tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.comments2023-10-28T04:45:40.173-04:00Dr. Benton QuestBentonQuesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09007300481037924684noreply@blogger.comBlogger1938125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-5089323045788753612013-07-18T21:09:32.181-04:002013-07-18T21:09:32.181-04:00This is cool!This is cool!Vanessahttp://themeatgrinders.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-56407347689905252512013-05-15T17:44:38.721-04:002013-05-15T17:44:38.721-04:00Whatever happened to them? The link you posted abo...Whatever happened to them? The link you posted above (no dates on these posts? Whose bright idea was that??) is dead, and Google turns up another dead Wordpress link. Steve? Warren? Still blogging? I'm feeling nostalgic for the mid-00s blogosphere, and I wonder what you guys are doing now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-89632686630405487812012-10-16T00:44:58.292-04:002012-10-16T00:44:58.292-04:00Isn't that Lutheranism ?Isn't that Lutheranism ?Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-30917899552555480362012-09-09T19:02:11.212-04:002012-09-09T19:02:11.212-04:00Excellent points. If we are not aware of our own p...Excellent points. If we are not aware of our own prejudices we cannot make the conscious choice to move past them; or at least recognize the way they alter our perceptions. The way I most often recognize hidden prejudices in myself is when I am surprised by people I don't know. The surprise may be pleasant or unpleasant but it arises because they've communicated something that is different from my expectation. Why did I have any specific expectation of a stranger? For me that is a good place to look.Harpers Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063887885657898897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-87529552441175305462012-09-08T00:50:37.612-04:002012-09-08T00:50:37.612-04:00I hope this book is both something that heals you ...I hope this book is both something that heals you in the writing, and heals others too.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-81229477137356464052012-09-05T11:52:50.190-04:002012-09-05T11:52:50.190-04:00What an incredibly insightful comment! I have oft...What an incredibly insightful comment! I have often felt that way but really either didn't have the words to say it or didn't have the courage to say it. I do believe religion can be so much more than a way to make ourselves feel better. But I think there are many out there who really don't want to lift others up. (I am getting kind of pessimistic here!)BentonQuesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007300481037924684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-33202148735284088602012-09-05T11:38:51.112-04:002012-09-05T11:38:51.112-04:00Best of luck for a positive outcome from the waiti...Best of luck for a positive outcome from the waiting.<br /><br />It must be challenging to be a member of the clergy. Sometimes I feel like organized religions are primarily a way of creating an "us" so we can safely demonize a "them". I have fond memories of church as a kid but it's been a long time since I felt that way.Harpers Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063887885657898897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-14020082919822462642012-08-21T20:05:01.359-04:002012-08-21T20:05:01.359-04:00Often I find myself getting very frustrated and an...Often I find myself getting very frustrated and angry with people for acts of selfishness; large and small. the I encounter. A little focus on kindness might help them understand the consequences of their actions and make other choices. It mght also help me be less judgemental.Harpers Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063887885657898897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-7897174212727287112012-05-13T13:35:39.007-04:002012-05-13T13:35:39.007-04:00"This church had sat for almost two years wit..."This church had sat for almost two years without anyone even applying for the position."<br /><br />Wow - and you would WANT to work with those people?Oh, hon - run away!Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011128913015546462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-66589667624664576152012-05-13T00:17:09.007-04:002012-05-13T00:17:09.007-04:00I am sorry.
I have seen a few churches fold or go...I am sorry.<br /><br />I have seen a few churches fold or go belly up merely because the 'elders' don't want to change or work anything to make it endure. THey prefer to see its demise rather.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-13506469833798248522012-05-10T06:52:18.513-04:002012-05-10T06:52:18.513-04:00You're not a horrible person. Don't think ...You're not a horrible person. Don't think like that.<br /><br />Many people have spent years looking. You are not alone.<br /><br />Sending you big hugs...Cubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419686621818785014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-45177827529786796042012-05-10T06:40:20.106-04:002012-05-10T06:40:20.106-04:00I'm a sympathetic reader in Scotland.
