tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10880332.post114957016682663540..comments2023-11-05T03:18:37.731-08:00Comments on life together: The Drama of DoctrineTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613060195802747865noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10880332.post-1149659936985071892006-06-06T22:58:00.000-07:002006-06-06T22:58:00.000-07:00Hey Gordon I think I know that pastor. Or maybe he...Hey Gordon I think I know that pastor. Or maybe he just said something very close to what Pastor Ken always says which is: "People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." <BR/><BR/>I think I will skip the book. I actually liked Pastor Tim's summary at the end of each quote much better. It bugs me when authors go round and round when they could just say it plan and simple. <BR/><BR/>Back to Pastor Ken. This whole line of thinking reminds me of his sermon and the parable of the chain saw. We talked about it in our growth group. I was a little fuzzy on the flipping the switch part. I mean fuzzy on exactly what that entails in the life of a Chirstian. How exactly do I do that. Or maybe I don't. Christ does all the work. Any way we had a lot of ideas, but not a solid "this is how you do it". This relates (I think) because when your plugged in and the switch is flipped then you are "living the gospel". So I will continue pondering the how of the whole switch flipping thing. <BR/><BR/>Can I get cliff notes on the book?Suzettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051833689756139507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10880332.post-1149612116177579912006-06-06T09:41:00.000-07:002006-06-06T09:41:00.000-07:00Brillant book from the summary.I think Christians'...Brillant book from the summary.<BR/><BR/>I think Christians' facination with movies might also reveal the weight of this book.<BR/><BR/>1) Movies are about living stories. God has called our lives to be LIVED in accordance with what we believe. We become very bored when we exist merely on doctrine; hence, "what the church needs today is the ability to indwell or inhabit the text."<BR/><BR/>2) Movies in a sense, are - ideals, principles, imagination, values and emotions that comes from words to LIFE. We forget Jesus came, as John 1, "...the WORD became FLESH and BLOOD." God has called us to take kindness, patiences, faith, love, courage, nobility...and LIVE it. But live it by Christ in us, and us in Him. His is OUR LIFE.<BR/><BR/>A preacher said, "People don't care what you know, they want to know you LOVE them." My sixteen-fold interpretation of (insert your favorite theological academia brain stimuli) won't touch the HEART of a broken down mother. Our LORD WON hearts.<BR/><BR/>This book sounds like a must read to be added to my library. Leroy P's story ...and what a story is one because he LIVED the Gospel.<BR/>Thanks for the encouragement Tim!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com