http://www.hieropraxis.com/2010/07/trusting-and-taking-risks-a-reflection-on-j-p-moreland%e2%80%99s-lecture-on-%e2%80%9cthe-spiritual-life%e2%80%9d/ Literature and faith, truth and beauty Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.hieropraxis.com/2010/07/trusting-and-taking-risks-a-reflection-on-j-p-moreland%e2%80%99s-lecture-on-%e2%80%9cthe-spiritual-life%e2%80%9d/#comment-133 pwgilbert Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:13:39 +0000 http://www.hieropraxis.com/?p=649#comment-133 Moreland's courage to even speak of "the fall" gives me hope. I believe many people reject the original sin doctrine (the priest whose classes we took for confirmation in 1967 was one of them) and thus put blame on God for the ills of this world. The blame goes on Satan and all of Adam and Eve's children who believe the enemy rather than God. I too want to control and schedule my life. You'd think after 67 years of knowing I can't that I'd recognize that I can't. But I want that security of all the "i's dotted and t's crossed" rather than the trust that leads to God's exciting revelations to us. That old "let go and let God" slogan contains real truth--and it's sometimes more than I can handle. I'm reading Thomas a Kempis again. He too speaks of surrender, of God being all in all to us, our future, our present, our home, our satisfaction. I fear this reply is a bit disjointed, but Holly, you've given me a lot to mull over. Thank you. Moreland’s courage to even speak of “the fall” gives me hope. I believe many people reject the original sin doctrine (the priest whose classes we took for confirmation in 1967 was one of them) and thus put blame on God for the ills of this world. The blame goes on Satan and all of Adam and Eve’s children who believe the enemy rather than God. I too want to control and schedule my life. You’d think after 67 years of knowing I can’t that I’d recognize that I can’t. But I want that security of all the “i’s dotted and t’s crossed” rather than the trust that leads to God’s exciting revelations to us. That old “let go and let God” slogan contains real truth–and it’s sometimes more than I can handle. I’m reading Thomas a Kempis again. He too speaks of surrender, of God being all in all to us, our future, our present, our home, our satisfaction. I fear this reply is a bit disjointed, but Holly, you’ve given me a lot to mull over. Thank you.

]]> http://www.hieropraxis.com/2010/07/trusting-and-taking-risks-a-reflection-on-j-p-moreland%e2%80%99s-lecture-on-%e2%80%9cthe-spiritual-life%e2%80%9d/#comment-132 mctravis Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:39:30 +0000 http://www.hieropraxis.com/?p=649#comment-132 This is a wonderful commentary on J.P.'s talk, Holly. I, too, am a "future control freak." I am slowly learning to be comfortable with the fact that I'll never have it all mapped out, and even if I did, that in no way means God would follow MY map! I'm just lately coming to understand that we go through many seasons in life, and what God's purpose and plan for us in the present season may not be the same for the next. I'm learning to just hold on tight. :) This is a wonderful commentary on J.P.’s talk, Holly. I, too, am a “future control freak.” I am slowly learning to be comfortable with the fact that I’ll never have it all mapped out, and even if I did, that in no way means God would follow MY map! I’m just lately coming to understand that we go through many seasons in life, and what God’s purpose and plan for us in the present season may not be the same for the next. I’m learning to just hold on tight.

]]>