Comments on: When It’s Time to Stop Emerging http://inamirrordimly.com/2005/08/06/when-its-time-to-stop-emerging/ A theology and culture blog with the Bible in one tab and a news feed in the other. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:09:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Josh http://inamirrordimly.com/2005/08/06/when-its-time-to-stop-emerging/#comment-80 Josh Sat, 06 Aug 2005 19:33:10 +0000 #comment-80 Thanks Ed... I appreciate your thoughts. I keep coming back to obedience as the centering force. It's easy for me to get swept away in this issue or that problem, and think I'm "speaking for God" or doing "God's will". The question that disarms these tangential exercises is asking "is this what obedience looks like?" Somehow for me this allows me to see the folly in my actions and place myself underneath the leading of the Holy Spirit again. Thanks Ed… I appreciate your thoughts. I keep coming back to obedience as the centering force. It’s easy for me to get swept away in this issue or that problem, and think I’m "speaking for God" or doing "God’s will". The question that disarms these tangential exercises is asking "is this what obedience looks like?" Somehow for me this allows me to see the folly in my actions and place myself underneath the leading of the Holy Spirit again.

]]> By: Todd http://inamirrordimly.com/2005/08/06/when-its-time-to-stop-emerging/#comment-79 Todd Sat, 06 Aug 2005 14:36:03 +0000 #comment-79 Ed, I think these are some really good thoughts. I have found that on my journey, i am trying to spend a lot less time deconstructing things for the sake of deconstructing. if you look at Jesus, he was deconstructing things all the time, but he was almost always (that i can think of at least) giving a better way (i.e. "You heard it said...but, i tell you..." etc.)<br /> <br /> I think the more i mature and the more explore faith, church, the gospel, etc. the more i understand that those "really preachy blog posts" do nothing more than bring a lot of poeple to your blog and create heated debate that helps only the people you already agree with...<br /> <br /> i am learning that the best way to have a blog that is well visited is to be really, really controversial, one-sided and arrogant (or be someone who has written a book, a well-known pastor, etc.)<br /> <br /> anyways, good thoughts...on another note, we almost thought abougt moving to your old stomping grounds in doylestown last month. it never panned out. Ed, I think these are some really good thoughts. I have found that on my journey, i am trying to spend a lot less time deconstructing things for the sake of deconstructing. if you look at Jesus, he was deconstructing things all the time, but he was almost always (that i can think of at least) giving a better way (i.e. "You heard it said…but, i tell you…" etc.)

I think the more i mature and the more explore faith, church, the gospel, etc. the more i understand that those "really preachy blog posts" do nothing more than bring a lot of poeple to your blog and create heated debate that helps only the people you already agree with…

i am learning that the best way to have a blog that is well visited is to be really, really controversial, one-sided and arrogant (or be someone who has written a book, a well-known pastor, etc.)

anyways, good thoughts…on another note, we almost thought abougt moving to your old stomping grounds in doylestown last month. it never panned out.

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