tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post1321366481112264510..comments2024-03-23T18:50:06.402+11:00Comments on journey & destination: From my readingCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-50161548604373329272017-01-31T08:21:38.906+11:002017-01-31T08:21:38.906+11:00Thank you, Annie Kate. I value your comments.Thank you, Annie Kate. I value your comments.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-85789970565065614762017-01-31T00:01:48.446+11:002017-01-31T00:01:48.446+11:00I finally read this post and am so thankful for it...I finally read this post and am so thankful for it! You have highlighted a very important distinction between roots and fruits and have found words for several ideas I have been trying to understand. Thank you, and may God continue to bless your writing.Annie Katehttp://anniekateshomeschoolreviews.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-59774651283042014192016-10-28T14:05:05.654+11:002016-10-28T14:05:05.654+11:00That's a good point about Bible teaching. Succ...That's a good point about Bible teaching. Success - it's all in the definition and it isn't always seen short term. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-12203620968022493572016-10-28T13:59:19.611+11:002016-10-28T13:59:19.611+11:00Love that quote! Chambers also said,'It is eas...Love that quote! Chambers also said,'It is easier to be a fanatic than a faithful soul.'Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-25636077183743920682016-10-28T13:56:07.819+11:002016-10-28T13:56:07.819+11:00Superficial success - yes! Much of 'success...Superficial success - yes! Much of 'success' is about image & externals, but it doesn't take a great deal of insight to see that it's a very nebulous commodity. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-51655936449175896092016-10-28T13:49:43.661+11:002016-10-28T13:49:43.661+11:00Interesting observation, Sharon. Legalism is the r...Interesting observation, Sharon. Legalism is the result of losing sight of that Someone & worshipping the rules and regulations instead. The Chesterton book I quoted from is here: https://archive.org/details/bookofjobwithint00londuoft<br />See pg xxvi.<br />or at the Chesterton Society: http://www.chesterton.org/introduction-to-job/ <br />I read it online.<br /> Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-38980975472281084432016-10-28T13:33:19.557+11:002016-10-28T13:33:19.557+11:00Yes, Wallace's words were quite profound and I...Yes, Wallace's words were quite profound and I was surprised by them. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-8119453915048266742016-10-28T13:28:50.458+11:002016-10-28T13:28:50.458+11:00Thanks, Lisa. Your Amy Carmichael quotes fit well ...Thanks, Lisa. Your Amy Carmichael quotes fit well with what I've written here :)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-83401266719051519482016-10-28T12:59:41.897+11:002016-10-28T12:59:41.897+11:00Great post. This is why I get frustrated with Bib...Great post. This is why I get frustrated with Bible teaching that boils everything down to morals for kids. In the end, kids need to hear that they are designed to worship - like you highlight - lets draw them into worshiping the one where they can find rest for their soul. Increasingly, if you are following Jesus you are less likely to be successful in a worldly sense - our definitions are just too different. I think faithfulness used to be considered an important part of success - but not any longer. I was talking with friends today about how the greatest witness our kids might have is actually getting married and having children and considering that success. Something basic, but not seen as "success" in our society today. So much good food for thought. Thank you!! Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101982310581108412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-22553999327046253602016-10-27T11:59:18.190+11:002016-10-27T11:59:18.190+11:00That calls to mind what Mother Teresa said: "...That calls to mind what Mother Teresa said: "God has not called me to be successful; he has called me to be faithful." This proves Chambers' point, I guess!Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370652206065562050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-49216306486386265352016-10-27T10:04:10.296+11:002016-10-27T10:04:10.296+11:00Great commentary.
This is a fascinating subject a...Great commentary.<br /><br />This is a fascinating subject and well worth pondering. While I think that it is complicated and there are shades of truth to it, we so see an almost cult like worship of superficial success coming from some quarters. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-92052383581184396982016-10-27T08:21:43.055+11:002016-10-27T08:21:43.055+11:00This is an excellent commentary. I have been talk...This is an excellent commentary. I have been talking about worship with friends and family. It is so true that everyone bows down to something or Someone. I have often found that people that prefer to worship something have more rules and regulations enforced on them than those who find freedom in worshiping Someone.<br /><br />And I have got to find that Chesterton book! What is the title?Gently Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450371589766691273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-45538278593536936942016-10-27T07:43:14.690+11:002016-10-27T07:43:14.690+11:00What a great post, Carol with insight that is so i...What a great post, Carol with insight that is so important for today. I love Chesterton, so I'm not surprised at his words, but I am at David Foster Wallace's. I had no idea he delved so deeply into the human condition. Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-10677675233163157652016-10-27T02:31:28.718+11:002016-10-27T02:31:28.718+11:00Wonderful post, Carol. The quote from G.K. Chester...Wonderful post, Carol. The quote from G.K. Chesterton ("we see Job tormented not because he was the worst of men, but because he was the best") reminds me of 2 Timothy 3:12: "Yea, and all that live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution." And the David Foster Wallace is so true: people choose what/who to worship. Thank you for these commonplace-worthy quotes. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.com