tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post3445647016076140782..comments2023-03-24T01:57:40.264-06:00Comments on doxologies: the mourning afterDavid Danielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16104555763324197239noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-24225421997172453882007-08-07T21:45:00.000-05:002007-08-07T21:45:00.000-05:00Thanks for the encouraging words as we sometimes, ...Thanks for the encouraging words as we sometimes, in the heat of battle, forget why we are doing what we're doing!Dave and Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422610673362437253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-2442845276045077532007-08-06T09:06:00.000-05:002007-08-06T09:06:00.000-05:00What a perfect title to the atmosphere around Minn...What a perfect title to the atmosphere around Minneapolis this past week. It's surreal. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers. When calamity happens, especially this close to home, I can't help but wonder why I wasn't involved. Obviously there is relief that we are unharmed physically, but it's also a bit unsettling to me... some underlying fear that something worse is in store for us. I sure held my children closer that night and prayed a little harder for our safety. I guess that's the best I can do, right? Send those fears right up to Him who calms the storm.<BR/>P.S.- thanks for including me on your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-64305328483237508912007-08-06T06:02:00.000-05:002007-08-06T06:02:00.000-05:00You may also be interested in John Piper's thought...You may also be interested in John Piper's thoughts on the collapse of the bridge:<BR/><BR/>http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/TasteAndSee/ByDate/2007/2278_Putting_My_Daughter_to_Bed_Two_Hours_After_the_Bridge_Collapsed/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-33932698230038152472007-08-04T21:40:00.000-05:002007-08-04T21:40:00.000-05:00The service for Chris today brought me to this pla...The service for Chris today brought me to this place that just overwhelmed all my earthly emotional controls...why did I get to survive cancer? How come someone so young and depended upon can be taken so early? I looked up Psalm 16 as you had referenced, it was a psalm that I was led to after my visit to the burn unit last year...yet another saving grace...the question is hard on my heart right now to seek His counsel Ps. 16:7. Am I making the most of every day??? I don't think so...but how do you ever know...with my human mind I feel I will always doubt. Trust in Him and He will reassure?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516401214422285021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-84612959183584303692007-08-04T21:32:00.000-05:002007-08-04T21:32:00.000-05:00One of my unfulfilled missions: passing on what Go...One of my unfulfilled missions: passing on what God has taught me, sometimes painfully, to my son. A tool that's helping me...and just might be worth a look...is "The Young Man in the Mirror," by Patrick Morley.<BR/><BR/>When the winds blow and the storms come, I'm thankful for all of God's promises. I'm also grateful for men who've spent time thinking and writing of such. I'm reading Philip Yancey's "Prayer." And if you haven't been down this road, I know you're one who will listen to an encouragement to read "The Pilgrim's Progress" -- a timeless beauty by John Bunyan.<BR/><BR/>Drapper of MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-37104829742456495262007-08-03T20:06:00.000-05:002007-08-03T20:06:00.000-05:00Exactly, Rusty! Sometimes, life shines most bright...Exactly, Rusty! Sometimes, life shines most brightly next to the darkness of death. May God give me an ever-present urgency to make the most of every moment!David Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104555763324197239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-77161394799422903732007-08-03T19:39:00.000-05:002007-08-03T19:39:00.000-05:00You know it's only when things like this happen in...You know it's only when things like this happen in order for people to realize what you write about here. 9/11 and huricane Katrina are all examples of amazing wake up calls. <BR/><BR/>I know personally it makes me stop and think, what if that happend to me? How often do we sit idle and not do the things that we are called to do. What's it going to take to make us sieze the day? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-2582341109218764902007-08-03T10:34:00.000-05:002007-08-03T10:34:00.000-05:00I am encouraged, though, that God's mission is nev...I am encouraged, though, that God's mission is never unfulfilled.<BR/><BR/>It's tough to know how to balance that truth - God will still accomplish his purposes, but he may have wanted US to be a part of that. If we fail, he'll find someone else.<BR/><BR/>The best I can do is seek to walk with him, abide with him, and let his presence radiate from me. If I can do that, I will be "successful," no matter what job I have.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the thought-provoking post.Jungle Pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545754248145182994noreply@blogger.com