Comments on: Stay on Your Feet: The Christian Revolution is Still Going

By: StraightGrandmother

StraightGrandmother — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 04:38:59 +0000

I bet you do, LOL!

By: slick

slick — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:56:48 +0000

John said, “This morning I was reading about the history of Protestantism in my 1974 edition of the ever-awesome Encyclopedia Britannica (that I bought in a thrift store about 10 years ago for $20 because God loves me).”

Soooo funny! And yes God does love you, so it’s soooo true as well.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:20:52 +0000

6 years of Latin here. Oh, and God also gives me great thrift shop finds.

By: Chellee

Chellee — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:19:51 +0000

I think true wisdom and true maturity allows for re-thinking issues. For the rest of our LIVES we are to be changing and growing. Doesn't Proverbs say we can be "fruitful vines" to the end of our days??? I certainly want to be….and that implies growth. And all that allows for growth.

"The wisdom that is from above is first pure then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy." James 4:17.

I see these attributes in your writings, John. And I'm happy to be part of your band. This is a world I'm getting more and more sucked into. Look what you did. Now I'm an addict!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:58:55 +0000

As others before me have noted – thanks for the informative commentary, Jan P. Dennis! And thanks to all commenters for such spirited discussion.

"Go and make disciples of all nations…" that verse somewhat fits constant reformation, in my opinion. As humans evolve (or even devolve) within and throughout different countries, cultures, beliefs systems, and institutional structures around the world, we need constantly develop new ways to reach people. This process might involve anything from Bibles in new languages, to basic-needs missions, to modifying church structures to ensure we welcome all in Love. They tricky part is more a "be in the world, but not of the world" thing, isn't it? I'm sure every church will make mistakes in the process, but forgiveness is always there. Here's a quick prayer that church reformation decisions are based on God's will, not selfish will.

By: John Shore

John Shore — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:21:41 +0000

Yes, it was the signature thing in "BB" that the character played by Lithgow kept saying. Awesome stuff, that. Guy's a genius.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:18:21 +0000

"Laugh while you can, Monkey Boy" was a line right out of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"; I don't remember hearing it in Buckaroo Bonzai, but I could be wrong.

By: John Shore

John Shore — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:45:22 +0000

Yeah, I mean … I’m sure nobody wants “keep reforming” to mean “get worse.”

By: John Z

John Z — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:48:08 +0000

It's true, but we have to keep in mind that the reforming that the church does is because as sinners we stray away from the Christ presented to us in the Scriptures and we reform to get ourselves back to the message of the Scriptures. Some churches (in the name of "reform") have decided to re-interpret the words of the Bible in such a way as to render it irrelevant and make ourselves the arbiters of what is meet, right, and salutary.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:03:51 +0000

Wow, this is way over my head, but here goes. My husband and I were just talking last night about how we hope we never say, "I'll always believe this one way and nobody can change my mind". Really, when you think about it, why would you do that? Why not shove all of your ideas out into the marketplace and let them be tried and tested? Then again, like I said, this is way over my head!