tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746468652435913462.post4943226446878830631..comments2023-09-20T09:39:24.282-04:00Comments on Spirit in the Wild Wood: Innie or Outie?dedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110715735805987539noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746468652435913462.post-73041033624279376552007-12-14T05:24:00.000-05:002007-12-14T05:24:00.000-05:00I'm certain you're right!I'm certain you're right!dedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110715735805987539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746468652435913462.post-13462058618194078042007-12-13T20:56:00.000-05:002007-12-13T20:56:00.000-05:00That's why we need each other, and it's better not...That's why we need each other, and it's better not to be a solitary Christian. "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." Putting it out for others to see, and getting reactions from them, can help you clean up both your writing and your thinking. C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were part of a writers' group called "The Inklings"--that sat around in a pub regularly taking turns reading what they'd recently written, and talking about it together. I suspect their published work was a lot better for it.postmodern redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279009105618761553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746468652435913462.post-30277834116178429952007-12-13T07:39:00.000-05:002007-12-13T07:39:00.000-05:00postmodern redneck and craig v.,sorry it has taken...postmodern redneck and craig v.,<BR/>sorry it has taken me a while to respond to your comments. <BR/><BR/>An outward expression is vital, no doubt. As I look at this again, I realize in hindsight I seem to have suggested we must seek one or the other. I do not believe that.<BR/>Writing clearly remains a challenge for me!dedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110715735805987539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746468652435913462.post-18226899342639326942007-12-10T16:37:00.000-05:002007-12-10T16:37:00.000-05:00Spiritually speaking, I was raised an Innie. As a ...Spiritually speaking, I was raised an Innie. As a young pastor I began to see some problems with this approach. For example, as an Innie I would rely on prayer and Scripture to reveal sin. I experienced some growth in this but noticed that being in a marriage relationship revealed my sin in a much more powerful way. Before being married, I honestly believed that I wasn't a very selfish person. Though it may sound paradoxical, it seems to me that inward growth is much more real in the context of relationships. So I guess that makes me an Outie of sorts, though I still believe we need the inward work of the Spirit to know the growth of those outward relationships.<BR/><BR/>Great question ded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5746468652435913462.post-51694010499706669572007-12-09T10:15:00.000-05:002007-12-09T10:15:00.000-05:00For some reason I'm the first to vote and the firs...For some reason I'm the first to vote and the first to comment. I think it is like James wrote about faith--the outward expression is what shows that it's there internally. If there is no outward expression....<BR/><BR/>One thing that shaped my thinking was ten years as part of a church that took as its motto, "Small things done with great love will change the world." It is not just a church sign; it's cast into the concrete of their present building, in letters big enough to read a quarter mile away. But they had been living it for 15 years before they built that building. And they have had an impact on their region.postmodern redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279009105618761553noreply@blogger.com