tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post115378788896032217..comments2023-10-28T09:39:49.316-05:00Comments on Skewed View: 867-5309spookyrachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11652180845736295060noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1154122937262323232006-07-28T16:42:00.000-05:002006-07-28T16:42:00.000-05:00"Bullshitola"Yes. I would have read the whole pos..."Bullshitola"<BR/><BR/>Yes. I would have read the whole post for just that word. Gosh I've missed the internet!Headless-in-GRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293238993216629266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1154025549896748242006-07-27T13:39:00.000-05:002006-07-27T13:39:00.000-05:00wonderful post - and comments. I am so ashamed of ...wonderful post - and comments. <BR/><BR/>I am so ashamed of church and leaders sometimes. But you at least made me laugh about it Rach<BR/><BR/>God does give second , third and nth chances - but we are called to be accountable for our mess ups ...and no priest pastor whatever should blur that boundary<BR/><BR/>Rev Dave loved your comment - and as for the hillbillies ... and seminary ... ROFL ...see-through faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130170262035064482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1154013569092423352006-07-27T10:19:00.000-05:002006-07-27T10:19:00.000-05:00Rach:I was relating your story (not with your styl...Rach:<BR/><BR/>I was relating your story (not with your style and panche, though)to someone last night and she said, "Well, why doesn't she tell the pastor if he truly believes this guy is saved, then let him move into the pastor's house with his family? If he's really repented of his wicked ways, there should be no problem, right?"<BR/><BR/>God BlessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153922756637821462006-07-26T09:05:00.000-05:002006-07-26T09:05:00.000-05:00~applaudes~ Wow...wonderful comments!!Poor Jesus....~applaudes~ Wow...wonderful comments!!<BR/><BR/>Poor Jesus...he is always *found* at jail or prison. He tends to lose his way out there alot.Princess of Everything (and then some)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15389182962616830610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153895765342142842006-07-26T01:36:00.000-05:002006-07-26T01:36:00.000-05:00My ex-brother-in-law down in the Lone Star state g...My ex-brother-in-law down in the Lone Star state gets arrested, then gets saved. Pretty soon, he does another turn with an illicit substance, gets arrested, and then gets saved. Most recently he beat the snot out of his beautiful new (second) wife, was presented with a restraining order, went to rehab, got out and got saved.<BR/><BR/>His mama really thinks it'll take this time. <BR/><BR/>Ha.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119943581970095780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153865886615845622006-07-25T17:18:00.000-05:002006-07-25T17:18:00.000-05:00Cheap grace is present in the parable of the sower...Cheap grace is present in the parable of the sowers. The seed that lands in shallow soil. It springs up quickly, but withers and dies because there is no room for roots. Being in farm country you should know that's the laziness of the farmer who didn't till the soil adequately. Dip 'em and drop 'em Preachers. Baby Christians need nurturing, sending them to Seminary is expecting a new born to eat a steak dinner!<BR/>Preachers also forget that God may have forgiven them, but the legal system plays by a different set of rules.P M Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973205373056561583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153861370428057832006-07-25T16:02:00.000-05:002006-07-25T16:02:00.000-05:00Exactly, Rach. An oversight on my part. ;-)Exactly, Rach. An oversight on my part. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153858236169440052006-07-25T15:10:00.000-05:002006-07-25T15:10:00.000-05:00rach, will smama and I are LOLing!!rach, will smama and I are LOLing!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153856264683206312006-07-25T14:37:00.000-05:002006-07-25T14:37:00.000-05:00Where's my comment? It must have gotten eaten. I...Where's my comment? It must have gotten eaten. I wrote about how parents call me and say their kids lost/forgot homework but it's not the kids' fault...I always reply, "Whose fault is it, then?" I try to get the kids to own their actions, but sometimes it's hard.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725753993440817160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153854555054279992006-07-25T14:09:00.000-05:002006-07-25T14:09:00.000-05:00ZAP!You get the Zinger award, Linda! Surely they ...ZAP!