tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post1292867584551814722..comments2024-01-01T10:05:13.685-05:00Comments on YOUR DAILY DOSE: What I Learned This Summer, Part 3Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-80078887013577130712015-09-21T10:30:21.138-04:002015-09-21T10:30:21.138-04:00I have worked in prison ministry before and its ha...I have worked in prison ministry before and its hard to explain to many. Its a chill bump on the arms , hair on neck tingly experience when you witness a prisoner truly accepting his forgiveness. They really struggle with fact that God wouldn't love them for all they have done. I get it because I'm not a prisoner and I condemn myself for things I have done. Just handing someone a bible is HUGE and life changing. hollihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558294192449866387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-71955666096255424632015-09-20T22:07:27.573-04:002015-09-20T22:07:27.573-04:00Hi Robin.
Somehow I missed part 2... I'll find...Hi Robin.<br />Somehow I missed part 2... I'll find it later. This post gave me a lot to think about. There's nothing I wish to share right now, but thank you for posting this.Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-63650477481454084982015-09-20T14:58:11.043-04:002015-09-20T14:58:11.043-04:00It is amazing how one person or 2 can change your ...It is amazing how one person or 2 can change your life. For this man, one gave him the bible and the other showed no judgement by simply saying, fast, "Yes". One can only hope we find the right guidance and can help people even if we don't realize it. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-45386568276394617582015-09-19T22:51:28.522-04:002015-09-19T22:51:28.522-04:00My son was just telling the story that someone onc...My son was just telling the story that someone once asked him who went to hell. His answer, which he said he regretted much later, was like the testifiers story- that someone that did "a succession of really bad things" and perhaps was put away for life was probably lost for good. He said he understood later he was wrong, that even if he was "dead to society" he wasn't dead to God.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-25910997124028105972015-09-19T20:35:58.544-04:002015-09-19T20:35:58.544-04:00We who follow the Christ Jesus are "lesser Ch...We who follow the Christ Jesus are "lesser Christians" when put into perspective of who God wants us to be and the potential we have to be better. Comparing ourselves to others in order to see who is the better Christian can be a destructive practice to follow. We might emulate others who we think of as good Christians, respect them, and keep company with them. Following Christ is not a contest. In our pursuit to be like Jesus we can become better, but if we are "lesser" then we must be doing something wrong.<br /><br />The choices we make are immensely important with one choice--the choice to trust in God and follow His ways--being the most important choice of all and the one that ultimately matters more than any others.<br /><br />I've posted one of my own Soundtrack posts at <a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a> today. Hope you'll take a look. I'm going to start posting some of these in conjunction with some of my upcoming BOTB posts.<br /><br /><br />Arlee Bird<br />A to Z Challenge Co-host<br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-75568202304791324492015-09-19T20:34:50.950-04:002015-09-19T20:34:50.950-04:00Choices are extremely important. They make us who ...Choices are extremely important. They make us who we are, but I also try to look at life with the 'everyday is a new day' mentality. I mean you should always be careful what you do, but you can become someone new with each hour you draw breath. I look forward to the next part of your story. Brandon Axhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027731412064014586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-75958361070700576162015-09-19T20:14:04.853-04:002015-09-19T20:14:04.853-04:00I'm not going to comment on Rocky Raccoon.
