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Comment on Thanksgiving 2009 by desperatetheologian

desperatetheologian — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:11:28 +0000

Daniel, feel free to make it a note or reference me. I think it would be interesting to see what kind of feedback (or pushback) others might give. I am fundamentally convinced that Christians and the church need to rethink how we participate in the “Christmas” season. In particular I think 1) it will mean not necessarily the de-emphasis of gift gift giving but the emphasis of the “Christ” “mas(s)” as that which governs the way we give gifts and 2) extending from this not de-emphasizng gift giving but re-thinking the purpose of gift giving – the redemption of gift giving. All this needs to be done with a combined emphasis on spending less as well as spending wisely.

Comment on Thanksgiving 2009 by Daniel B.

Daniel B. — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:32:15 +0000

Wow, I was contemplating writing something about the whole happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas but your thoughts are right on or even more extensive then I was thinking about. Very good blog Russel. I may have to make this a note on facebook (quoting and sourcing you of course if that is ok?).

I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving and Black Friday probably NOT being in the materialistic and consumeristic chaos!

Comment on Why DesperateTheologian – Part 1 by Why DesperateTheologian – Part 2 « DesperateTheologian (a.k.a. Russell Almon)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:54:46 +0000

[...] part one I shared how my previously propositionalist faith did little to help in the wake of the grief [...]

Comment on Urgent Prayer Needed by LorelaiCC aka C.C. Almon » Update on Foot Injury

LorelaiCC aka C.C. Almon » Update on Foot Injury — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:33:29 +0000

[...] is just really bad. You can read more about Russ’ thoughts & this process on his blog at http://desperatetheologian.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/urgent-prayer-needed/. Please continue to hold us up in prayers. We see small blessings everyday & we’re [...]

Comment on Why DesperateTheologian – Part 1 by Daniel B.

Daniel B. — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:31:22 +0000

Good words! You know you are a theologian when your blogs contain the word one when referring to the reader, instead of you or you all or y’all. ha ha

I especially like the part about the difference between knowing about God and knowing God. I know a lot about God know but strive to know God, through my life now, through my experiences, both positive and negative. A difficult part of this is to decide what should be surrendered to God and what should be kept, what can be compromised and what should never be let go, when to listen others and when to forget everyone and follow Christ no matter what.

I am desperate too my friend!

Comment on Some thoughts on guns by Kellene

Kellene — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:33:14 +0000

Great point, Kerry, on the British and how the Revolutionary War was won. I appreciate your plea for gun owners to be competent in their skills. It’s one thing to own a gun. It’s another thing to know how to weild one. If you don’t, what are the chances you’ll hit what you’re aiming at, particularly in a stressful situation where your family’s safety is at risk? As a firearm instructor that works predominantly with women, the most common concern I hear is having a gun around their children. When you take the mystery out of a gun, you take the mischief out of the child. In other words, when a child is taught to properly respect a firearm, they won’t be playing with it and pulling the trigger. http://tinyurl.com/7th2zp It’s completely understandable to see why people aren’t comfortable with the thought of a firearm in their home. I married a cowboy and we argued for guns for the first year of our marriage, I even cried the first time I shot one. But over the years I have come toi realize for myself that from the position of self defense, a firearm is the greatest equalizer and that it is my responsibility to defend myself and my family. http://tinyurl.com/dcpn6b / http://tinyurl.com/cysj5p

Comment on 25 Random Things About Me by Damaris

Damaris — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:26:22 +0000

I H-A-T-E D-R P-E-P-P-E-R! What does that spell? I hate Dr. Pepper!!!!!!!!

Comment on 25 Random Things About Me by LorelaiCC aka C.C. Almon

LorelaiCC aka C.C. Almon — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:10:40 +0000

you may not have a bushy mountain man beard, I forbid it! ;-P

Comment on Some thoughts on guns by Kerry

Kerry — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:16:02 +0000

So – I’ll comment to provide you a comment from a non-family member! I got your link from C.C.’s blog. OK…
For the most part I agree with your points and I’m not particularly going to debate anything, I just wanted to point something out. You mention going back to the historical context for the 2nd amendment. While your point is well taken, I think there is another line of reasoning that is a little scary… The point in being able to form militias was to reasonably be able to defend themselves against the British – the ownership of guns allowed the colonists to win the Revolutionary War. So, in order to truly be going by the intent we would need to allow individuals and militias to own the equivalent fire power as held by the military… that starts moving far beyond assault rifles and including armored tanks, missiles and other fire power in that category.

Now, to back up a little… we don’t own guns and although I’m not opposed to them for hunting, etc. I don’t want them in our house. I’m not advocating that we should allow an unlimited ownership of firepower, simply saying that the translation of that historical context into today’s world really allows far more than what is currently banned.

Comment on So, What am I…What are you? by Day 90 of 100 Days of Blogging

Day 90 of 100 Days of Blogging — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:35:35 +0000

[...] His blog entry from yesterday had this quiz in it, so thought I’d take it to see if Russ & I come up with similar results. [...]