<BR/><BR/>You get the Zinger award, Linda! Surely they didn't call because women don't get into trouble and go to prison. Don't you think?spookyrachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652180845736295060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153851340126772242006-07-25T13:15:00.000-05:002006-07-25T13:15:00.000-05:00It was sad, but comical at the same time, kinda li...It was sad, but comical at the same time, kinda like being in an episode of the Beverly Hillbillies. The ones I hated though, were the pastors who would call on behalf of prisoners coming up for parole who had made a profession of faith during the pastor's ministry in the prison. I'd get great stories about how the guy had turned his life around and was ready to serve God, and wouldn't we please give him a chance, because admission to seminary would sure help him in his case for parole.<BR/><BR/>Funny how they never called making the same plea for women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153841248910535152006-07-25T10:27:00.000-05:002006-07-25T10:27:00.000-05:00Amen!!!!Amen!!!!grandma1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09474448465253296860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153836322198478532006-07-25T09:05:00.000-05:002006-07-25T09:05:00.000-05:00Miss Kitty - we all have a cousin Scotty somewhere...Miss Kitty - we all have a cousin Scotty somewhere in the family, don't we? ha ha!<BR/><BR/>Linda - BWAAAHAHAHA! That is so sad its not even funny, but I'm laughing anyway.spookyrachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652180845736295060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153836000876986522006-07-25T09:00:00.000-05:002006-07-25T09:00:00.000-05:00It strikes me, reading this post, how similar the ...It strikes me, reading this post, how similar the job of seminary admissions director is to that of probation officer. I'm reminded of Sonny and Bubba BigAss who showed up in October one year, UHaul behind their pick up, ready to start seminary. They'd prayed the sinner's prayer two weeks earlier, heard the call to ministry a week after that, AND *with the blessing of their pastor,* loaded up everything they owned to move from So Cal to No Cal BEFORE ever contacting the seminary to apply. They wanted to start classes that day. I shared a few choice words with their pastor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153835032698097592006-07-25T08:43:00.001-05:002006-07-25T08:43:00.001-05:00A great post! You have summed up the problem with ...A great post! You have summed up the problem with "cheap grace" as I never could have. It irritates the hell out of me, too. <BR/><BR/>I have a distant cousin who, when he's not strung out on meth, is strung out on Jesus. His faith is an addiction when he doesn't have the drug there. Scotty's parents think it's wonderful when he's "high on the Word of Gawd," preaching/yelling at people on the town square, going to church every day he can, obsessively quoting Scripture...but something, somewhere goes wrong, and he's right back in trouble with drugs and the law. His faith doesn't help him deal with life's unfairness. It substitutes for the "Tina" when he can't get it. <BR/><BR/>I hope that made sense. Your post sure did. I wonder whether my cousin's pastor has called his probation officer? He probably did after Scotty shot up the neighborhood last summer.Miss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153835024471264162006-07-25T08:43:00.000-05:002006-07-25T08:43:00.000-05:00BAAAHAHAAAAA and AMEN. amen. again. good for you...BAAAHAHAAAAA and AMEN. <BR/>amen. <BR/>again. good for you fer callin bullshit on that action.Captainwowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293907026712866689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153794177995264392006-07-24T21:22:00.000-05:002006-07-24T21:22:00.000-05:00Glad to know you have no time for "cheap grace." (...Glad to know you have no time for "cheap grace." (See Dietrich Bonhoeffer)But then, I never thought you would!Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153793797187879892006-07-24T21:16:00.000-05:002006-07-24T21:16:00.000-05:00Christopher - you'll be pleased to know that blogg...Christopher - you'll be pleased to know that blogger's spellchecker thought bullshitolla was actually "blessings". I laughed. <BR/><BR/>Things are unchanged. Thanks for the well-wishes.spookyrachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652180845736295060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153790042566294772006-07-24T20:14:00.000-05:002006-07-24T20:14:00.000-05:00~grins~ I just freakin love caller I.D.~grins~ I just freakin love caller I.D.Princess of Everything (and then some)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15389182962616830610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153790012240012712006-07-24T20:13:00.000-05:002006-07-24T20:13:00.000-05:00Ugh.Ugh.Jim Jannottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011357939370487892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948766.post-1153789038717359412006-07-24T19:57:00.000-05:002006-07-24T19:57:00.000-05:00got it. is bullshitola Greek or latin? hope al...got it. is bullshitola Greek or latin? hope all is well.Pastor Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373092139323899488noreply@blogger.com