tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080182.post4282693667472070206..comments2023-09-16T11:14:11.432-07:00Comments on notes from dave: Cultural Preparedness... One of the Keys to Successful MissionDave Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080182.post-43398371488069755862011-09-26T09:16:14.443-07:002011-09-26T09:16:14.443-07:00Insightful comments Lista... as for "Because ...Insightful comments Lista... as for "Because the bible say so" it all depends on who is doing the interpreting, doesn't it?Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080182.post-36200244299136500612011-09-22T21:29:13.748-07:002011-09-22T21:29:13.748-07:00Actually, it also has to do with the Way People In...Actually, it also has to do with the Way People Interpret Certain Scriptures, such as...<br /><br /><i>"Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies. You know that they breed quarrels."</i> (<b>2 Timothy 2:23, NRSV</b>)<br /><br />People Interpret this to Mean that we shouldn't Express Our Point of View in the Form of a Debate or that we should Avoid Talking about Religion or Politics, yet how can we share the Gospel, if we can't Talk About Religion?<br /><br />The American Church has it's Own Culture that at Times Stifles Communication and the Honest Sharing of Ideas. That which Appeals to the Intellectual is Taboo because of the Potential Controversy. Because of this, the Questions of Intellectuals Often get Over Looked and <i>"You Need to have Faith"</i> and <i>"Because the Bible Says so"</i> is all that we are allowed to say.Listahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590249616509349170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080182.post-2951072140269099862011-09-22T14:35:03.890-07:002011-09-22T14:35:03.890-07:00Hey Lista... good to hear from you...
I would ten...Hey Lista... good to hear from you...<br /><br />I would tend to agree that by and large the church does not respond to those issues.<br /><br />I think it has to do with some level of arrogance.<br /><br />We believe we are right, and so we choose not to engage those that are "wrong" on those difficult issues.<br /><br />The problem is that, sadly, we end up isolating ourselves from the very people Jesus calls us to serve.<br /><br />d.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272431500457083818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080182.post-43494430494772870662011-09-19T17:19:08.663-07:002011-09-19T17:19:08.663-07:00Hi Dave,
Forgive me, for I haven't been by in ...Hi Dave,<br />Forgive me, for I haven't been by in a Really Long Time.<br /><br />What you are saying is so Very True and maybe what I'm Thinking about now is a little Off Subject, yet I even Wonder whether or not the Church is Responding Adequately to the Culture in America. Too Often we Preach the Gospel in Very Simple Terms and yet are not Prepared to Deal with the Questions that are Asked by those in our Very Diverse Culture, or by Intellectuals.<br /><br />How many of those who sit in the Pews Understand about the Different Religions that are all around us, or the Questions that are Asked by Atheists. How do we Respond to Evolutionism, Post-Modernism, etc.? There are a lot of Times in which I wish that I was Learning more in Church than I am.Listahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590249616509349170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080182.post-50570985702027775932011-09-14T23:27:03.852-07:002011-09-14T23:27:03.852-07:00Thanks for the resources and recommendations! (I k...Thanks for the resources and recommendations! (I know you've rec. them over and over during the years and the only one I picked up is the SERVING WITH EYES WIDE OPEN, but now I have a physical list of books that I can refer to!)ChocoflanChildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818027219257322689noreply@blogger.com