tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14739368.post114810788577416879..comments2023-08-12T08:08:54.516-04:00Comments on fromthefieryfurnace: Who do you want to be?Andrew + Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153978769330911662noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14739368.post-1151288252823917772006-06-25T22:17:00.000-04:002006-06-25T22:17:00.000-04:00That last comment sounded like I was justifying a ...That last comment sounded like I was justifying a selfish lifestyle. I'm not. I believe we generally do make selfish materialistic decisions, we are fatally flawed. I strive to move towards the perfection Jesus speaks of and admire those who are further down the path than I am.Evhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056373397616403247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14739368.post-1151287185738719782006-06-25T21:59:00.000-04:002006-06-25T21:59:00.000-04:00cheeky monkey...You can't serve two masters.Can yo...cheeky monkey...<BR/><BR/>You can't serve two masters.<BR/>Can you be a Christian without taking a vow of poverty? If not then we are all in a spot of bother.<BR/><BR/>"If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."<BR/><BR/>Again I say Balance.Evhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056373397616403247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14739368.post-1151113316197267432006-06-23T21:41:00.000-04:002006-06-23T21:41:00.000-04:00Balance?Good one Ev.I can see Mother Teresa wearin...Balance?<BR/><BR/>Good one Ev.<BR/><BR/>I can see Mother Teresa wearing the glasses and going for the glamour. And I can see Audrey Heburn say: "I want to share Christ's suffering, and so somehow to attain to the resurection of the dead."<BR/><BR/>Or Jesus: "Actually. You CAN serve God and money afterall. Just keep it in balance."<BR/><BR/>:)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14739368.post-1150936331768047502006-06-21T20:32:00.000-04:002006-06-21T20:32:00.000-04:00Surly the answer to all your questions is balance?...Surly the answer to all your questions is balance???Evhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056373397616403247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14739368.post-1150210014335420322006-06-13T10:46:00.000-04:002006-06-13T10:46:00.000-04:00As always, a thoughtful post. Keen to hear more! E...As always, a thoughtful post. Keen to hear more! Esp now that we will soon be in the same hemisphere.<BR/><BR/>I know that it don't work this way -- but are Mother Teresa or Audrey Hepburn as icons my only choices?<BR/><BR/>Could I choose The Apostle Paul?<BR/><BR/>Justin.<BR/><BR/>PS Took me a long time to figure out what to write in this post. Hmmm.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14739368.post-1148519621100334662006-05-24T21:13:00.000-04:002006-05-24T21:13:00.000-04:00Is it our pride that wants a lifestyle of "right f...Is it our pride that wants a lifestyle of "right fit"?<BR/>Take Off My Shoes<BR/><BR/>I’ll take off my shoes, I’m coming in,<BR/>Untie this rope, I’m staying with him,<BR/>Love of my life, I’ll live and die,<BR/>Just for the moments for my king and I.<BR/><BR/>Why did you call, why did you wait,<BR/>For someone so guilty, someone so fake.<BR/>There are no words for my beautiful song,<BR/>Now I’m in the arms of my beautiful one.<BR/><BR/>Hold me, blow all the pride from my bones,<BR/>With your fire.<BR/>Hold me, breathe on this heart made of stone,<BR/>Keep it pure.<BR/>Hold me, saviour of heaven and earth,<BR/>King forever.<BR/>Hold me, love of my life lead me on,<BR/>Through the fire, lead me on...<BR/><BR/>I’ll take off this crown and fall at your feet,<BR/>The secret of joy are the moments we meet.<BR/>How could a man with all of your fame,<BR/>Pull me from darkness and call me by name.<BR/><BR/>So hold me today, as I carry your cross,<BR/>Into the desert to find who is lost.<BR/>Look at my hands, they’re still full of faith,<BR/>God keep them clean till we finish the race.<BR/><BR/>Written by Delirious? ©2005 Curious? Music UKVijay Gehanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091248462848855098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14739368.post-1148128897583493392006-05-20T08:41:00.000-04:002006-05-20T08:41:00.000-04:00nice text. AMEN!nice text. AMEN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com