tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post112235598468218677..comments2024-01-29T14:24:46.852-05:00Comments on Wes Ellis: Sin as a symptom...wellis68http://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1122656458695036262005-07-29T13:00:00.000-04:002005-07-29T13:00:00.000-04:00Wes, very truthfully and eloquently said.Wes, very truthfully and eloquently said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1122615199951595802005-07-29T01:33:00.000-04:002005-07-29T01:33:00.000-04:00Oh I went over to Flip's site and have been really...Oh I went over to Flip's site and have been really blessed--thanks!IMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267268485213020773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1122579879604733052005-07-28T15:44:00.000-04:002005-07-28T15:44:00.000-04:00A thousand “amens”!!!!! Teresa at Restoration Stat...A thousand “amens”!!!!! Teresa at Restoration Station sent me over here, and I’m so glad she did! You are a courageous brother for speaking so honestly, and so eloquently, about this issue. I agree wholeheartedly with you. Incidentally, I just posted something on my blog a few days ago that illustrates what you’re saying: <BR/><BR/>The bulletin I was handed at yesterday morning’s church service came with the following warning:<BR/><BR/>At Miami Valley Community Church we practice the inclusive Gospel of Jesus Christ.<BR/><BR/>This means you may be gathering today with tax-collectors, sinners, adulterers, hypocrites, Buckeye fans, Wolverine fans, Jews, women as well as men, the disabled, dying thieves, and other sinners; people from ethnic minorities, bigots, peoples of other faiths, strangers from other countries, heretics, etc., etc. -- and all are most welcome -- in fact, anyone like those who Jesus mixed with are welcome here. So beware... this is not a private club. Welcome to all!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for such a great post ~ you are not alone!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900874017388094590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1122575941442714102005-07-28T14:39:00.000-04:002005-07-28T14:39:00.000-04:00Hey dude, I am SO proud of YOU!!! I have been mean...Hey dude, I am SO proud of YOU!!! I have been meaning to address this issue for a long time and I don't think that the Lord has given me the words to express it, but He gave them to YOU! Thank you! You are right, right, right on ALL counts in my book and I think, in THE book, the Bible!!! In fact, since I could address it, YOU are my post for the day--linking to YOUR post. Beware. You will know if you read my posts that I am not in favor of the institution. I have so much wondered how "the church" as it has become could be so far away from what Jesus taught in relation to people.IMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267268485213020773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1122417370181059562005-07-26T18:36:00.000-04:002005-07-26T18:36:00.000-04:00Wes, awesome thoughts. I totally agree, the Bible ...Wes, awesome thoughts. I totally agree, the Bible even goes further than saying that he loves us, but scriptures say that God is love, that he literally is love. By loving on people and helping them work through the deepest pain in their hearts, we are sharing the message of Christ with others, that of unconditional love. Great post man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-1122394402541999842005-07-26T12:13:00.000-04:002005-07-26T12:13:00.000-04:00Wes, great post....I actually was reading Flip's B...Wes, great post....I actually was reading Flip's Blog and posted a long comment about this topic on her blog if you want to check it out. I am with you on your thoughts. I have a cousin who is a Lesbian and it is very obvious to me that she is protecting herself from men, because she didn't have a great dad. In fact he was down right nasty in all ways that word can be applied to a man. It is just so blatenly obvious that she doesn't want to chance dealing with another man like her father...and it's funny because once he died ( a few years ago) that is when she made it known to the family that she was a Lesbian. It's like she was thinking, okay this man is dead and I don't want to ever be around someone like him again, so here world...here's what you can know about me, but really it's just my shield to protect me from what I'm afraid of. I also think part of it is that she's afraid if she looks out there in our world for a man to love her, that she won't find it, so why be vulnerable when you can be safe. Those are just my observations about my cousin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com