Comments on: The faith of a dog-woman http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/ musings from those on the journey Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:08:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: blestpickle http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143394 blestpickle Wed, 19 Jul 2006 02:30:22 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143394 LOL! fascinating definition of good .. (and no, I don't want Keith Urban -- his name always makes me think of urban cowboy) i was away on holidays .. driving trip to Hervey Bay and back -- missed the whales but had a great time anyway. And now I'm about to go out to lunch (my lucky day) cya! LOL! fascinating definition of good .. (and no, I don’t want Keith Urban — his name always makes me think of urban cowboy) i was away on holidays .. driving trip to Hervey Bay and back — missed the whales but had a great time anyway. And now I’m about to go out to lunch (my lucky day)
cya!

]]> By: Greg the explorer http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143393 Greg the explorer Wed, 19 Jul 2006 02:25:28 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143393 This is crazy...I hadn't seen you about for awhile BP and I was just thinking I wonder how blestpickle is going...and lo and behold...I think I'll take my powers and use them for good... I wonder how Nicole Kidman is going.... This is crazy…I hadn’t seen you about for awhile BP and I was just thinking I wonder how blestpickle is going…and lo and behold…I think I’ll take my powers and use them for good…

I wonder how Nicole Kidman is going….

]]> By: blestpickle http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143391 blestpickle Wed, 19 Jul 2006 02:22:41 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143391 That's why the whole pride/pharisee thing is so deadly, it takes us to a place where we presume God is only going to speak through certain channels, and so,when He does speak we refuse to hear him because the means didn't come through the right channels. For some reason I'm reminded of the storyof Naaman, who thought he ought to be able to bathe in the river of his own cultural choice to be healed, but had to submit to the Jordan instead. That'sthe stupefying part, that God chooses to flow His life through our polluted streams! That’s why the whole pride/pharisee thing is so deadly, it takes us to a place where we presume God is only going to speak through certain channels, and so,when He does speak we refuse to hear him because the means didn’t come through the right channels. For some reason I’m reminded of the storyof Naaman, who thought he ought to be able to bathe in the river of his own cultural choice to be healed, but had to submit to the Jordan instead. That’sthe stupefying part, that God chooses to flow His life through our polluted streams!

]]> By: dan http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143385 dan Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:08:25 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143385 It makes sense to me in that a lot of Jesus' message is about being open to the wisdom of God preached from places that you wouldn't expect - or from people that we devalue. Jesus put a high value on "those that have ears to hear". It makes sense to me in that a lot of Jesus’ message is about being open to the wisdom of God preached from places that you wouldn’t expect - or from people that we devalue. Jesus put a high value on “those that have ears to hear”.

]]> By: Greg the explorer http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143353 Greg the explorer Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:36:55 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143353 I like that alot - So when Paul writes be perfoect like your father in heaven is perfect it becomes a whole lot easier to achieve if that doesn;t mean that you;'ve go tto get it right each and everytime with no need to learn anything! I like that alot - So when Paul writes be perfoect like your father in heaven is perfect it becomes a whole lot easier to achieve if that doesn;t mean that you;’ve go tto get it right each and everytime with no need to learn anything!

]]> By: dan http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143350 dan Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:05:21 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143350 I have been toying with the idea that Jesus was perfect, and that the message is that perfection includes being teachable. I have been toying with the idea that Jesus was perfect, and that the message is that perfection includes being teachable.

]]> By: wayne http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143315 wayne Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:00:56 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143315 I agree with you Laura about Jesus being a "real person". He experienced emotions and fears just as we do. It was how he handled such emotions and fears that set Him apart. When you look at his miracles, it could well be that the gospels give us the noteworthy events of his ministry time much like a biography of a person tells only the significant moments of a person's life. I don't think Jesus healed every person that crossed his path, or was doing miracles 24/7. Perhaps his miracles were interspersed with weeks of "mundane" living and relating to ordinary, everyday people in ordinary, everyday ways. Sounds very human to me.... I agree with you Laura about Jesus being a “real person”. He experienced emotions and fears just as we do. It was how he handled such emotions and fears that set Him apart.

When you look at his miracles, it could well be that the gospels give us the noteworthy events of his ministry time much like a biography of a person tells only the significant moments of a person’s life. I don’t think Jesus healed every person that crossed his path, or was doing miracles 24/7. Perhaps his miracles were interspersed with weeks of “mundane” living and relating to ordinary, everyday people in ordinary, everyday ways. Sounds very human to me….

]]> By: Laura http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143307 Laura Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:37:55 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143307 It begs the question- What does it mean to say Jesus became human? Is being human just a body that we wear, two arms, two legs, etc? Do we see God as being syphoned into it, like a convenient disguise? Or was Jesus 'really' human? With human knowledge, awareness, frailties, moods, warmth and understanding. My personal view is of Jesus as a real person, with some extra awareness, extra purpose. The bible speaks about him in various examples as experiencing fear, wanting to be alone, feeling rejection, changing his mind as well as eating, drinking and washing. Though I guess if you focus on the miracles, walking on water, quieting the storm, healing lepers, than it would lend weight to the "God syphoned into a human body" theory. It begs the question- What does it mean to say Jesus became human? Is being human just a body that we wear, two arms, two legs, etc? Do we see God as being syphoned into it, like a convenient disguise? Or was Jesus ‘really’ human? With human knowledge, awareness, frailties, moods, warmth and understanding.

My personal view is of Jesus as a real person, with some extra awareness, extra purpose. The bible speaks about him in various examples as experiencing fear, wanting to be alone, feeling rejection, changing his mind as well as eating, drinking and washing.

Though I guess if you focus on the miracles, walking on water, quieting the storm, healing lepers, than it would lend weight to the “God syphoned into a human body” theory.

]]> By: Greg the explorer http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143302 Greg the explorer Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:57:38 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143302 Cheryl - you said a mouthful with very few words. Many people I have spoken to about this very part of scripture have thought I was saying Jesus was sinful - NO NOT AT ALL!!! I think it means that we as a community of believers actually need to review what sin actually is. I don;t think making a mistake is a sin - I don't think that even being not nice to people is a sin - arrogance? perhaps - but not a sin. Homer - love your work!!! Cheryl - you said a mouthful with very few words. Many people I have spoken to about this very part of scripture have thought I was saying Jesus was sinful - NO NOT AT ALL!!!

I think it means that we as a community of believers actually need to review what sin actually is. I don;t think making a mistake is a sin - I don’t think that even being not nice to people is a sin - arrogance? perhaps - but not a sin.

Homer - love your work!!!

]]> By: cheryl http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143294 cheryl Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:01:01 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/07/13/the-faith-of-a-dog-woman/#comment-143294 surely having stuff to learn doesn't equal sinfullness. surely having stuff to learn doesn’t equal sinfullness.

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