tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post114600152340527492..comments2023-10-11T10:08:09.664-05:00Comments on Willful Grace: T-shirt controversygracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353719852472577554noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1146119032449719222006-04-27T01:23:00.000-05:002006-04-27T01:23:00.000-05:00That just makes me so, so sad.Tdub... I love it wh...That just makes me so, so sad.<BR/><BR/>Tdub... I love it when you chime in. And you can be certain that you and Grace are so loved and so prayed for... the kind of prayers that the Spirit just has to take over for me because I cannot find the words. <BR/><BR/>You both touch me in deep places, and I'm so thankful that you exist in this world. <BR/><BR/>(BTW, that book is my new favorite these days!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1146110118909300482006-04-26T22:55:00.000-05:002006-04-26T22:55:00.000-05:00Wild... I had not heard about any of this. Ultima...Wild... I had not heard about any of this. Ultimately, I can't really ding the poor kid too much, because he's probably just ignorant. I mean, when I grew up, I thought it was good to condemn and criticize those who were in blatant sins... all the while, what I didn't realize is that I was no better off. Furthermore, I was missing the central piece of the Christian message to love God and love others as myself. whoops.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing Grace (and TDub). Love you both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1146065963977005952006-04-26T10:39:00.000-05:002006-04-26T10:39:00.000-05:00Amen!! Thank you for posting this! Isn't it a sham...Amen!! Thank you for posting this! Isn't it a shame that people like that give the rest of us a bad name?<BR/><BR/>God bless you!Othersidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778694576687367827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1146053272874063942006-04-26T07:07:00.000-05:002006-04-26T07:07:00.000-05:00Christine: I'm feeling more and more led to speak...Christine: I'm feeling more and more led to speak my mind about these sorts of things. I appreciate your prayers.<BR/><BR/>Tdub: Wow. You're awesome.<BR/><BR/>gracegracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353719852472577554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1146022893239579842006-04-25T22:41:00.000-05:002006-04-25T22:41:00.000-05:00Will God's people persist in turning a cold should...Will God's people persist in turning a cold shoulder to the legitimate struggles of homosexually oriented people, sending them the message that they must change in order to become eligible for our love? Or will we love them first? Jesus didn't wait for us to acknowledge our sins before filling us up with his love (1 John 4:19).<BR/><BR/>Neither should we.<BR/><BR/><I>Excerpted from Chad Thompson's book intro.</I><BR/><BR/>http://www.lovinghomosexuals.com/<BR/><BR/>The time is coming...to be open and honest. I'm beginning to fear it less and less. Just today, traveling with the newly 15 yr old son #2, I made a mental note of how many times he spoke hatefully and disparagingly of "gays"--beyond his frequent use of the word "gay" (see Grace's old post about the rise of the word gay to equate "dumb / stupid / idiot"). I've talked to him before about "grace" and kindness but never from a personal standpoint. <BR/><BR/>That day is coming.<BR/><BR/>Be in prayer on our behalf about that. Son #1 took it well. Surely #s 2 and 3 will. #4--we're not there yet.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I see speaking with them honestly about my story and my pathway to becoming what God intends for me as a prerequisite and a prelude to doing <I>exactly...what God intends for me...</I> <B>Irony???</B><BR/><BR/>There is so much hate ... so many poor examples of Satan seeping thru folks' "witness" in the name of the "light" of Jesus. And it hurts. Until I think of how I'm guilty of doing the same thing toward others with different struggles. Then it hurts worse.<BR/><BR/>Dang. There's that ministry calling me again. I fight it as much as I fight the thorn. (Actually more. ha.)<BR/><BR/>OK...<BR/><BR/>I've responded enough.<BR/><BR/>Any more and Grace is gonna' say something about me getting my own blog again. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Sheesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1146012191433070352006-04-25T19:43:00.000-05:002006-04-25T19:43:00.000-05:00Yeah, and for this the religous right has made him...Yeah, and for this the religous right has <A HREF="http://www.dayoftruth.org/about/default.aspx?cid=3561" REL="nofollow">made him their poster boy</A>...(he's the kid on the website and in the video)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for blogging your thoughts on this. I appreciate it.Christine Bakkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262976600427879137noreply@blogger.com