tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958681132670953956.post2148129845011204877..comments2023-10-24T07:11:18.349+11:00Comments on Belle's Elbows: The Journey: Part TwoAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13820950768379899327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958681132670953956.post-49009219142063532832012-10-10T21:55:00.426+11:002012-10-10T21:55:00.426+11:00Hey, I linked to your blog in this post! The circl...Hey, I linked to your blog in this post! The circle is now complete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958681132670953956.post-76918811978515898962012-10-10T21:52:14.757+11:002012-10-10T21:52:14.757+11:00"darkness doesn't just share darkness, it..."darkness doesn't just share darkness, it can also blot out the light other people are sharing" - so true, and so SAD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958681132670953956.post-45009332565827897402012-10-10T21:09:31.234+11:002012-10-10T21:09:31.234+11:00YES. I feel like Christianity could be like...I do...YES. I feel like Christianity could be like...I don't know, like Mother Theresa, where EVERYONE admires and respects her and her ACTIONS, whether they agree with her religious beliefs or not. Instead, it's like Christianity as an organization is showing themselves to be concerned with NOTHING like that. The Christians who ARE doing good (I'm thinking of places like World Vision) are overshadowed by the others---and "overshadowed" is such a good word here, for indicating how sharing darkness doesn't just share darkness, it can also blot out the light other people are sharing.Swistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126937282657655091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958681132670953956.post-46179153638619844562012-09-28T19:41:20.412+10:002012-09-28T19:41:20.412+10:00Thanks so much for commenting, WL! I think it'...Thanks so much for commenting, WL! I think it's okay that each person will apply the teaching of the books and passages I mentioned in yesterday's post in different ways; what's extravagant for me may be obligatory for you, and what you think is completely over the top I may see no problem with! As long as I'm/you're working it out with God rather than looking to the people around me/you to justify those decisions, I reckon we're good to go...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958681132670953956.post-68509393824372482802012-09-28T13:01:48.050+10:002012-09-28T13:01:48.050+10:00I like your train of thought, particularly the cor...I like your train of thought, particularly the correlation between Isaiah 29:13 and Ephesians 8:2-10. I think in the West, we often struggle in being generous with both our time and our money. It's so easy as you say to blow $10 or so a day on eating out or snacks or as your pastor seems to infer, that we make ourselves busy with numerous 'commitments' foregoing the importance and joy of meeting up with believer and non-believers. These are certainly challenges for everyday, especially as I start to look at buying a place. <br />However, I would probably argue your point about the trip overseas to see family as a holiday - to me its more important, almost an obligation to make the journey on a semi-regular basis with an elderly grandmother. But that might also be the clash of my Asian/Western culture.WLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918667172879870231noreply@blogger.com