tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.comments2024-02-13T08:14:26.738+00:00NouslifeAndiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comBlogger1088125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-20050946938234326732024-01-11T08:23:00.489+00:002024-01-11T08:23:00.489+00:00I'm adding this comment from an email in respo...I'm adding this comment from an email in response. The writer gave permission to post here, he just doesn't want to do the Google sign up.<br /> Thank you, Andii, for giving me something to ponder on a day when the wind and rain are keeping me indoors.<br /> <br />A couple of rather random thoughts in response - the first being that we need to be a justice seeking church. Those who are already suffering the most are the poor, overseas and in our own country too. The trajectory is that things will go on getting worse for them. One cannot read the Bible without hearing God's call for justice again and again. We must speak up and work for justice even when that makes us unpopular, as often it will.<br /> <br />The other thought is that we need to be a church that embodies new and different possibilities. I've been following the Tearfund online Advent devotions, which this year have focussed on Church and Community Transformation. In a lot of countries churches have considerably more influence upon their neighbours than they do here. Through encouraging and helping churches to take practical actions to bless their local communities, Tearfund is seeing real change for the better. Farmers are helped to diversify and cope better with climate change, people are enabled to set up small businesses to lift them out of poverty, and whole communities are finding fresh hope and opportunity.<br /> <br />I haven't said anything about Creation care, because for me, and, I imagine, all of this group, it is a "given".<br /> <br />Throughout my life I have seen the Church in this country declining in size and influence, in spite of the best efforts of many good and dedicated people to reverse the trend. Now I wonder if we are being left with a remnant that has a real and important task to do for the Kingdom of God in a world that is in agony because it has largely rejected the Kingdom and our King.<br /> <br />John Barnett Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-9522869294835556102023-12-28T17:08:54.799+00:002023-12-28T17:08:54.799+00:00A PS in response to an email comment.
Community tr...A PS in response to an email comment.<br />Community transformation is certainly in my mind and I do think that we need to help churches to be collaborative change-agents in communities: sharing resources, developing neighbourliness, sharing, problem solving and community cohesion. Enabling the sharing of know-how for growing things, repairing things, borrowing and lending things ...<br />I think one of the challenges will be to do this humbly and collaboratively. I see too many churches wanting to 'own' projects and initiatives. Developing a Missio Dei perspective is key: it's God's work, we find our way to join in and sometimes, perhaps often, that may be by supporting the work of others and offering greater reach or capacity to it. It will need us to consider God's Spirit not to be confined to the boundaries of church, of course. That's not theologically new, but it does seem to me that many western Christians have an implicit perspective that somehow forgets that God must be at work, by the Spirit, beyond where the churches have caught up to. Because God is love, God is on mission and graciously invites us to discern God's work and sometimes calls us to collaborate.Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-72383145030946259822020-04-13T18:17:12.919+01:002020-04-13T18:17:12.919+01:00This sounds like a plan. If you come up with more ...This sounds like a plan. If you come up with more to this, let us all know. After I take my two weeks off, I want to have some plan for when I return to it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976607893411087777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-80314591061962752752019-02-19T13:55:14.851+00:002019-02-19T13:55:14.851+00:00Ah. I wasn't aware of that! :-(Ah. I wasn't aware of that! :-( Steve Burnhopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758139116590734231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-38639325635523156682019-02-06T21:25:59.608+00:002019-02-06T21:25:59.608+00:00I'll look into that. I'm wrestling with th...I'll look into that. I'm wrestling with the issue that I have tended not to post reviews on Amazon that I've put elsewhere because Amazon claim copyright of reviews on their site. I'm trying to weigh up whether that fact that it has appeared here first means they can't effectively claim it or whether it means they appropriate it. If you -or anyone- have any wisdom on that ... ?Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-14266531744608725642019-02-03T17:58:38.884+00:002019-02-03T17:58:38.884+00:00Andii, thank you very much for your review. It'...Andii, thank you very much for your review. It's very much appreciated. If you have a moment, it would be great if you would add your review to the Amazon.co.uk page. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701744605147034059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-9925115043974799672014-10-03T09:26:48.363+01:002014-10-03T09:26:48.363+01:00Community of Episcope Order?Community of Episcope Order?Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-62672186941310029902014-08-08T19:59:23.169+01:002014-08-08T19:59:23.169+01:00Thanks for mentioning that Kathryn. I agree entire...Thanks for mentioning that Kathryn. I agree entirely. Power differential was one of the things going through my mind as I wrote. I think it is not at all alien to what I wrote, merely that I felt that trying to pursue the point then and there would add to the potential confusion of what was already becoming quite a complex post. I'd say, though, that it is implied in what I wrote. The scenario you outline is, of course, not mutually agreeable. To be so, the relatively powerful would need to recognise something of the reality of the situation from the point of view of their dialogue partners (and this would presumably be part of the point of the conversation, surely). On the other hand, if the relatively underprivileged aren't themselves prepared to use a term that is less offensive, then they are also acting in bad faith and showing contempt. Understandable as that may be, it is unlikely to aid understanding, a change of heart or agreement further down the line. If necessary, mediation should be sought to help even the field of discourse. Two wrongs don't a right make. I think that the ethic of nonviolence applies here too: the aim even of the marginalised should be to appeal to the humanity of the powerful and to seek their humanisation and liberation. That would be consonant with the approach of MLK and Gandhi, and I think Jesus... ?Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-410037735163119612014-08-08T19:23:00.327+01:002014-08-08T19:23:00.327+01:00I agree with some of this, but one of the problems...I agree with some of this, but one of the problems I see a lot in online discourse is a group with relative power telling an oppressed group that their term for the group with power or privilege is hurtful or unacceptable, when it is quite clear that it isn't meant to be. It's essentially silencing method, requiring an oppressed group to conform to a powerful group's standards of conversation in order to participate in the conversation. <br /><br />Finding mutually agreeable terms is fine if you're on an even footing to start with, but that is not always the case. Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829669522063886278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-66910170123391288132014-03-24T20:28:17.680+00:002014-03-24T20:28:17.680+00:00There's a couple of things in it I struggle wi...There's a couple of things in it I struggle with, but they're worth living with and thinking about further for a lot of helpfully provocative material. I found it hard to be convinced about pitting El and YHWH against one another in the Jacob@Jabbok story, for example ...Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-48797871448317190462014-03-24T04:16:20.111+00:002014-03-24T04:16:20.111+00:00Thanks for the heads up Andii. I've downloaded...Thanks for the heads up Andii. I've downloaded a Kindle preview to check it out further.Matt Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538611371112908744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-77481865560379299892014-01-29T09:32:22.468+00:002014-01-29T09:32:22.468+00:00Well said AndiiWell said AndiiMatt Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538611371112908744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-38954240705702097842013-09-16T15:15:49.808+01:002013-09-16T15:15:49.808+01:00"it actually needs quite a sophisticated Trin..."it actually needs quite a sophisticated Trinitarian theological explanation to sustain it in the face of the increasingly likely follow-up questions." Absolutely, this is the problem isolated, as I see it too. <br /><br />Thank you. Rev R Marszalekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01831340057673771787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-42350173488020497602013-01-24T18:59:26.151+00:002013-01-24T18:59:26.151+00:00Gilda -flattering though your comment appears to b...Gilda -flattering though your comment appears to be the strange appearance of what seems to be advertising links makes me think that you're messing us about. My policy is to delete any comments that don't deal with the issue in the post. Flattery gets you no-where, real conversation might.Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-66078805336935740122013-01-24T05:30:10.714+00:002013-01-24T05:30:10.714+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156585793541092704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-8613167356841062402012-07-12T20:00:43.600+01:002012-07-12T20:00:43.600+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.عالم التسويق الإلكترونيhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07108993126299837113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-82015239692649657272012-07-11T18:55:58.320+01:002012-07-11T18:55:58.320+01:00Oh Safdar, Safdar ... I considered deleting this b...Oh Safdar, Safdar ... I considered deleting this but it is so amusing. First off, it gives the impression of engaging with the post but then goes on to advertise something that is contrary to the spirit of the post. Delicious. And that first sentence: what DOES it mean?Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-81166597017448803362012-07-11T12:07:24.304+01:002012-07-11T12:07:24.304+01:00The ID card is mean of security. Through the ID ca...The ID card is mean of security. Through the ID card you should be consider as the resident of the country. For the high quality and secure Id cards the new <a href="http://www.alltimeprint.com" rel="nofollow">id card printing</a> machine has introduced.Safdar Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270407097996992545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-80256213624733828122012-06-05T16:28:56.732+01:002012-06-05T16:28:56.732+01:00I'm sure there must be more, it's just tha...I'm sure there must be more, it's just that no-one feels strongly enough for the most part to put the problem with it 'out there'. The other problem though, can be that those who often enjoy putting such things 'out there' are often curmudgeonly about it. I think you avoided that.Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-38472423148646083112012-06-04T12:18:21.329+01:002012-06-04T12:18:21.329+01:00Well, at least that's two of us!Well, at least that's two of us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-28420423433102182162012-03-03T16:24:49.712+00:002012-03-03T16:24:49.712+00:00previous comment deleted because it was advertisin...previous comment deleted because it was advertising spamAndiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-59877048508501334882012-03-02T12:05:45.440+00:002012-03-02T12:05:45.440+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Alex P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10643451287069336150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-34286578571987123872012-02-03T16:14:30.207+00:002012-02-03T16:14:30.207+00:00That sounds very intriguing. Can you offer a bit m...That sounds very intriguing. Can you offer a bit more detail of how the old patterns persisted?Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-18850253736663645492012-02-03T07:46:17.025+00:002012-02-03T07:46:17.025+00:00I recently edited the Masters dissertation of a st...I recently edited the Masters dissertation of a student who was writing on the way the Dutch Reformed Church responded to crime and violence in South Africa, and found that though they had adopted the rhetoric of the new order, the old p[atterns still shaped their thinking, and perhaps their "conscience", from a white point of view.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6307430.post-38825675486879269182012-01-31T16:49:01.346+00:002012-01-31T16:49:01.346+00:00I think that I should mention that the domino simi...I think that I should mention that the domino simile is not mine but from the refeered link (click the heading of my post) ie http://www.geocities.com/dharmawood/reincarn_v_rebirth.htm sorry that wasn't clearer.<br /><br />I'm interested in your comment about a possble 'personalist' approach in Hindu dharma (which school/s?) as what you say doesn't -to me- indicate a persoanal understanding in that the atman need not be personal. It would require that Brahman is in some sense personal and then that the indwelling spark shared that. If Brahman is not personal or not essentailly so, than it could be that the atman is something a-personal which is overlaid by (less 'ultimate') phenomena which we think of as personhood or personality. I would tend to think that the implication of transmigration of souls would be something like this, since the different genders, conditions, psychosomatic substrates in each human life make it difficult to see what exactly migrates that could be identified as human personality or identity. But that's how I see it just now; I'm interested to know if there are further ways of developing this line of enquiry.Andiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545699854077420349noreply@blogger.com