tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.comments2013-04-15T19:44:28.988-07:00Cardigans in ChurchJoseph Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02438080791842601299noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-37867785321402891762013-04-15T19:44:28.988-07:002013-04-15T19:44:28.988-07:00The Song of Mary is a fantastic response! I hadn&#...The Song of Mary is a fantastic response! I hadn't made the connection between the passage and the Song of Mary, but it really does fit. She had to admit that God was at work, and that the help that Israel longed for was in her womb! Joseph Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438080791842601299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-51004943883424360892013-04-14T20:59:32.695-07:002013-04-14T20:59:32.695-07:00"God has done great things, and God is doing ..."God has done great things, and God is doing great things in you already, and God is doing great things in others already, so help each other to see more clearly. Give thanks to God, serve God by serving and by being served, and point toward God and proclaim, 'Behold! God is faithful and true!'"<br /><br />You made me sing a little.<br /><br />My soul magnifies the Lord,<br />He who is mighty has done great things for me.<br />He has helped his servant Israel,<br />in remembrance of his mercy,<br />as he spoke to our fathers,<br />to Abraham and to his offspring forever.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHzevDE3xhU#t=4m01sarielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672510937140894712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-43525007854457830342012-07-08T16:53:21.823-07:002012-07-08T16:53:21.823-07:00Joe,
I took a look at the article, and the series ...Joe,<br />I took a look at the article, and the series of comments. I understand that this is an issue of deep concern to you, and because I am a) not episcopalian, and b) not in a good place to really articulate the unthematic convictions I have around the invitation to communion, I won't comment on content here.<br /><br />I look forward to having this conversation with you multiple times over the next few years while we're both in seminary, though.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158702606540665528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-44655557433155088912011-11-03T06:46:57.101-07:002011-11-03T06:46:57.101-07:00Moved me to tears. Thank you.Moved me to tears. Thank you.arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672510937140894712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-79224732461889893072011-10-07T19:33:52.362-07:002011-10-07T19:33:52.362-07:00Yes, Mary, we should.
You're going into past...Yes, Mary, we should. <br /><br />You're going into pastoral counseling, yes? I thought that was the last I'd heard from our dearest Em'ly. Which school do you plan on attending?Joseph Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438080791842601299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-29052746548782538322011-10-05T22:49:52.050-07:002011-10-05T22:49:52.050-07:00I am so proud of you, love! Your post has inspired...I am so proud of you, love! Your post has inspired me to start working on my grad school app. (but not quite yet to bug my Conference to give me a mentor who lives in my county--because I feel like I'm being really annoying and inconvenient for moving so much)<br />Good luck! Also, we should chat sometime soon!maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158702606540665528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-92154987610192068472011-04-07T18:45:04.887-07:002011-04-07T18:45:04.887-07:00My Mormon background left me unnaturally good at f...My Mormon background left me unnaturally good at fasting. Now that I've converted, it's much harder. Somehow disciplines for the sake of God's glory and... well... discipline... are harder. I'm right there with you in these 40 days. Death to idolatry through the Blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony! We will overcome.<br /><br />It occurs to me that Catholics might have something against paraphrasing scripture. I'm a stranger to my own culture, let alone yours, so if you're offended I'm sorry.arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672510937140894712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-28919060289727165302010-11-03T15:26:52.117-07:002010-11-03T15:26:52.117-07:00Yes! A co-written book! Let us write it!Yes! A co-written book! Let us write it!Joseph Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438080791842601299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-51989173028169109022010-10-31T23:44:09.928-07:002010-10-31T23:44:09.928-07:00I think you guys should co-write a book. I'll ...I think you guys should co-write a book. I'll write the very special intro. ;)Kimberlee Stienshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894679824873709457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-83305805974743143182010-10-31T21:03:47.502-07:002010-10-31T21:03:47.502-07:00I learned a great deal from Mormonism... I'm g...I learned a great deal from Mormonism... I'm glad I helped show you something that shook you enough to open a space in which God the Spirit could teach.<br /><br />I think we should both write books.Arielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-72580565486915688092010-09-29T21:20:33.641-07:002010-09-29T21:20:33.641-07:00Romans 8 is, IMO, the best chapter in the entire c...Romans 8 is, IMO, the best chapter in the entire canon. Happy face.Arielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-44035042010250275042010-06-08T08:18:09.425-07:002010-06-08T08:18:09.425-07:00CP-
Is that an invitation for an overseas mission...CP-<br /><br />Is that an invitation for an overseas mission or is it exile for my radical views? <br /><br />Is your sheriff election today? I still don't quite understand why it's an elected position. In the county south of us, the coroner is an elected position as well. I want family values represented in autopsies, of course.Joseph Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438080791842601299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-47865195786285482192010-06-07T20:29:38.463-07:002010-06-07T20:29:38.463-07:00Thanks,
