Comments on: 10 Movements http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2377 Cartoons with a spiritual twist. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:39:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: nakedpastor http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2377/comment-page-1#comment-78123 nakedpastor Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:14:55 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2377#comment-78123 Wow, you're reaching way back in my posts! You can pick my brain anytime. Wow, you’re reaching way back in my posts! You can pick my brain anytime.

]]> By: Savannah http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2377/comment-page-1#comment-78122 Savannah Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:46:39 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2377#comment-78122 Ok... I have never even seen a Pastor give way for someone to go through No. 8 (abandoning the faith). My faith is being held by a string right now and the fact of the matter is what I hear in church on a Sunday seems to be determined to cut that string and send me adrift forever. I am rather fascinated that you mention it could be a expression of faith or development of spirituality. lol now I want to sit down and pick your brain because at this stage in my life all I seem to do is seek out people who embrace a whole different attitude to our faith because if what I have experienced is all there is... I'm on my way out :c/ But I haven't given up yet! Ok… I have never even seen a Pastor give way for someone to go through No. 8 (abandoning the faith). My faith is being held by a string right now and the fact of the matter is what I hear in church on a Sunday seems to be determined to cut that string and send me adrift forever.

I am rather fascinated that you mention it could be a expression of faith or development of spirituality. lol now I want to sit down and pick your brain because at this stage in my life all I seem to do is seek out people who embrace a whole different attitude to our faith because if what I have experienced is all there is… I’m on my way out :c/ But I haven’t given up yet!

]]> By: Bob http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2377/comment-page-1#comment-64057 Bob Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:34:17 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2377#comment-64057 Thanks David, I published your post on my small site, and of course with the appropriate link. For me faith is a journey, and we really don't help another on their journey, if we can't accept where their journey seems to be going. Doubt is very much a part of faith, as far as, I am concerned, and something we need to talk about more. I thought your post was terrific, and I really liked how you linked it to the faith journey of many of Jesus' desciples. Keep up the good work. Thanks David,
I published your post on my small site, and of course with the appropriate link. For me faith is a journey, and we really don’t help another on their journey, if we can’t accept where their journey seems to be going. Doubt is very much a part of faith, as far as, I am concerned, and something we need to talk about more. I thought your post was terrific, and I really liked how you linked it to the faith journey of many of Jesus’ desciples. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Lawrence http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2377/comment-page-1#comment-63434 Lawrence Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:27:09 +0000 http://nakedpastor.com/archives/2377#comment-63434 David, some great things to dig into... even as a rough draft. "Do we allow people to challenge convention, become disillusioned, doubt, and even question God and the faith?" i have a number of thoughts and questions. i was wondering if this was a cultural strain within believers or if it affects all everywhere? Then i began to remember many of our former saints who were prone to doubt, fear, unbelief, depression... even those who spent much time with or in the presence of God and those who were full of the Spirit. God always seemed to still come along side and bring comfort and help, without chastizing them for what they were going through, and i think encouraged these times for the sake of spiritual growth. Do we allow others? This becomes a personal action for each of us to answer. Would we allow our pastor to walk through these different stages? Now there is the real question. Do we have him so high above us that he is not allowed to be a real person? Many pastors have been left to dry up because they weren't permitted to be real. The same goes for us... you utter a few careless words from your heart and suddenly you are in danger of excommunication from the group. Had Peter after his denial of Jesus been a part of one of our churches, do you think he would have been given the job of being the forerunner of the Christian faith? Also, Job's encounter with his "comforters" comes to mind. i always like reading about the church in Acts... now i recognize the huge cultural difference, and we in NA are not there. Hopefully we will have come to the place where we are real and honest in our walk with God that we embrace others in crisis or their just being honest about where they are and why? David, some great things to dig into… even as a rough draft.
“Do we allow people to challenge convention, become disillusioned, doubt, and even question God and the faith?”
i have a number of thoughts and questions. i was wondering if this was a cultural strain within believers or if it affects all everywhere?
Then i began to remember many of our former saints who were prone to doubt, fear, unbelief, depression… even those who spent much time with or in the presence of God and those who were full of the Spirit.
God always seemed to still come along side and bring comfort and help, without chastizing them for what they were going through, and i think encouraged these times for the sake of spiritual growth.
Do we allow others? This becomes a personal action for each of us to answer.
Would we allow our pastor to walk through these different stages? Now there is the real question. Do we have him so high above us that he is not allowed to be a real person? Many pastors have been left to dry up because they weren’t permitted to be real. The same goes for us… you utter a few careless words from your heart and suddenly you are in danger of excommunication from the group.
Had Peter after his denial of Jesus been a part of one of our churches, do you think he would have been given the job of being the forerunner of the Christian faith?
Also, Job’s encounter with his “comforters” comes to mind.
i always like reading about the church in Acts… now i recognize the huge cultural difference, and we in NA are not there.
Hopefully we will have come to the place where we are real and honest in our walk with God that we embrace others in crisis or their just being honest about where they are and why?

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