tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post2219859203833126600..comments2023-05-22T04:28:21.810-05:00Comments on The Why Man: Feet, Hands, Kisses and Living HilariouslyPastor Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-43420576335256298922007-05-17T22:10:00.000-05:002007-05-17T22:10:00.000-05:00Here's to it back. iechyd da!Here's to it back. iechyd da!Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-25922590986019414832007-04-26T16:20:00.000-05:002007-04-26T16:20:00.000-05:00I've wanted to visit Salem from the moment I disco...I've wanted to visit Salem from the moment I discovered who you were. Here's to hoping...zaquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14294944467240252128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-57112882237829927412007-04-25T14:02:00.000-05:002007-04-25T14:02:00.000-05:00Zack on Crack!I love the way you write and think. ...Zack on Crack!<BR/><BR/>I love the way you write and think. Are you sure you don't feel the draw to move to Salem? Grace on you bro.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-52878342452393651002007-04-23T12:02:00.000-05:002007-04-23T12:02:00.000-05:00I remember the first time I saw the "proof" of you...I remember the first time I saw the "proof" of your indescretions from the faith. I subsequently remember yelling at my wife to come into the room while I hastily explained your situation and then I showed her the pictures.<BR/><BR/>Her reaction was even more appalling. "He was kicked out because of <EM>these</EM>?" It was a sore point because her mom is Wiccan and you won't hear this from most son-in-laws, but she's also one of my favorite people.<BR/><BR/>One of these days, I'm going to shake your hand and say thank you. Maybe someone will snap a photo while I'm giving you hug and expel me from the faith because I look like I'm caught in a compromising act despite the evidence to the contrary, despite all the sound minds who know better, despite common sense.<BR/><BR/>In the words of Snoop Dogg, "Bitches [insert group stereotype here] be trippin' and so it goes..." I've since expanded the lyric to include a wide variety of people. And it's helped me a lot. Maybe it will help you.zaquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14294944467240252128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-66600301014028476702007-04-23T12:00:00.000-05:002007-04-23T12:00:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.zaquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14294944467240252128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-44811558518183094632007-04-23T06:45:00.000-05:002007-04-23T06:45:00.000-05:00Hey B,No, someone quite a bit younger, and quite a...Hey B,<BR/>No, someone quite a bit younger, and quite a bit darker in her movies.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-71358594071128940732007-04-22T23:38:00.000-05:002007-04-22T23:38:00.000-05:00You met Elvira?You met Elvira?Agent Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722186597399802204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-55370119050554730122007-04-21T16:29:00.000-05:002007-04-21T16:29:00.000-05:00Caz,You've stated my mantra (okay I reallly don't ...Caz,<BR/><BR/>You've stated my mantra (okay I reallly don't mean that as a eastern religion humming chant meditation, but you knwo what I mean.) Wise as serpents, harmless as doves, and bold as lions - that is my totemic identification with the Gospel. Thanks for the encouragement.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-83824837272965235082007-04-21T16:26:00.000-05:002007-04-21T16:26:00.000-05:00Webb,Get caught up in the adventure bro.Webb,<BR/><BR/>Get caught up in the adventure bro.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-27374872807943390182007-04-21T08:39:00.000-05:002007-04-21T08:39:00.000-05:00I think you're great and love reading your stories...I think you're great and love reading your stories :) That's a good word about being carefree. Yep, we should consider others but if bad-minded people are looking to condemn and accuse they'll always read into circumstance to find something. Wise as serpents, innocent as doves. Innocence and purity are beautiful things. True friends believe the best and see the heart. God bless you mate. CazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-54263105662701139132007-04-20T06:33:00.000-05:002007-04-20T06:33:00.000-05:00One of my favorite lyrics is from a song penned by...One of my favorite lyrics is from a song penned by the late Rich Mullins. I sing it to myself while driving down the road late at night, when the reality that I have been taking things too seriously sets in: "Another mile farther down the road,<BR/>Another mile deeper into the night,<BR/>I can drive as hard as I want,<BR/>And never get as far as my heart was meant to go."<BR/><BR/>We're a driven people, and that kind of mindset can particularly be harmful to functional ministry. The point Rich was making, believe, is just that. Jesus, while his sights were set on his mission, he was able to accomplish it while eating and drinking with publicans and sinners. <BR/><BR/>Paul, change his whole plan because of a dream. Got up the next morning and said, "Yo dudes, a guy came to me in a dream in the middle of the night and we've got a change of plans."Those guys must have laughed hard at that one, and even harder once they started on their way. <BR/><BR/>Gettin me excited about this new thing God's leading me into. ;)Webb Klinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686751662694590781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-88952006026032560822007-04-19T09:29:00.000-05:002007-04-19T09:29:00.000-05:00Hey Abilene Agent Lady,Thanks for a really good wo...Hey Abilene Agent Lady,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a really good word, and the encouragement to be more ridiculous. I'm not sure my wife will be thrilled with the idea of me getting crazier. ;-)Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-7129921603934023842007-04-19T09:24:00.000-05:002007-04-19T09:24:00.000-05:00Mike,I'm not sure corporations easily retain a sen...Mike,<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure corporations easily retain a sense of personal relationship. The nature of corporate business is to be just that - business. It has no heart of its own, and at some point good people defend the organization, without considering the people who make it up.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-83908859205774066632007-04-19T09:22:00.000-05:002007-04-19T09:22:00.000-05:00Carl,I like your thought that church is long overd...Carl,<BR/>I like your thought that church is long overdue for a season of carelessness. Dang! That's cool.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-63831010243311027272007-04-18T16:00:00.000-05:002007-04-18T16:00:00.000-05:00I think your analogy and reflexion are true and I ...I think your analogy and reflexion are true and I want to encourage you to continue to follow your heart and the lead of the Holy Spirit to do even more ridiculous things than these. God can not be boxed in and while such unhindered love got Jesus killed and may get us killed too (even if only from the denomination), there is no safer place than to walk in the steps of the crucified lover. May our fear of God always eclipse any fear of man.agent wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17640857723836696418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-22731947081863034552007-04-18T11:44:00.000-05:002007-04-18T11:44:00.000-05:00Who was it that went leaping to conclusions about ...Who was it that went leaping to conclusions about what the photo surely MUST imply? Heh, my eeeevil side would have had me suggest to the District Supervisor that I might hire someone to take photos of that District Supervisor day and night to attempt to catch them in what could be spun into a story of compromising circumstance. <BR/><BR/>The BIG problem with the denomination, as far as I see it, is that they just don't get the idea of relational ministry- the idea that it might help if you try to strike up a relationship with the community so you earn the right to share your understanding of the Good News of the Gospels. That could be extended to a reflection that perhaps they have some kind of arrogant notion that they have an automatic right to demand to be heard. In fact, when I think about it, the whole sorry saga lends itself to the notion that the denomination may very well thrive on arrogance.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, the humility of Jesus vs the arrogance of the denomination. They're supposedly a Christian denomination, right?......<BR/><BR/>BB<BR/><BR/>Mikecernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159048983588703450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-50401835578624567502007-04-17T23:25:00.000-05:002007-04-17T23:25:00.000-05:00When controvesial circumstances happen like this o...When controvesial circumstances happen like this one I usually revert to the wisdom of Solomon to try to find clarity. Unless that is I think someone is in the wrong. It's my annoying answer to all lifes problems. <BR/><BR/>There's a time to be "cautious" and a time to be "careless".<BR/>(quotations my words)<BR/>The church is long overdue for a season of carelessness. Your free spiritedness is a breath of fresh air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com