tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post7134518208745090610..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: Two: A Metaphysical PoemDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-6111675894776943962008-06-19T10:44:00.000-06:002008-06-19T10:44:00.000-06:00Let me know how I may help. Faith involves struggl...<I>Let me know how I may help. Faith involves struggle, if it is a serious faith.</I><BR/><BR/>I appreciate this, Doug. <BR/><BR/>Admittedly, I'm in an unusual spot. I acknowledge the validity spiritual experience within the Christian tradition and the good that comes out of it. But I currently find the intellectual content difficult to receive. In my experience, apologetics doesn't help very much. I wish it were otherwise.SteveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525881183798559993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-59890910435764413332008-06-18T15:35:00.000-06:002008-06-18T15:35:00.000-06:00“Insomnia”On corner stoops, and balconies,And ever...“Insomnia”<BR/><BR/>On corner stoops, and balconies,<BR/>And everywhere we spread<BR/>The virus of our infamies,<BR/>Lies also what we dread—<BR/><BR/>What lies in everything we dread,<BR/>Secreted in the heart<BR/>Before the need of daily bread,<BR/>Is knowledge blown apart.<BR/><BR/>Apart from everything we know,<BR/>Beyond what we think best,<BR/>While worlds pass by in solemn show<BR/>We lie awake, or rest.<BR/><BR/>We lie awake, or lie and rest,<BR/>Still waiting and still blind<BR/>To what we have ourselves confessed<BR/>But never—never mind.<BR/><BR/>PGE 03-26-2007pgeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778075334003141988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-78836468821697035162008-06-18T14:23:00.000-06:002008-06-18T14:23:00.000-06:00Steve:Let me know how I may help. Faith involves s...Steve:<BR/><BR/>Let me know how I may help. Faith involves struggle, if it is a serious faith.Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-60161361530145492642008-06-17T19:53:00.000-06:002008-06-17T19:53:00.000-06:00Thank you for your concern, Doug. I have several m...Thank you for your concern, Doug. I have several major difficulties with Christian faith, even though I'm maintaining a tenuous connection with that faith.SteveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525881183798559993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-57838842882047036162008-06-17T15:45:00.000-06:002008-06-17T15:45:00.000-06:00Steve:Yes, as Francis Schaeffer said, "Honest ques...Steve:<BR/><BR/>Yes, as Francis Schaeffer said, "Honest questions deserve honest answers." I did not mean that all objections to Christianity are based on bad motives. <BR/><BR/>Do you have a specific objection? If so, I can try to help you with it.<BR/><BR/>Doug GroothuisDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-67956506157807675092008-06-17T10:38:00.000-06:002008-06-17T10:38:00.000-06:00The Word speaks, though so many cover their ears.W...<I>The Word speaks, though so many cover their ears.</I><BR/><BR/>Why is it that, among traditional Christians, a person who doesn't agree with the message is always characterized as covering his ears, hardening his heart, etc.? Isn't there ever a case where somebody just plain isn't convinced?SteveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525881183798559993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-38664701556010621302008-06-16T00:13:00.000-06:002008-06-16T00:13:00.000-06:00David:Consider Denver Seminary before you leave De...David:<BR/><BR/>Consider Denver Seminary before you leave Denver!Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-16756622472713646522008-06-15T20:58:00.000-06:002008-06-15T20:58:00.000-06:00Wow very glad I found your site. My company is mo...Wow very glad I found your site. My company is moving me to Denver, and it appears we share some common interests:<BR/>1. Christian philosophy/apologetics<BR/>2. Jazz!<BR/><BR/>You can see some of my blog responses to John Loftus concerning Greek philosophy and Nicea over at:<BR/><A HREF="http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2008/05/youtube-video-bizzare-beliefs-where-is.html" REL="nofollow">www.debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com</A><BR/><BR/>Also looking into going to seminary (I originally majored in Computer Info Systems with a minor in jazz piano).<BR/><BR/>So enough yammering, and hope we can meet sometime.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071763988772047093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-81357511110466583042008-06-14T19:06:00.000-06:002008-06-14T19:06:00.000-06:00XSStunning! An excellent example of a poem which d...XSStunning! An excellent example of a poem which does so well what poetry ought to do: Express big thoughts in a few well chosen words. All the better when the thoughts expressed are so true!<BR/><BR/>Sandra BrungardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145426997925134161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-59527690722402967422008-06-14T13:31:00.000-06:002008-06-14T13:31:00.000-06:00Beautiful! It is a wonder how so many can act as t...Beautiful! It is a wonder how so many can act as though they find comfort in the first option when it is so hoplessly devoid of meaning (not to mention of reason as well).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com