbow flag sticker on my office window three years ago. No becasue I'm gay, but becasue I wanted to let people know that their sexuality would not mean they were unwelcome. The impact was interesting.<BR/><BR/>I was called the "gay pastor" who worked in the "gay office" and the sticker was ripped off at least three or four times. But slowly people started to call up and visit - not to necessarily talk about their sexuality, but who were gay and wanted to talk about Jesus. <BR/><BR/>Like you Rev, I don't believe that the homosexual lifestyle is what God calls us too. But at the same time, had I not been part of the lives of these people and they aprt of mine, my faith would be much worse of. <BR/><BR/>Let whoever be part of our communities, and if change needs to take place, then that's God's job. Not mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com