tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10909532.post116716697217886502..comments2019-03-08T15:38:17.617-08:00Comments on The Retreat: Something Christian-ey about those fish?RAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08175702709970840004noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10909532.post-68876213896299196152007-01-18T08:41:00.000-08:002007-01-18T08:41:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comment, Saskboy. BTW I really enj...Thanks for the comment, Saskboy. BTW I really enjoyed your comments on the Christian Linux OS. I thought the saying "what would Jesus download" was itself a clever and humourous commentary, until I realized that the website promoting the OS is actually has the phrase as its domain! You're right that maybe Scout intended to make a pun on "Jesus fish", which is why I used the word "appears" as a qualifier.RAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175702709970840004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10909532.post-31033150618435689962007-01-18T07:44:00.000-08:002007-01-18T07:44:00.000-08:00Interesting search, it isn't quite a legal "google...Interesting search, it isn't quite a legal "googlewhack" but it got just one result which is impressive.<br /><br />To be fair, Scout made the comment and could have intended the pun.<br />http://harpervalley.wordpress.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10909532.post-41886786202455052302007-01-04T13:37:00.000-08:002007-01-04T13:37:00.000-08:00Thanks for the thoughtful comments. I have nothin...Thanks for the thoughtful comments. I have nothing against using a Jesus fish per se. I do, however, perceive a lukewarm church that is visible in following gimmicks, programs, ritual, etc., while seeing very little of following Jesus in the rough and tumble of life. <br /><br />As for the "Darwin fish", this kind of thing illustrates that Christian gimmickism can get to be so silly that even the world will notice such Christians (I dare say, not for the right reasons) and mock their practices. If I'm mocked because, for example, I make a decision out of love for Christ that turns away from the love of money (say, leaving my career to serve in ministry), then I think the persecution is worth it. But if someone is mocking me because I'm displaying some Christian cliche, I can't necessarily say that this is "sharing in the sufferings of the Lord" (as opposed to the many examples in history of people repenting after seeing God's people undergoing tremendous trials while rejoicing in them and loving their oppressors. I have yet to meet someone, however, who repented because he saw a Jesus fish on a car).<br /><br />Part of my reasons for my comments about "gimmickism without substance" is seeing my own heart that is prone to wander as such, but also growing and getting to know the Lord much more intimately as a result of focussing on my "invisible" walk in the Lord (that is, at the heart level).RAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175702709970840004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10909532.post-67622802503780426732007-01-03T01:50:00.000-08:002007-01-03T01:50:00.000-08:00I've used fish before on my cars. It some parts o...I've used fish before on my cars. It some parts of the US it makes you stand out, and in other parts your just another fish lover. Up north it seams that people who demonstrate affiliation /w Christ are more likely to be persecuted and so more likely sincere than down south (aka the bible belt). Have you also seen or considered the fish with the name Darwin written in it?<br /><br />-<br />DTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10909532.post-46176359602485323012007-01-01T05:37:00.000-08:002007-01-01T05:37:00.000-08:00Renny,
It was fun to find your blog!Renny,<br /><br />It was fun to find your blog!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674233413041873993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10909532.post-1167509110275585572006-12-30T12:05:00.000-08:002006-12-30T12:05:00.000-08:00Yeah, I finally caved: blogging appears to be the ...Yeah, I finally caved: blogging appears to be the new "cafe" and "living room" of the age we're passing through.<BR/><BR/>Once again, Robert beat me in two Scrabble games, as he disciples me in my "vocabularic" abilities (and as I continue to invent new words).RAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175702709970840004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10909532.post-1167493615284958902006-12-30T07:46:00.000-08:002006-12-30T07:46:00.000-08:00Hi Renny, I heard that you were in TBay for a vis...Hi Renny, I heard that you were in TBay for a visit via my dad, did you two play scrabble again? Good to hear about your recent happenings, ErinErin Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568685783300229744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10909532.post-1167493074250013742006-12-30T07:37:00.000-08:002006-12-30T07:37:00.000-08:00whoo hooo!!!!!!!!!! you're blogging!!!!!whoo hooo!!!!!!!!!! you're blogging!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com