It is always so much easier to talk about walking with Jesus than it is to actually lean on Jesus. At least that has been my experience. Jesus is easier to love when I don't need him so much because that way I get to keep him at a sort of arm's length - near enough to enjoy but not near enough to be transformed. This is one of those times when I am so tired that I just need him so badly.
The attacks - not surprising but still trying - come now from every angle and they get more personal with every media appearance. There are, however, the bright spots. E.J. Dionne in today's Washington Post is one of them. But why is it that the impression that those kind words leave is not nearly as deep as the impression that the bad ones ("Kuo is a member of Axis of Evil") leave?
It comes, I think, from what Jesus talked about in John 10:10 - that the thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but He comes to give life and life abundantly.
So I choose life.
Leaning
Tuesday October 17, 2006
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You did a fantastic job on 60 minutes. Your point of view reminded me of the Christianity of my youth. We focused our energy on helping the poor and needy. It's high time that humilty trump righteousness. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, Mr. Kuo. Your blog entries reminded me of Stephen L. Carter's book, "The Culture of Disbelief." Carter, a believing Christian, criticizes that disbelieving culture, but also seeks to remind the reader that 'Separation of Church and State' exists as much to protect the Church (and faiths of all kinds) from co-option or even corruption by the State. As far as the predictable partisan attacks on your book are concerned, I am deeply tired of the triumphalism of both the Right and the Left.
There is something so deeply unserious about both that triumphalism and the ugly partisanship of both sides, and as a moderate who was raised by liberal parents, I believe that the stakes in our society have become way too high for the adults such as yourself to allow it to continue. I hope you will give your critics all the consideration they are due (in other words, none).
David,
I just read E.J.'s article that you mention on this blog entry. I'd be interested to know how E.J. thinks "get-out-the-vote guy" will be taken serious when P.Diddy Combs was that guy in '04. It was a "duddy" instead of a "diddy." That's why I'm interested to know what your "fast" idea is all about. As you know, politics is most always not a good-natured game to play. It s really all that politics can do to engage the local PTA members in a community, let alone an army of freedom-fighting patriots. People have more than a lukewarm disdain for politics. Again, that's why I'm interested to know what this new landscape you've envisioned would entail. If you ve not already written or addressed this, when will you? Thanks, Frank p.s. and thanks for your effort in creating this blog. You certainly deserve to go on hiatus for awhile. Just remember that being tired is a permanent state. Proud you're carrying on with such bravery and resolution.
I'm reading the above right now...
David - Congratulations on your book. And thank you for your willingness to speak the truth in the face of personal attacks by those seemingly more committed to Caesar than Christ. If you have a few minutes sometime, I'd be interested in your reaction to a piece I wrote this summer. It's called "The Sandy Foundation of the White House": http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=58645&mode=threaded
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