tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266070.post112684046330055348..comments2023-03-03T03:15:37.536-05:00Comments on Oloryn's Wordshop: Aaaauuuggghhh!Olorynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17042191530693591797noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266070.post-1168726976565349402007-01-13T17:22:00.000-05:002007-01-13T17:22:00.000-05:00Obviously the flesh kicks in when people use infla...Obviously the flesh kicks in when people use inflammatory language, especially when it's directed at oneself. <BR/><BR/>I'm not always able to "count to ten" in those circumstances, although being able to edit a response before posting can save you from a lot of unedifying invective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266070.post-1168651091031944412007-01-12T20:18:00.000-05:002007-01-12T20:18:00.000-05:00Whyte:Thanks for the feedback.I especially value t...Whyte:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the feedback.<BR/><BR/><I>I especially value two of the things you wrote here, because I agree with them and have found that I share the sentiments or tendencies with you.</I><BR/><BR/>Having seen some of your posts over on Pulpit Magazine, I'm not surprised. You come across as someone who understands the communication issue.<BR/><BR/><I>Favorite words of wranglers: combat, contend, warriors, warfare, fight.</I><BR/><BR/>The thing is that we <B>do</B> war, but it's against spiritual forces and the lies they propagate, not against flesh and blood. The trick is understanding how to war against those forces and those lies without turning it into a war against the flesh and blood that have gotten caught up in them.Olorynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042191530693591797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13266070.post-1168646916304340862007-01-12T19:08:00.000-05:002007-01-12T19:08:00.000-05:00Hi, Oloryn,I especially value two of the things yo...Hi, Oloryn,<BR/><BR/>I especially value two of the things you wrote here, because I agree with them and have found that I share the sentiments or tendencies with you.<BR/><BR/>"Listening for what a person is trying to say, even if the way they express it would normally suggest something different to you, even if their background and assumptions are different than (or even contrary to) yours, is something that ranks pretty high in my set of values."<BR/><BR/>This is essential if Christians are to understand one another and not live in an eternal debate over our ideologies, our doctrine. That continual wrangling is soooo tiresome!<BR/><BR/>Favorite words of wranglers: combat, contend, warriors, warfare, fight.<BR/><BR/>"I've found that if I sit down and try to plan out a lesson, I don't do too well. Sit me down as a participant in a Bible Study group, though, let me listen to the rest of the group and I have no problems adding to the discussion. I seem to need the interaction."<BR/><BR/>I find that over-planning my Bible studies is deadly. I'm much better when we simply open to a chapter and begin talking. I do a lot of questioning, asking questions to stretch people away from what is easy and superficial.<BR/><BR/>I discovered what I call Paul's desire for "maximum participation" in I Corinthians 14:26-33.<BR/><BR/>Try creating a "bulletin" or an "order of worship" for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com