I ...I'm not going to comment on Rocky Raccoon.<br /><br />I can't believe that I got the slogan wrong. It seems like I can clearly see the Pringles commercial from when I was a kid and it being all about not being able to stop. But maybe I'm confusing it with Lays. I'm getting OLD obviously. The memory is shot.<br /><br />It is very easy to let people into your life who take you in the wrong direction. Not killing someone and kidnap someone wrong (necessarily) but just wrong. I've lived in all sorts of places (geographically and head space), and I can say with some conviction that my life works better when my choices are better (towards God rather than away). <br /><br />I don't think I can speak for the Gideon fella. I'm sure he knew he did a bad thing. Bad things. I mean unless he was raised with no moral code at all... he had to know. And I don't believe he used that as an excuse for what he did. I think it was just when he was at that really dark place that his life began to turn around. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-39788720066821588472015-09-19T20:08:17.000-04:002015-09-19T20:08:17.000-04:00Well, I guess that is the beauty of relationship. ...Well, I guess that is the beauty of relationship. Only you (and God, of course) know when you're in it and when you're not. Or if it could be better.<br /><br />I think all of us could be in a better relationship than the one we're currently in. Of course, it could be worse, too.<br /><br />I suppose the point of this bit was simply to say that every choice is pushing you one way or another. Some are large pushes, some are small. <br /><br />I was reading in Romans today. Paul said that it's sin if you think it's sin and it isn't if you think it isn't. I think that statement goes to show that God cares about Intention. If you know something is sin (bad) and you do it anyway, well then it really is sin. If you do something someone else thinks is bad (but you don't) than it's not sin. I don't know if I got all that exactly right, but it's something else to ponder.<br /><br />So, that reading in Romans leads me to say to you... only you know if you need to "straighten up and fly right." If so, get busy!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-71216569348604916822015-09-19T20:02:36.967-04:002015-09-19T20:02:36.967-04:00Absolutely. Every choice we make turns us in one d...Absolutely. Every choice we make turns us in one direction or another.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-38399998387274944372015-09-18T13:38:00.394-04:002015-09-18T13:38:00.394-04:00I'm not sure I was able to comprehend anything...I'm not sure I was able to comprehend anything after the word "Gideons."<br /><br />I just kept hearing the lyrics to <i>Rocky Raccoon</i> going through my heard.<br /><br /><i><br />Rocky Raccoon<br />Fell back to his room<br />Only to find Gideon's bible<br /><br />Gideon checked out<br />And left it no doubt<br />To help with good Rocky's revival</i><br /><br />I reconnected with some old college friends using Facebook, so I see the value you'll get with your camp associates.<br /><br />Most of the music events I go to have Facebook pages if I were to spend the time.<br /><br />However, I do believe that if you're going to use the "can't make just one" tag line, you should give credit to the right chip-"bet you can't eat just one" was a Lays slogan.<br /><br />On a serious note, regarding the people you let into your life, you are so right. It is all too easy to fall in with people who lead you down the wrong path. That does not have to be a path to a horribly dark place, but as you say-away from Christ is damage enough.<br /><br />We usually know what the right path is-and I'll bet the Gideon knew even though he said he did not know Christ at the tine-it's just that the wrong path is often easier, or more immediately gratifying.<br /><br /><i>D'do d'do d'do do do do, come on, Rocky boy</i><br /><br />LarryDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-20319353381436338912015-09-18T13:23:50.475-04:002015-09-18T13:23:50.475-04:00GIRL WONDER ~
I am really enjoying these 'What...GIRL WONDER ~<br />I am really enjoying these 'What I Learned This Summer' posts.<br /><br />Yep, anytime you bring Jesus into the conversation, you're going to get less comments. (Politics can do that, too.) I figured out that it scares people. And I think I know why it scares most people.<br /><br />I almost laughed out loud when I read <b>"...he asked the pastor if Jesus could forgive a murderer,..."</b> Well, let's see... Uhm... as I recall, Jesus even forgave those who murdered Him, while He was still alive and suffering, hanging on the cross. (<b>"Forgive them, Father..."</b>)<br /><br />The whole subject of Forgiveness and Salvation, and what Christ really did for us by sacrificing Himself on the cross is a very complex topic. I pondered it deeply as I read and re-read my Bible year after year after year.<br /><br />I believe I was finally given the answer to the riddle, and not surprisingly, I came away with a different viewpoint than is maintained by the mainstream Christian community. But for sure, what Christ Yeshua did was a real thing - an exceedingly important thing - and I believe that for most people, it won't really be understood until the moment they find themselves "face-to-Face" with God The Father.<br /><br />I think one of my big problems, or failings, is that I rarely take seriously into consideration that I could be dead tomorrow. I live as if I'm going to go on living for a long, long time - as if I have plenty of time and chances to get my act back together again. I'm so far off the path I once was on with God and Christ, and if I died today, I would have to say that I didn't live up to my potential and didn't come close to achieving the sort of relationship I COULD and SHOULD have with Them.<br /><br />I need to straighten up and fly right!<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-52633235419724957242015-09-18T09:53:43.689-04:002015-09-18T09:53:43.689-04:00And what if that man had never handed him the Bibl...And what if that man had never handed him the Bible? Or he decided not to read it?<br />Choices can be like steps leading us away from or to Jesus. And certainly our friends can lead us either direction. I'm fortunate that the people I hang with are all Christians and we help one another in our walk.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com