tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post114879166934999547..comments2024-02-14T23:28:11.026-08:00Comments on FORGOTTEN PROPHETS: AmazingJack Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-1148965024309195702006-05-29T21:57:00.000-07:002006-05-29T21:57:00.000-07:00Hopefully he'll see the humor in it, eventually. ...Hopefully he'll see the humor in it, eventually. If we can't laugh at ourselves, at least we can laugh at others.<BR/><BR/><BR/>JJack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-1148952496129743632006-05-29T18:28:00.000-07:002006-05-29T18:28:00.000-07:00I'd be willing to bet no other cat in the history ...I'd be willing to bet no other cat in the history of cats has been blessed with the name "Somalia"<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a great choice.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874712703862427318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-1148938756816450672006-05-29T14:39:00.000-07:002006-05-29T14:39:00.000-07:00Well, I *thought* it was a cat. But it doesn't hav...Well, I *thought* it was a cat. But it doesn't have any noticiable cat attributes. No grooming, no nose-touching. Turns out it's a pterodactyl. A least, I think it is. Some sort of a missing link - a hairy bird - well, not so much *hair* as some cross between hair and scales. It's like petting a cactus. Who knew? - the Evolutionists were right, it seems. I'm calling him - I think it's a him - "Somalia." <BR/><BR/><BR/>JJack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-1148931631052866322006-05-29T12:40:00.000-07:002006-05-29T12:40:00.000-07:00There is also, I believe, a level of personal sham...There is also, I believe, a level of personal shame involved in the story you tell, should one ignore the plight of pain and suffering of the helpless... even in starving cats. How can God look at us as having been faithful over so small a thing unless we do our due dilligence? To ignore a starving cat or dog says a great deal about what is in a man's heart-- I speak of spiritual things. <BR/><BR/>I often find it difficult to justify, in my own mind, God's reasoning in saving me... I certainly don't deserve it, and every attempt to prove to Him how grateful I am always falls flat. I guess my only job is to do what I can with what He has given me. It is not for me to save a single soul, only tell them the good news, and even in this I often fail. <BR/><BR/>But because of the aforementioned Amazing Grace, there is great comfort in doing my best. For while perfection is impossible to achieve in this flesh, the pursuit of it is not without merit... <I>(that just happens to be my personal motto... how nice of you to allow me an opportunity to share it!)</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the insight. You did the right thing, Brother.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874712703862427318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-1148913695704791662006-05-29T07:41:00.000-07:002006-05-29T07:41:00.000-07:00Ah, Sanctification/Perfection/Theosis. Addressed a...Ah, Sanctification/Perfection/Theosis. Addressed also in a spirited, theologically hopeful, and sometimes filling-rattling fashion from The Fathers to the Reformed in an <A HREF="http://catholica.pontifications.net/?page_id=866" REL="nofollow">entire thread</A> over at the prize-winning <A HREF="http://catholica.pontifications.net/" REL="nofollow">Pontifications</A>. <BR/><BR/>Gloom -- only one piece of the story.<BR/><BR/>Hence...<BR/><BR/>Cheers.<BR/><BR/>DilysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-1148866046029143972006-05-28T18:27:00.000-07:002006-05-28T18:27:00.000-07:00For me, it always boils down to the same question....For me, it always boils down to the same question. Who will free me from this body of death. Hardly a reflection of rejoicing always, eh? But we are not cartoons. We have depth. We were given an impossible commandment, *Be ye perfect...* - but the thing that completes us is not owed, it's given, and none of us can receive it perfectly. So we strive for zeal, and work for diligence, but we understand that we have no strength in ourselves. It is an excuse, of sorts. What more can we do, than our best?<BR/><BR/>http://forgottenprophets.blogspot.com/2005/12/armor.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>JJack Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04599425185005999225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19936712.post-1148859370355659852006-05-28T16:36:00.000-07:002006-05-28T16:36:00.000-07:00I think you're describing wrestling not against fl...I think you're describing <EM><A HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=56&chapter=6&verse=11&end_verse=13&version=9&context=context" REL="nofollow">wrestling not against flesh and blood</A></EM>. Neither indifference, nor the excess zeal of misdirected focus. <BR/><BR/>From another tradition, <EM>skilful means</EM>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com