tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post3380071961738554372..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: Possibility Junkies: Or Stop and ThinkDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-84652752084618867732008-03-23T13:35:00.000-06:002008-03-23T13:35:00.000-06:00Dear Julia:Thank you for commenting. I salute your...Dear Julia:<BR/><BR/>Thank you for commenting. I salute your dedication to educating your dear children. I appreciate the story of Telemachus! I need to look into that more.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>DGDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-9124911243626125252008-03-21T08:26:00.000-06:002008-03-21T08:26:00.000-06:00Dr. Groothuis: I am so grateful to you for this p...Dr. Groothuis: I am so grateful to you for this post. You may remember me, as I am the homeschooling mother of 5 who very infrequently posts on your site, but I visit more frequently.<BR/><BR/>My children and I were studying Rome when we came across Telemachus, the monk who went down into the Coliseum, in the midst of a gladiatorial contest, and loudly demanded, in the name of Jesus, that the mindless violence and death would stop. He gave his life and the crowd slowly dispersed - evidence that cultural sensitivity to morality was not entirely dead.<BR/><BR/>The eye cannot get enough of seeing and we must make a covenant with our eyes to guard our souls. I could not help but think of you when we encountered brave, good Telemachus. I know you sometimes grow weary, and I have prayed, over the months, for your refreshment. <BR/><BR/>Salvation is free, but we work for reward. When you receive your reward from the Lord, I know that some of it will be the good you have done for me, and, indirectly, for my family. May God keep you now and always.<BR/><BR/>JuliaJulia Gwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474605353981446859noreply@blogger.com