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Dancing... or drinking through life
I am not even sure that I know how to do a link anymore. I'm giving it a shot though so, three readers, please forgive me if I mess this up.
So Rod Dreher's sister is battling cancer. It is nasty. Their faith is extraordinary. Here's his latest post (I think)
There are 8 comments on it.
As I scrolle
posted 3:05:22pm Mar. 02, 2010 |
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Back...
I'm back here at JWalking after a bit of time because I just want someplace to record thoughts from time to time. I doubt that many of the thoughts will be political - there are plenty upon plenty of people offering their opinions on everything political and I doubt that I have much to add that will
posted 10:44:56pm Mar. 01, 2010 |
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Learning to tell a story
For the last ten months or so I've been engaged in a completely different world - the world of screenwriting. It began as a writing project - probably the 21st Century version of a yen to write the great American novel - a shot at a screenplay. I knew that I knew nothing about the art but was inspir
posted 8:01:41pm Feb. 28, 2010 |
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And just one more
I have, I think, just one more round of chemo left.
When I go through my pill popping regimen tomorrow morning it will be the last time for this particular round of drugs. Twenty-three rounds, it seems, is enough.
What comes next? We'll go back to what we did after the surgery. We'll watch and measu
posted 11:38:45pm Nov. 18, 2008 |
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A Newfie for Obama
NPR asked me to do a short memo to the president-elect. I chose to do it on the dog he should choose... and why. Check it out.
posted 12:25:10am Nov. 15, 2008 |
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posted August 30, 2007 at 4:01 pm
A responsible government is going to issue restrictions or travel adviseries to protect it’s citizens, which is a reasonable function of a government. The State Department does it all the time. The youth group at my church headed off to downtown Los Angeles to work with some homeless people there…the expectation is that even though some of the local may be hostile to the message the kids were relatively safe, and last I checked LA still functions under the rule of law. If a group of Christians decided to head off to less friendly environs, you have to expect that someting bad can happen, and lets face it, there are plenty of people in Afganistan for whom the only good Christian is a dead one. Kidnapping foreigners also happens to be a good cash generating industry in that corner of the world – it happens all the time.
We live in a free society, so I guess the answer to your question is no, groups should not be barred from traveling to dangerous corners of the would, with the condition that the folks looking to go are properly educated to all of the dangers involved. You can only make an informed decision if you are, in fact, informed. Sign the papers, and if you feel that God has called you to be a martyr then you might get your chance.
Phil
posted August 30, 2007 at 4:54 pm
In free societies, the government’s agreements don’t have to bind the people. If the U.S. banned missionary work (I know, I know) that wouldn’t stop many of us with the will. There is no commandment in our faith that the government export or provide religion.
I am glad the people were released. I’m sorry the Taliban profitted.
posted August 31, 2007 at 4:38 pm
I lived in Turkey for three years in the 1990′s. The official government stance was freedom of religion. Prosletyzing for any religion was, however, illegal. I was not troubled by this. Turkey is a sovereign nation and incidentally, a democratic one, so since I chose to live there, I chose to obey the laws.
posted September 6, 2007 at 12:39 am
[b]“And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”[/b]
Proselytizing is not necessary to get people to follow Christ. Just love one another Christian to Christian. And I’m sure that the Martyrs broke some laws.
The Fellowship of the Believers (from Acts)
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common.
Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.
And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.