tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post2028566048994136126..comments2023-04-27T04:07:06.136-07:00Comments on All That To Say...: Preaching Imagination, Acts 2Mark Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02540050430568723424noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-11070701932555055302010-04-26T11:36:57.811-07:002010-04-26T11:36:57.811-07:00cheryl and adam
thanks for adding to the conversa...cheryl and adam<br /><br />thanks for adding to the conversation. well worth the wait.Mark Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540050430568723424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-48397709858236744612010-04-26T10:24:21.271-07:002010-04-26T10:24:21.271-07:00Like the humbling and vivifying realization that y...Like the humbling and vivifying realization that your life really mattered, that your hope was not wasted, that somehow amidst all of the upside down and inside out choices, you managed somehow to find what your real meaning in life was and see it materialize right in front of you. <br /><br />There is little as powerful and terrifying as watching God's providence happen in front of your eyes. It is much safer, much more run of the mill to see it in the rear-view mirror comforting yourself with God's guiding hand through your past to lead you to where you are now. But when that hand opens in front of you and God's kingdom happens in undeniable real time, it is so extraordinary that it usually makes us tremble with fear, then dance with joy (if we don't run away).adam hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752576902753598064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-52059118988726284042010-04-21T12:32:34.574-07:002010-04-21T12:32:34.574-07:00Like cool water on a dry parched throat.
Like the...Like cool water on a dry parched throat.<br /><br />Like the words "It's a boy!" to an impatient new mama.<br /><br />Like the words "She's gonna make it." to an anxious family.Cheryl Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772914113371343068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-86820058697991315242010-04-16T13:55:10.663-07:002010-04-16T13:55:10.663-07:00I long for these things: in the loosing, something...I long for these things: in the loosing, something is found - new life! ...to be brave enough to live "day by day" and to KNOW that I will be provided for "day by day" - and to know the promise isn't just for me - I long for "sons and daughters" to live in the truth now. The image that really comes to me is from Psalm 46 when the earth gives way, waters roar and mountains quake - but then finally "There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,<br />the holy place where the Most High dwells." ... and my soul rests <br /><br />you know what I think already - but maybe these were new<br /><br />nancynlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07833908982633921243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-65051784252777706302010-04-16T11:17:40.639-07:002010-04-16T11:17:40.639-07:00Yes, thank you. Keep them coming.
mlYes, thank you. Keep them coming.<br /><br />mlMark Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540050430568723424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-34442300405454639802010-04-16T09:21:10.033-07:002010-04-16T09:21:10.033-07:00...like the day the snow started melting in Narnia......like the day the snow started melting in Narnia when Aslan was on the move.Eric Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771209613921239363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-44073802106168464092010-04-16T07:28:39.471-07:002010-04-16T07:28:39.471-07:00like a desert thirst
like coming home for a soldie...like a desert thirst<br />like coming home for a soldierKeith Brentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370891993969932472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-79121723182937790302010-04-16T07:20:18.841-07:002010-04-16T07:20:18.841-07:00perfect, thanks saraperfect, thanks saraMark Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540050430568723424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-20062351207727299292010-04-16T07:18:56.266-07:002010-04-16T07:18:56.266-07:00another one - it's always about nature for me ...another one - it's always about nature for me - John 15-<br />It lived in their hearts like a first protruding bump of a bud on a vine, a small little twig that would one day be a strong vital part of the vine, a branch that would one day bear fruit - connected to the vine which gives growth and sustains the branch to bear fruit. -sara bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318702029180659203.post-29184348028978438472010-04-16T07:12:12.880-07:002010-04-16T07:12:12.880-07:00It lived in their hearts like flowers in the dead ...It lived in their hearts like flowers in the dead of winter, anticipating and being prepared for spring. I say "being prepared" rather than "preparing" because the waiting process was about waiting for God to do something - not about them making it happen themselves. We get to grow, to open, to bloom - but it's God's Spirit that works the miracle. I anticipate that blooming moment. Sometimes I get glimpses of it - but here on this earth, maybe that's just what we get - glimpses. Although I do believe the church should be where we best get the glimpse, and for me, it's where I least glimpse what I hope for. -sara bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com