tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post8942012042022264314..comments2024-03-15T17:06:31.642-05:00Comments on The Piety That Lies Between: A Progressive Christian Perspective: Shelter from the StormEric Reitanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135739290199272992noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-19697638240792097912011-08-25T12:37:21.165-05:002011-08-25T12:37:21.165-05:00Hehe..."seems". But I invite creative de...Hehe..."seems". But I invite creative definitions of "sewems" that would make it fit in the sentence in which I used it...Eric Reitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135739290199272992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-57148936530097208892011-08-24T17:42:55.938-05:002011-08-24T17:42:55.938-05:00"sewems"
Now see, I like to learn new ..."sewems" <br /><br />Now see, I like to learn new words. Your blog challenges my brain. Thank you. I am not being sarcastic, I am being honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-85668758436338047192011-08-13T08:24:56.210-05:002011-08-13T08:24:56.210-05:00Dan: I do believe there is an important difference...Dan: I do believe there is an important difference between the kind of "evangelism" I am envisioning in this post (which I describe as the act of creating a line of division for the sake of inviting the other to cross over to your side) and what I would describe as authentic evangelism--sharing good news with those one is in full community with. A fuller treatment of this distinction sewems worth pursuing at some point.Eric Reitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135739290199272992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-85876268257822527512011-08-12T22:48:29.372-05:002011-08-12T22:48:29.372-05:00Very well written post! I'm a Christian resea...Very well written post! I'm a Christian research meteorologist who apparently lives just down the road from you in Norman, OK. I research severe storms and tornadoes for a living (Indeed the likelihood of severe storms were predicted that day, but it's tough to forecast exactly when and where they are going to strike, or how severe they will be). What you experienced was a classic severe downburst, and I appreciate your account of it and am very glad that you and your family are safe.<br /><br />I also greatly enjoyed your account of the church that provided shelter for you. While I disagree with your theology on many points (I'm fairly conservative theologically), I also agree with it on many other points, and I have always found your posts thought-provoking (as well as your book responding to the New Atheists). I think you hit the nail on the head about the nurturing of love that Christianity provides that transcends our tribal nature. I think we as Christians should not be afraid to hold that out to the world as a contribution, and invite them along on the journey in following Christ in that context. I too am leery of shallow evangelizing, but I also cannot bring myself to abandon evangelism itself, because I really do believe Christ is uniquely God and also the best human that has ever walked this Earth. Nevertheless it should always be done in love, and in a manner that points to Christ and his loving nature. When that is done authentically, I think a lot of the in-group/out-group thinking and the often negative fallout from it takes care of itself.Dan D.http://withallmymind.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-11136143016545705282011-08-12T20:11:07.390-05:002011-08-12T20:11:07.390-05:00That is an incredible story that is incredibly wel...That is an incredible story that is incredibly well written. Seeing your son rise in the air, how terrifying. I am not sure I could have recovered from that as quickly as you two did. Be certain to save all of these stories for your children. Stories like this will last for many generations. Thank God, and it was God, all of you are well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-70450151214947269882011-08-09T19:43:05.763-05:002011-08-09T19:43:05.763-05:00I believe you are correct too, but we have to arra...I believe you are correct too, but we have to arrange situations where we can just talk together. A conversation need have no purpose, but that is what is necessary to "know" the other. The storm proved useful for that purpose as do most disasters, excluding war.mountainbikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365843198094066413noreply@blogger.com