tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140461622670330413.post4849902595795925690..comments2023-09-24T04:28:46.764-07:00Comments on deep down things: On Beggars and Choosersjennypohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885906238155398438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140461622670330413.post-21334793774945682712008-03-01T12:30:00.000-08:002008-03-01T12:30:00.000-08:00you are so eloquent in your writing. Amazing how ...you are so eloquent in your writing. Amazing how for so long now our culture has been leading us not to think for ourselves but to let the *elite* who know and are qualified to think do so for us. I love how you show that we have 2 natures that are intertwined. Like Paul said, *thanks be to God Christ Jesus is the One who rescues me from this death* So glad to know you jennypo and share together.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14137068859515196903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140461622670330413.post-54605331555148752542008-02-22T09:47:00.000-08:002008-02-22T09:47:00.000-08:00bjk,Thanks for coming by. I haven't read "Desirin...bjk,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for coming by. I haven't read "Desiring God", but there are a few other messages of Piper's that I've come across, and much of it resonates.<BR/><BR/>Our world is such a paradox. It is not simply that loveliness and horror co-exist; it is that they are so entwined, that I am filled with disappointment. It is only with a knowledge of the beauty of God paired with the destructiveness of sin that we can begin to make sense of the great tragedy we are a part of. And it is all the more a tragedy because we are not the worthless nothings we have been labelled as by last year's version of Christianity, but great and beautiful beings with terrible, gaping flaws.<BR/><BR/>What other version of "truth" explains the tragedy so evident around and within? None except the Bible.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for walking along with me and for letting me walk a little with you. I find it wonderful that the God we know is able to meet us both on our own ground despite huge differences in our experience, personality, age, culture... yet He remains unaltered by our various perspectives.jennypohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885906238155398438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140461622670330413.post-22562704667192659552008-02-22T08:17:00.000-08:002008-02-22T08:17:00.000-08:00Have you ever read Pipers Desiring God...I think y...Have you ever read Pipers Desiring God...I think you and he are saying the same thing and my brain is about to explode from the hearing...no that's not true from my trying to 'understand' it and maybe...it's not for me to fully understand?? Thanks for where you go and allowing us to followGigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805941956462456865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140461622670330413.post-78132831143746168842008-02-21T09:10:00.000-08:002008-02-21T09:10:00.000-08:00And we do need. And we need to need. When we tak...And we do need. And we need to need. When we take away the need, we lose purpose. Is it any wonder we are surrounded by such depression? <BR/><BR/>I love that your posts make me use my brain and my intellect. They do not entertain me or make me cozy. They make me work and work is very satisfying. :)joeyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261373211909007140noreply@blogger.com