Comments on: Angry http://www.carlmedearis.com/blog/2009/04/angry/ Good thoughts about Jesus and the Good News that He Is and Represents Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:09:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: oreillette bluetooth http://www.carlmedearis.com/blog/2009/04/angry/comment-page-1/#comment-129 oreillette bluetooth Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:54:28 +0000 http://www.carlmedearis.com/blog/2009/04/angry/#comment-129 If we do talk about anger, it is always in a negative, judgemental way. Even though he writes from a Christian perspective, what the reader will learn is of value regardless of their spiritual perspective. It's a great read and affirms the value of anger in the human condition. If we do talk about anger, it is always in a negative, judgemental way. Even though he writes from a Christian perspective, what the reader will learn is of value regardless of their spiritual perspective. It’s a great read and affirms the value of anger in the human condition.

]]> By: steven hamilton http://www.carlmedearis.com/blog/2009/04/angry/comment-page-1/#comment-19 steven hamilton Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:51:00 +0000 http://www.carlmedearis.com/blog/2009/04/angry/#comment-19 great stuff carl...it makes me wonder what happened to having fortitude to face adversity, and where grace and the power of forgiveness went? <br /><br />it also reminds of what i read recently from henri nouwen:<br /><br />"home is not always comfortable and community is not easy. In every community the healing of acceptance haapens and deep betrayal takes place. Our humanity with all its splendor the the hurt of pain emerges...Jesus identifies his community...including "Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor"...There is always someone in the community who betrays your trust or hands you over to something painful or unwanted."<br /><br />just like you, this isn't to obscure or ignore people's pain, but to point to something obvious: we have met the enemy, and the enemy is us.<br /><br />;-) great stuff carl…it makes me wonder what happened to having fortitude to face adversity, and where grace and the power of forgiveness went?

it also reminds of what i read recently from henri nouwen:

“home is not always comfortable and community is not easy. In every community the healing of acceptance haapens and deep betrayal takes place. Our humanity with all its splendor the the hurt of pain emerges…Jesus identifies his community…including “Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor”…There is always someone in the community who betrays your trust or hands you over to something painful or unwanted.”

just like you, this isn’t to obscure or ignore people’s pain, but to point to something obvious: we have met the enemy, and the enemy is us.

;-)

]]> By: Cheri' http://www.carlmedearis.com/blog/2009/04/angry/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Cheri' Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.carlmedearis.com/blog/2009/04/angry/#comment-18 I love your theology Carl! It would appear the Epistles agree with you -- or you agree with them. <br /><br />God is a relational God -- Father, Son & Holy Spirit in right relationship with one another. Unity! If we, as His "people" can work through our differences, "stay put", and let Him change us in the midst of our pain, perhaps we can reflect Him more accurately to the world around us. I think it might be a great witness! <br /><br />Evidently so did He ... and I quote Jesus when He said ..."By this will all men KNOW that you are MY DISCIPLES, if you have LOVE, one for another." I love your theology Carl! It would appear the Epistles agree with you — or you agree with them.

God is a relational God — Father, Son & Holy Spirit in right relationship with one another. Unity! If we, as His "people" can work through our differences, "stay put", and let Him change us in the midst of our pain, perhaps we can reflect Him more accurately to the world around us. I think it might be a great witness!

Evidently so did He … and I quote Jesus when He said …"By this will all men KNOW that you are MY DISCIPLES, if you have LOVE, one for another."

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