tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post343825260997020685..comments2024-03-25T20:03:03.657-06:00Comments on Καθολικός διάκονος: "when the virtual occupies the whole place of reality"Deacon Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-10164023102873515752009-08-17T21:05:30.252-06:002009-08-17T21:05:30.252-06:00What an important and telling message...one I'...What an important and telling message...one I'll consider myself and share broadly with friends and family.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839741734669154535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-39347196844752125212009-08-18T08:20:18.991-06:002009-08-18T08:20:18.991-06:00It is commnicated by how we live, not what we say....It is commnicated by how we live, not what we say.Dcn Scott Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-36259614863483956062009-08-21T06:50:09.404-06:002009-08-21T06:50:09.404-06:00Does what we say about how we live not matter then...Does what we say about how we live not matter then? <br><br>Or rather is the manifestation of "abide in me" actions (the how we live") that at once fulfills the individual but also inspires others?<br><br>You can see, inspiring others to seek a life in Jesus is a re-occurring theme with me.Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839741734669154535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-11262006223907713752009-08-21T09:46:53.683-06:002009-08-21T09:46:53.683-06:00As Christians, we have criterion with which to jud...As Christians, we have criterion with which to judge. It is important to talk about, think about, and experience what this means. In other words, it is okay and even necessary to talk about how we live, but we must be honest about two things:<br><br>1) What our desire is= happiness, how we want to live <br><br>2) How we actually live.<br><br>Beyond that we must recognize that it is not a matter of closing the gap between 1 and 2. To think of it that way is to devalue experience. As my dear friend Sharon wrote the other day: <i>"we have known the strange and unexpected correspondence in acquiescing to the baffling invitation offered in circumstance."</i> <br><br>This gets to the issue of differentiating between being an example, which is to adhere to values and reduce Christianity to moralism, that is, to doing and witness. I do not live self-consciously as an example. I do seek to live as a witness, which is to live as a disciple, one who follows. Sometimes my following is abiding, which is hanging around even when I am struggling.Dcn Scott Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.com