http://www.transparentchristianmagazine.com/2008/07/08/will-you-miss-me/ When our lives reflect the brightest light, we become Transparent. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:32:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.transparentchristianmagazine.com/2008/07/08/will-you-miss-me/comment-page-1/#comment-407 David Teems Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:46:23 +0000 http://www.transparentchristianmagazine.com/?p=172#comment-407 Good point. And yeah, I remember the pastor. He wasn't so sure himself either. You could see it on his face, the indecision, the I've-got-to-do-something-I'm-a-pastor look. He was programmed to respond that way. I couldn't get angry with the guy. His intentions were noble, I suppose. But even he wasn't convinced. Somebody's little girl had just died. Some little girl's mom had just been taken from her. And a young husband would go to bed alone. Where is the dance in that? I don't see one. Didn't then. Don't now. Again, to deny our humanity is to deny God's craftsmanship. He made us to feel deeply, to howl at the moon if necessary, to feel pain, to feel joy. You gotta love him for that. Good point. And yeah, I remember the pastor. He wasn’t so sure himself either. You could see it on his face, the indecision, the I’ve-got-to-do-something-I’m-a-pastor look. He was programmed to respond that way. I couldn’t get angry with the guy. His intentions were noble, I suppose. But even he wasn’t convinced. Somebody’s little girl had just died. Some little girl’s mom had just been taken from her. And a young husband would go to bed alone. Where is the dance in that? I don’t see one. Didn’t then. Don’t now. Again, to deny our humanity is to deny God’s craftsmanship. He made us to feel deeply, to howl at the moon if necessary, to feel pain, to feel joy. You gotta love him for that.

]]> http://www.transparentchristianmagazine.com/2008/07/08/will-you-miss-me/comment-page-1/#comment-389 idahostevens Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:49:22 +0000 http://www.transparentchristianmagazine.com/?p=172#comment-389 David you have it exactly right in this article. I read this when it first was published and let it crank around in the thought processes. I read it again just now and I would be appalled if someone acted this way with my family during the loss of a family member the way this person did with this family. Let's see if he has a skip when he looses his son or daughter. It defies logic of the human mind. There is no lack of faith if you grieve the loss of a loved one. There are people who say any time you are sick indicates you have sin in your life. Same line of thought... or is that thoughtlessness? David you have it exactly right in this article. I read this when it first was published and let it crank around in the thought processes. I read it again just now and I would be appalled if someone acted this way with my family during the loss of a family member the way this person did with this family. Let’s see if he has a skip when he looses his son or daughter. It defies logic of the human mind. There is no lack of faith if you grieve the loss of a loved one. There are people who say any time you are sick indicates you have sin in your life. Same line of thought… or is that thoughtlessness?

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