tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post2842619342937187159..comments2023-09-12T11:31:50.064-05:00Comments on Kingdom Come: Gratuitous LovePastor Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219078094185232711noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-46833085884181075052008-06-28T10:40:00.000-05:002008-06-28T10:40:00.000-05:00Jeff,Good post on your blog about Prince Caspian. ...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>Good post on your blog about <I>Prince Caspian</I>. I need to go see the movie.<BR/><BR/>RodPastor Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219078094185232711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-9042482763548841402008-06-28T10:36:00.000-05:002008-06-28T10:36:00.000-05:00Daniel,Unfortunately, that phrase has become a cli...Daniel,<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, that phrase has become a cliche. However, the biblical record shows a God who is interested in relationships.<BR/><BR/>The difficulty is how to distinguish between a real relationship with a transcendent being and a one-sided "relationship" with an imaginary friend.<BR/><BR/>RodPastor Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219078094185232711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-63077841532714158472008-06-22T19:56:00.000-05:002008-06-22T19:56:00.000-05:00Daniel,I’ve been thinking a lot about your comment...Daniel,<BR/><BR/>I’ve been thinking a lot about your comment. I’ve wondered myself why it seems so hard to hear God’s voice. From time to time, I’ve asked people that I trust but they couldn’t offer much help.<BR/><BR/>However, I can share a couple of things from my recent personal experience. There are two relatively new songs that have really helped me express myself to God: “The Face of Love” jeff franczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08789239867703520047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-20238913424171821882008-06-21T22:05:00.000-05:002008-06-21T22:05:00.000-05:00I just read this this morning.“Why do we need a pe...I just read this this morning.<BR/><BR/><I>“Why do we need a personal God?” someone asks. Well, suppose you go to a child crying for its mother and say, “Don’t cry, little child: I’m giving to you the principle of motherhood.” Would the tears dry and the face light up? Hardly. …We all want, not a principle nor a picture, but a person.</I><BR/>- E. Stanley Jonesjeff franczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08789239867703520047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-65121679209120379582008-06-18T15:26:00.000-05:002008-06-18T15:26:00.000-05:00"Personal relationship with Christ" is, sadly, a p..."Personal relationship with Christ" is, sadly, a phrase that has stopped meaning anything to me. :( He never talks back-- how can there be a relationship?daniel the smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667139864261512522noreply@blogger.com