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Comment on My Love/Hate Relationship with Lent by Tim

Tim — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:55:51 +0000

Thanks, Christy! Thanks for stopping by.

Comment on My Love/Hate Relationship with Lent by Tim

Tim — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:54:46 +0000

That’s too funny. I’ve been thinking about that line “Good News & Bad News” all week. It really seems that way with a proper framing of Salvation & Discipleship.

Comment on My Love/Hate Relationship with Lent by Christy Cabe

Christy Cabe — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:42:05 +0000

Great post, Tim. Thanks for sharing.

Comment on My Love/Hate Relationship with Lent by Trevor Lee

Trevor Lee — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:20:01 +0000

Tim, that was a great post! I love how you put a line through the second half of that verse–I think that sums up one of the great struggles of American Christianity. A couple weeks ago I preached a sermon called “Good news and bad news” talking about this same point. It was an interesting exercise for me because while I’ve tried to be honest about the hard parts of following Jesus there’s always this fear that if it sounds too hard people will run. Jesus let them. I have to keep trying to be more like him. Thanks again man–great stuff.

Comment on Marketing the Cross by Nathan J. Anderson

Nathan J. Anderson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:45:30 +0000

Good point. I wrestle with the God’s provision and blessing vs. the reality of persecution. So much of life has to do with capturing one’s thoughts for Christ, and then moving forward into the dreams God has planted in your heart.

Yes, there is blessing as we obey, but that blessing isn’t always readily evident. Christ suffered willingly to inherit US. Which leads to the question: what is it God has called me to do to in order to inherit a blessing?

As I pursue that calling, I want to provide well for my family, and to share what we have with others. But if persecution and hardship rears its head, so be it. We will walk faithfully to inherit a blessing in the future.

Comment on Marketing the Cross by Stephen Haggerty

Stephen Haggerty — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:27:49 +0000

That’s great stuff. Or who would want to eat his flesh and drink his blood? Or who would want to become last? Not sure how anyone could spin Jesus to be a prophet of a health & wealth gospel.

Comment on The Two Most Important Things To Remember This Valentine’s Day by Tim

Tim — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:23:46 +0000

Good question. One of the points Eggerich emphasized was, because of our love-dominated culture, it can be hard for us to practically define what respect looks like. So in our heads love and respect aren’t that different.

A couple practical ways for a wife to show respect that he mentioned: appreciate his desire to work and achieve, to protect and provide, to be strong and to lead and make decisions, and desire for shoulder to shoulder relationship.

To be fair and balanced, let me add some of the ways husbands can show love that were mentioned: when you want to be with her face to face, aren’t secretly mad at her, empathize with her, are completely committed to her, and treasure her above all else.

Those probably need unpacked, but you can see the difference. It’s also not to say that men don’t need love or women don’t need respect, because we both need both.

Comment on The Two Most Important Things To Remember This Valentine’s Day by Trevor Lee

Trevor Lee — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:05:40 +0000

Tim, I like your point about the way men are portrayed in the media. I’ve thought about that before in regard to the media portraying marriage as boring or a constant battle, but hadn’t thought about it specifically in regard to how men and women are portrayed.

I don’t know if they talked about this at the conference, but I’d be interested in your thoughts on how respect and love are the same and how they’re different. Seems there’s some overlap there to me, but I’d be interested in what you think.

Thanks for the great post!