tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130441.post4614877122391565012..comments2011-10-08T22:48:32.626-04:00Comments on Thoughts of a Wood Elf: I was supposed to pack tonight...Laedelas Greenleafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125748354062785426noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130441.post-25111769426399496122007-03-27T07:46:00.000-04:002007-03-27T07:46:00.000-04:00We certainly should avoid the rat race, but I don'...We certainly should avoid the rat race, but I don't think Christ called us to a dull, comfortable life.<BR/><BR/>I think an English teacher would say that Paul is being way, overly, repetitive and redundant, but I think he is trying to make a point - that those who say we should be comfortable with a plain, rich, suburban, easy, dull life, are... completely (and exceeding abundantly) wrong.<BR/><BR/>He doesn't say, "be partially filled, but not too much, because then people will think you are crazy, but just enough to make you feel good".<BR/><BR/>Ephesians 3:16-20 <BR/><BR/>That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;<BR/><BR/>That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,<BR/><BR/>May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;<BR/><BR/>And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.<BR/><BR/>Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us[...]<BR/><BR/>good stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130441.post-79491610250958045532007-03-24T23:18:00.000-04:002007-03-24T23:18:00.000-04:00Amazing Grace was good. I keep checking to see how...Amazing Grace was good. I keep checking to see how it's doing at the box office, because it's one of those movies Christians should support, considering we like to complain about the junk that is usually produced. It's been ranked between 10th and 12th for four straight weekends--not bad, considering movies usually drop off quickly, and especially considering it's only in about 1/3 as many theaters as the really big releases.<BR/><BR/>RE big families. I love them. Twelve would dwarf seven, which never felt all <I>that</I> large to me anyway. Motherhood is a high calling, and should be higly respected.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476494287062018753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130441.post-66980108037265043462007-03-22T13:21:00.000-04:002007-03-22T13:21:00.000-04:00and you were packing to go...where? if you dont mi...and you were packing to go...where? if you dont mind my asking. <BR/><BR/>I've never "heard" that but in the movies [I'm thinking An American in Paris as an example]there is always furniture in art studios/areas. I always get my best ideas right before I go to bed. I hate the feeling of getting up in the morning knowing I had a expression of something/project inspiration but not remembering since I didnt take the time to lay aside sleep for a moment so that I could write it down!<BR/><BR/>oohh I do wanna see that movie even more now. Your comments are added to a whole list of good things I've heard. <BR/><BR/>twelve's a nice number. it would make life easier--when you go to the bakery you'll never have to deal with those extra cookies in the dozen like you would if you had five or seven kids. you'll have just enough =DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com