tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post112053529786839677..comments2023-10-29T03:07:29.951-05:00Comments on left cheek: Roots, pt. 1jasdyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120597862698834412005-07-05T16:11:00.000-05:002005-07-05T16:11:00.000-05:00um, yes, of course. that's what i was doing...ok,...um, yes, of course. that's what i was doing...<BR/><BR/>ok, i wasn't referencing that, but... well, i'm not letting the cat out of the bag. <BR/><BR/>although, honestly, Jesus was one of the most efficient, universal, yet specific and sometimes puzzling, storytellers i ever heard from. or about. great storyteller, made greater by his life, ethics,and truth underlying it all.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120597563838681392005-07-05T16:06:00.000-05:002005-07-05T16:06:00.000-05:00"the deeper the roots are, the more alive the plan..."the deeper the roots are, the more alive the plant is, the more of a chance it has to survive - for it can draw from more resources."<BR/><BR/>Parable of the sower, of course. I've let that lesson slip me. Gotta dig it up from Mattityahu again. Tanks :)Revolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02665665176691248694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120574992746449692005-07-05T09:49:00.000-05:002005-07-05T09:49:00.000-05:00this is true, but what are we oohing and ahhhing.....this is true, but what are we oohing and ahhhing...it's so immature (not meaning that in a derogatory term..wow i think i spelled that way wrong)...we're regressing back to childhood with our "oooh...look at the pretty colors!" <BR/><BR/>well that was a pointless remark, but hey..whatever!<BR/><BR/>I should probably get back to work, before I get into trouble...oops...lataDestinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232567411225861730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120573901618600652005-07-05T09:31:00.000-05:002005-07-05T09:31:00.000-05:00and fireworks are always nice when you see them. ...and fireworks are always nice when you see them. but unlike a good game, movie or music, the effect is completely of the moment and not really very glorious (all this ooohing and ahhhhing. it just seems so fake.)jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120573777360330032005-07-05T09:29:00.000-05:002005-07-05T09:29:00.000-05:00yeah, our food & clothing ministry is, in a sense,...yeah, our food & clothing ministry is, in a sense, a means to an end. the end being that our clients (or guests, rather) become part of the church. we give out nice, warm lunches (full meals), rides to-and-fro, and clothes (although i still think we need to reevaluate how we pass them out. sometimes it quite literally becomes violent, as people stock-pile on clothes and others hunger after those same much-needed resources), but also most importantly, a smile and some friendship, real genuine concern.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120573217623149282005-07-05T09:20:00.000-05:002005-07-05T09:20:00.000-05:00hey fireworks are great! Okay..so they're alright...hey fireworks are great! Okay..so they're alright! I went to see some though, they were fun, i always tend to find it kind of odd that we celebrate our Independence by blowing up fireworks in mid-air. My train of thought is that you'd think battle-firelike sounds wouldn't really want to be recalled. Oh well!<BR/><BR/>To touch on other comments...Jason...Tag..your it! :-) lol<BR/><BR/>Also..the community thing, I just wanted to throw this out there, b/c I felt it was very interesting when I read the partial of it. But there is a book called "The Gutter", I do not know if you've heard of it or not, but it talks about ministering outside the boundaries of the church walls and reaching the community, more specifically the homeless community. Anyways, it says that they decided to take food and were met with hostility by those they came in contact with for the mere fact of food was not necessarily their need, they had a shelter nearby, but rather other things such as clothing, or shoes were a need. But it was moreso a fellowship and such type of thing. They didn't want it to feel like a charity type of thing, but moreso an act of love. Okay so I just thought I'd throw that out there...have fun ya'll!<BR/><BR/>Destiny><>Destinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232567411225861730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120543374108192132005-07-05T01:02:00.000-05:002005-07-05T01:02:00.000-05:00and why are we the only two bloggers on the intern...and why are we the only two bloggers on the internet on the 4th? i don't too much care for fireworks, but dang, that was yesterday.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120543286135027532005-07-05T01:01:00.000-05:002005-07-05T01:01:00.000-05:00and it helps to know the needs and the boundaries....and it helps to know the needs and the boundaries. <BR/><BR/>alright, i swear i'm going home, to bed. even though i'm not tired.<BR/><BR/>but, we used to do free car washes every once in a while, as a service of grace. the local car wash didn't appreciate it too much though. i guess it wasn't very gracious to them.<BR/><BR/>btw, i don't think you ever mentioned where your church is.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120541587491418122005-07-05T00:33:00.000-05:002005-07-05T00:33:00.000-05:00community of the beloved and incarnate starts firs...community of the beloved and incarnate starts first and primarily in God. trinitarian love. it then reaches out to us, the beloved community (jn 17). we then reach out from there to the surrounding community out of love and in action. <BR/><BR/>it's a slow, laborious, unsexy and completely rewarding working out. <BR/><BR/>i'm excited for you too. if you decide you want to work on some stuff in the big city, call me, we'll set you up. but i see the primacy of need to the immediate community, and i believe in that. in fact, keep me up to date on that and how that works itself out in your area. (we're all in need, it's just the need works itself out in different ways for diff people groups.)jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120539698844749792005-07-05T00:01:00.000-05:002005-07-05T00:01:00.000-05:00yeah, i think i understood you right.hopefully, th...yeah, i think i understood you right.<BR/><BR/>hopefully, the discovery is a bit more communal and universal, even if the initial understanding is a bit more personal.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120539601890155972005-07-05T00:00:00.000-05:002005-07-05T00:00:00.000-05:00as with every other image here: found images. as ...as with every other image here: found images. as with most images here: googled 'em.<BR/><BR/>but again, i believe in community. slowly. (highly individualistic, i'm just trying to figure out what it means to be a part of a practicing community, not as a consumer, but as a lover, as in Jesus' example of foot washing. except i don't care much for feet. if that makes sense.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1120536406210899932005-07-04T23:06:00.000-05:002005-07-04T23:06:00.000-05:00yeah, me too.let me know how it turns out, i'm sti...yeah, me too.<BR/><BR/>let me know how it turns out, i'm still trying to figure out so much of it, and trust me, i've been trying to figure it out my whole life.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.com