I find ...I'm a sympathetic reader in Scotland.<br /><br />I find myself wondering whether your rejections have anything to do with the fact that your blog is publicly accessible, which means that appointing committees can read it. And in that case, I'm wondering whether, even if the congregation is gay-friendly, the committee, though impressed by your excellent sermons, might be given cause to hesitate by your pin-ups, pretty innocuous though they are. If a candidate were straight and the appointing committee found he'd posted comparable picture of women on his site, I surmise that that might make them hesitate. I'm not saying they would be justified in their response - I don't know what I think about that - but at the least it does seem to be handing them a weapon. In general, I guess that if they have to choose between a minister who posts pin-ups and one who doesn't, they'll usually go for the latter. Mightn't they think, "Well, if he did misbehave, we'd be blamed for not regarding pin-ups on his blog as a warning sign"?<br /><br />Sorry if this is discouraging. <br /><br />Good luck,<br /><br />Paul BrownseyPaul Brownseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764726326208869989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-42280703267839208352012-05-10T00:21:49.359-04:002012-05-10T00:21:49.359-04:00I don't think the church is ready for you. Li...I don't think the church is ready for you. Like everything else today, the church is too political, and you're too genuine. If I were you I'd get the hell out. (If nothing else, you'd make an awesome bartender, and the tips can be great!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896718673192738974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-44943702997310564242012-04-14T02:55:09.491-04:002012-04-14T02:55:09.491-04:00One of my favourite singers!One of my favourite singers!psychicclairvoyanthttp://blogboogie.com/2009/05/31/best-psychic-mediums/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-91513328896609927542012-01-29T02:29:26.113-05:002012-01-29T02:29:26.113-05:00"How many more gay people does God have to cr..."How many more gay people does God have to create before we ask ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around?" <br /><br />Hey dude, I stopped here and I was reading this article and I don't get what u mean with "I am getting tired of doing nothing. I have to get some kind of discipline in my life, but it is hard" <br />so I'll tell you must to perseverate I dont know what's your situation right know but if you believe in God you should know u can do anything what you really want in JESUS name, and you truly know what I mean, more of what people say about GOD Im gonna tell you this: <br />man can make better things, those ones who really want and those who can.<br />Changes are imoprtant in our lives, they r the consecuence of who we are, and who are we gonna be<br /><br />Greetingsoneless not onemorehttp://www.onelessnotonemore.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-86541447644037893352012-01-11T13:35:17.071-05:002012-01-11T13:35:17.071-05:00Sir, will you post any more of your stained glass ...Sir, will you post any more of your stained glass creations ? I hope to see more of them in the future. Thanks, jerryjerry gagriest@verizon.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-16135242519326553392012-01-03T14:18:11.918-05:002012-01-03T14:18:11.918-05:00Sir, Would like to see your stained glass - could ...Sir, Would like to see your stained glass - could you put pictures on the blog please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-20948673258535638932011-11-02T23:21:14.954-04:002011-11-02T23:21:14.954-04:00I think he smelled like Chanel No 5I think he smelled like Chanel No 5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-5606563042090952672011-09-20T15:33:50.531-04:002011-09-20T15:33:50.531-04:00Sounds to me like a bit of a miracle. Is the house...Sounds to me like a bit of a miracle. Is the house nearby?Cubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419686621818785014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-26041352628093167782011-09-18T22:56:53.589-04:002011-09-18T22:56:53.589-04:00Very good news indeed! I'm happy for you.Very good news indeed! I'm happy for you.Buddy Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052407067718899985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-89480825797075544322011-09-15T22:17:56.035-04:002011-09-15T22:17:56.035-04:00I am really sorry to hear all this. But, yes, it&...I am really sorry to hear all this. But, yes, it's true. Homophobia is there, and real.<br /><br />Bummer. really big bummer.<br /><br />Prayers ascendBeartoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629488754337171368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-48143914612826933812011-09-10T20:52:19.465-04:002011-09-10T20:52:19.465-04:00that was truly most excellent.that was truly most excellent.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-35919980462051665512011-08-13T17:30:18.121-04:002011-08-13T17:30:18.121-04:00You can make him a leather outfit, and a cowboy ou...You can make him a leather outfit, and a cowboy outfit, and a whole wardrobe. What a findBeartoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629488754337171368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-48280954327251630822011-08-11T00:27:58.287-04:002011-08-11T00:27:58.287-04:00alas I already got one.alas I already got one.Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22402209.post-44489984587085321122011-08-08T21:27:28.785-04:002011-08-08T21:27:28.785-04:00Can anything beat the male form? Not by a long sho...Can anything beat the male form? Not by a long shot.Cubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419686621818785014noreply@blogger.com