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Comment on thinking about fear and living abroad by Tory

Tory — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:21:07 +0000

Interesting; I think I agree with you and yet, it’s all theoretical for me! I’ve never lived abroad; only visited via missions trips and I was much younger then and with a group, completely oblivious to even the idea that there was anything to fear!

As for the general idea of fear and Christianity, I agree that we shouldn’t fear and we talk often about our faith and trust in God, but if I’m honest, I find myself fearful often; even of petty things like my kids and their future, or even my church and its future. I know full well that it’s not just about having faith that God is on your side and everything is going to turn out the way you want it; no…. the harder part for me is the realization that faith goes beyond that and it might somehow end up how I really don’t want it; and I still have to trust and have faith even then. A broader, less selfish faith. A faith even when it doesn’t make sense. It is not something I come by easily. I believe it is true but it is not easy for me.

There’s a book I read recently titled God is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China. by an author who is not a Christian. It recounts the stories of many Christians and their truly difficult, sacrificial commitment to God. It cost something. And I wonder how I would react in that situation? Torture? Imprisonment? Disgrace? Exiled from family. I think family is one of the hardest things; aren’t we taught that nothing should matter more than one’s family?

I think it is easier to trust and not fear when things feel relatively safe. Honestly, my faith isn’t enough to not fear when I don’t understand and God’s ways seem so against what seems like “common sense”.

Comment on fun to watch – kind of accurate by revtomtravels

revtomtravels — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:21:00 +0000

yes THAT is true Gabor… very true indeed.

Comment on fun to watch – kind of accurate by Gábor Uhrin

Gábor Uhrin — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:19:24 +0000

Interesting! For us Hungarians kind of sad… Very sad.

Comment on quotes from solitude by tory

tory — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:08:09 +0000

Nice quotes; thanks. I’m a quiet person; I can spend hours and hours alone in silence and enjoy it…. without listening to music, talking, etc. But I usually do read and I do have my laptop with me…… it just seem,s that “solitude” isn’t so easy to define anymore!

Your first Francis Chan quote was especially interesting to me….. I can’t help but wonder what “committed” means. If everyone spent as much time volunteering in the church, it would definitely not lack for volunteer hours! But I often wonder what real, lasting contribution I am making to the Kingdom, or am I just putting in a lot of hours in the church or community service?

And now you are thinking that I missed your point of “solitude”.

Comment on falling in a hole by Tory

Tory — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:56:37 +0000

Thanks for the post and all the Scripture you linked to; good stuff and much appreciated (and needed!).

Comment on Market by Tory

Tory — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:55:00 +0000

fun!

Comment on Facebook threatens solitude? important reading for the weekend by tory

tory — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:28:20 +0000

Ha; I guess what I meant was there’s no one that would care to discuss this…… I already know what my husband would say and everyone else wouldn’t care.

Comment on Thinking about fear by falling in a hole | kingdom travelin'

falling in a hole | kingdom travelin' — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:33:32 +0000

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Comment on Apple or Google? by revtomtravels

revtomtravels — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:29:47 +0000

Agreed. Local churches (and private schools) are notorious for spreading people way too thin… I want there to be excitement, but I want it to flow from depth in God through discipleship not because of guilt of not being in this or that program.
I was having a conversation with a leader recently who was being critical that their church didn’t do this or that… but my response is that if a local church is focused on being and making disciples, they will see ministry flow naturally rather than from the desire to do this or that…

Comment on Facebook threatens solitude? important reading for the weekend by revtomtravels

revtomtravels — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:24:51 +0000

1. you never “have” opportunities, you have to create them (this is a play on ‘you never find time, you have to make it for what’s important)

2. your solitude question bears its own post, stay tuned…