And now, would you consider an overseas mi...Thanks,<br />And now, would you consider an overseas mission assignment for a year or so?<br />CPCountry Parsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727241474360657192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-56674036771586284882010-04-27T07:50:21.284-07:002010-04-27T07:50:21.284-07:00Disregarding Alice, I second your motion, and may ...Disregarding Alice, I second your motion, and may use your post in something of my own one of these days.Country Parsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727241474360657192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-42128303398593697512010-04-26T12:22:39.429-07:002010-04-26T12:22:39.429-07:00What if the pansy is a Hindu? I think you should ...What if the pansy is a Hindu? I think you should be careful about ascribing religions to anything that cannot express its own beliefs.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923220930283169909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-19890994071367087942010-03-27T10:26:52.929-07:002010-03-27T10:26:52.929-07:00So glad you are all okay! That's almost what I...So glad you are all okay! That's almost what I hate most about scary incidents: the wondering and "what if"s afterward! It's so hard to let go and say, "We're all okay, and I can be happy with that"maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158702606540665528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-67040726320783872842010-03-15T15:31:44.866-07:002010-03-15T15:31:44.866-07:00Well, great, now you're going to Hell, and all...Well, great, now you're going to Hell, and all for a few oreos. ;)Kimberlee Stienshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894679824873709457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-15205348673382010092010-03-15T14:05:59.629-07:002010-03-15T14:05:59.629-07:00I'm sorry you had a crappy week. Sugar always ...I'm sorry you had a crappy week. Sugar always seems to offer succor, but it never lives up to its promises. Not even Oreos.Bad Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589572246042881069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-64385082556308404812010-03-15T12:31:30.895-07:002010-03-15T12:31:30.895-07:00I gave up refined sugar for Lent, and am actually ...I gave up refined sugar for Lent, and am actually really enjoying it. I give myself an allowance for Sundays sometimes, and for eating out socially. It is just too hard to avoid all sucrose at all times, y'know. But it has also got me thinking about eating healthier in general, and about choosing my sweet things carefully. I indulged in a double-double from Tim Hortons before we left Canada yesterday, and it was marvelous! (I also gave up skipping church, and that's going quite well too!)maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10158702606540665528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-67538169901233106142010-03-09T12:23:03.309-08:002010-03-09T12:23:03.309-08:00Welcome to the club my friend.Welcome to the club my friend.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923220930283169909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-2344959209136416222010-02-19T10:26:32.124-08:002010-02-19T10:26:32.124-08:00Very well said.
CPVery well said.<br />CPCountry Parsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727241474360657192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-38707486850510885672010-02-09T11:41:09.622-08:002010-02-09T11:41:09.622-08:00I would do whatever one you can't do later. If...I would do whatever one you can't do later. If it turns out to be both, well, you need better callings! ;) There's no reason not to have it all.Kimberlee Stienshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894679824873709457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-16262709818626766712010-02-09T05:54:01.336-08:002010-02-09T05:54:01.336-08:00I believe God will work with you on whatever path ...I believe God will work with you on whatever path you take. I’m sort of on board with the co-create with God idea, rather than the God has your life mapped out from beginning to end and you just have to pray for that to be revealed to you idea. Something in you longs for a bit of freedom and playfulness, and I would heed that. I would rather repent than resent. Hmm, perhaps I’m not the best person for advice, because that sounds rather flippant, and I have no call to ministry that I’m trying to fulfill. Still, I think that if you live your life always with a strict agenda, always on the same road, you miss a lot of joy and can become dull and lifeless. It’s unbalanced.Bad Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589572246042881069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-32106363897273397812010-02-08T10:17:40.189-08:002010-02-08T10:17:40.189-08:00Often times there are little detours along paths a...Often times there are little detours along paths and they are really fun and sometimes you take a "wrong turn" that leads you to that one spot west of town where you can see all the windmills and it turns out to be a really good place to watch the sunset. And sometimes paths run parallel to each other and meet up later.<br /><br />And anyway, wandering around not necessarily knowing where you are going is fun.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923220930283169909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588158868627005745.post-18893135300924292652010-02-07T23:39:51.190-08:002010-02-07T23:39:51.190-08:00I believe God can have more than one right path fo...I believe God can have more than one right path for you. It sounds like you want more than one thing, and that others have expectations for you... In the absence of direction from God, I'd try to forget what other people want, and look at what will serve you (and the kingdom) best in the end. Would you regret missing one more than missing the other?<br /><br />And do you have to keep this post so vague? :) Some of us want some details!arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672510937140894712noreply@blogger.com