tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post115983357358045694..comments2023-09-09T08:53:09.616-07:00Comments on the rev: The baptism of Jesusjohn jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01152784582419753697noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-1159912196428338852006-10-03T14:49:00.000-07:002006-10-03T14:49:00.000-07:00No David, John the baptist was unique. I want to ...No David, John the baptist was unique. I want to be brave enough to say whatever is on my heart like he did, I also want to say like he did, Jesus must increase and I must decrease. But ultimately I want to be like Jesus, not John. <BR/><BR/>And as to cigars, I have had two cigars since I have been to Australia, so I have some catching up to do.<BR/><BR/>revjohn jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152784582419753697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-1159880716966380422006-10-03T06:05:00.000-07:002006-10-03T06:05:00.000-07:00I have to agree with David about you drawing out a...I have to agree with David about you drawing out a message that is there but I have missed it with each telling or reading. Thanks for that!<BR/><BR/>I have often thought do I need to minister to the "middle class" or is that just too easy and more of a Clayton's approach? This has got me thinking and the cogs are turning. I want to be a bit of mad man too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9706995.post-1159865742204652812006-10-03T01:55:00.000-07:002006-10-03T01:55:00.000-07:00You seem to have a knack for drawing out an essent...You seem to have a knack for drawing out an essential message from this Gospel, Rev. I was especially impressed by your observations about ministering to the marginal, and how this would relate to other people, eg the comfortably-off middle-classes.<BR/><BR/>Now, I can't let it go with just praise - you're probably starting to feel a little sick.<BR/><BR/>You mention the "mad man out in the desert in skins, and eating bugs". Do you see yourself in this light, a latter day mad-man living on the edge of society? Maybe you don't eat bugs, but does chomping on cigars count?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com