tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post1915036951574133679..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: God-free Religion to GoDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-27203690608596057032008-12-20T20:56:00.000-07:002008-12-20T20:56:00.000-07:00The DeHann post--on the emerging church--is rather...The DeHann post--on the emerging church--is rather superficial and too general. He doesn't deal with specific ideas or teachers: Brian McLaren and Rob Bell (who both endorse New Age writer, Ken Wilber), Doug Pagitt (who endorses yoga), and so on.<BR/><BR/>My post was meant as a broadside against many churches and traditions, not primarily the "emerging church."Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-20001696124673252882008-12-19T21:40:00.000-07:002008-12-19T21:40:00.000-07:00I sent this post to many friends who are experienc...I sent this post to many friends who are experiencing the same thoughts. I sometimes despair over it and pray for a church of serious folks who have joy and an insatiable hunger to study the Word...even the parts many do not like. <BR/><BR/>We have dumbed down God to the point that many cannot accept Him in all His attributes. You said it here:<BR/><BR/>We have put God on a leash. It is a powerful image: God for us, in our way. We celebrate the love of God without a nasty cross; the power of God without judgment and narrowness; the presence of God without any censorious legalism on his part.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723395060585207854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-22291296420452614762008-12-18T00:53:00.000-07:002008-12-18T00:53:00.000-07:00Yes, receiving communion is the proper wording, An...Yes, receiving communion is the proper wording, Andrew. In the Anglican Church, you walk forward and hold out both hands to receive the bread (body). The pastors puts it in your hand says, "This is the Body of Christ, broken for you" (or something very similar). It is deeply meaningful.<BR/><BR/>I am told by pastors that some people will pluck the bread out of his hand, "taking" it. It is hard to learn how to receive from God, since we are so active and hyperactive, doing things. But grace comes from God's side; we receive, eat, drink, enter into eternal life by the grace of Another...Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-37740528608337972012008-12-17T10:19:00.000-07:002008-12-17T10:19:00.000-07:00Do we 'take' communion or 'receive' communion? I t...Do we 'take' communion or 'receive' communion? I think the language here is significant.<BR/><BR/>Great post.Andrew Hayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354873727540504096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-49532563201909983052008-12-17T06:28:00.000-07:002008-12-17T06:28:00.000-07:00This post has been translated into Dutch and will ...This post has been translated into Dutch and will be posted on a Christians News site. If you have a problem with that, I will contact translator and publisher (yossman at mac.com).Yossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536162779634467220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-77003517666244679962008-12-16T21:47:00.000-07:002008-12-16T21:47:00.000-07:00This post is hard-hitting and highly significant. ...This post is hard-hitting and highly significant. It is too common for time, effort and money to be spent primarily on seeking relevance and popularity. The desire to remain faithful to God has tragically faded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-10873485177614489712008-12-16T21:21:00.000-07:002008-12-16T21:21:00.000-07:00For a Blog labeled "constructive", you sound awful...For a Blog labeled "constructive", you sound awful cynical!<BR/><BR/>On his blog, Mart DeHaan (of Radio Bible Class) takes a more constructive approach to this, IMO:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/10/27/an-emerging-church/" REL="nofollow">growing controversy about “a new way of doing church.”</A>Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778796852665760660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-43619166042069345612008-12-16T16:25:00.000-07:002008-12-16T16:25:00.000-07:00It sounds like your ready to have "Your Best Life ...It sounds like your ready to have "Your Best Life Now."Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07178836236878900349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-5944052852092549612008-12-16T14:57:00.000-07:002008-12-16T14:57:00.000-07:00Sadly, you have hit the nail on the head.Thank you...Sadly, you have hit the nail on the head.<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/>AdelAdel Thaloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059435921761098111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-35214345082956286652008-12-16T06:37:00.000-07:002008-12-16T06:37:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, your article is 'spot on.'God help ...Unfortunately, your article is 'spot on.'<BR/>God help us.<BR/><BR/>Davidvanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.com