tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post5597365407559995163..comments2023-07-09T19:59:16.047+01:00Comments on Journeys of heart and mind: Simple gathering of believersChris Jefferieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024046243018838005noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-27645254599333327512011-11-28T12:32:56.553+00:002011-11-28T12:32:56.553+00:00My heart resonates with all that you have written ...My heart resonates with all that you have written here, especially in the sentence: "These are properties it inherits from the Holy Spirit; he too is precious, easily crushed, and will not dance to our music but is granted from above." We mustn't be afraid to admit that we don't have all the answers, either as individuals or as a particular local body walking out the purposes of God together. That fear is the main thing that keeps us from the one thing that will get us through -- LOVE! The music in our heads can lead us far far "off the dance floor." ;-) Keeping close to the Lord and each other creates an environment in which the "new song" of the Spirit may be heard at greater volume. Here, it then may become the Song that orchestrates our steps each day. Thank you Chris!stephanie bennetthttp://stephaniebennett.webs.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-58622641606934213242011-11-28T01:05:06.494+00:002011-11-28T01:05:06.494+00:00I think the article is amazing. It combines simpli...I think the article is amazing. It combines simplicity with deep truth and reality, and that's what most of us hunger for.<br><br>I've experienced times of such rich fellowship too. It's precious, it's fragile (easily crushed if we try to manage it), and it cannot be manufactured but must be granted from above.<br><br>These are properties it inherits from the Holy Spirit; he too is precious, easily crushed, and will not dance to our music but is granted from above.<br><br>He's the one who brings such sweet togetherness into existence, drawing us all into his presence and holding us there to simply <i>be</i>.<br><br>If only we could all dwell there forever. Hmm, come to think of it - we <i>will</i>! HalleluYah!<br><br>Thank you so much, Steph, for writing this piece and allowing me to publish it here. I hope it will make us all hungry for more of Christ in our lives together.Chris Jefferieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024046243018838005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-38146267389552066372011-11-27T12:41:33.033+00:002011-11-27T12:41:33.033+00:00Thank you, all, for the comments. I'm not sur...Thank you, all, for the comments. I'm not surprised it hits a nerve. So many of us have experienced anything but the sense of family when it comes to church. Yet, having experienced the beauty of simple and organic body life, both at college and then later house-to-house, I suggest that it is not only possible, but very much the Lord's desire for His children. Ultimately, it is the love and relationships that remain, just as Debi wrote, . . . . but the wonder and the glory of Father's plan and purposes is that we CAN experience these things here and now in the very midst of the Body of Christ. It just depends on whether or not we are willing to break out of our preconceived notions of the church. When we become comfortable with the fact that 'now we see in a mirror dimly,' we are much more apt to continue to learn and grow in our understanding and experience of the church (In my opinion).stephanie bennetthttp://stephaniebennett.webs.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-6752129090453684092011-11-26T19:35:02.540+00:002011-11-26T19:35:02.540+00:00Yes Indeed Christ is enough. Excellent blog!http:...Yes Indeed Christ is enough. Excellent blog!<br><br>http://notesfromthebridge.wordpress.com<br><br>Christopher "Captain" KirkKirk Outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725690958543854748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-15551234862398576772011-11-26T12:03:07.309+00:002011-11-26T12:03:07.309+00:00Great article, Steph! I've always tried to em...Great article, Steph! I've always tried to embrace and not judge others on their personal walk with the Lord...in spite of the religious boxes they might be unknowingly trapped in...<br><br>Love your comment Debi of the "love connectedness" and your body life perscription (perspective).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588328928227524790.post-75148773679859078702011-11-24T13:04:15.712+00:002011-11-24T13:04:15.712+00:00Here is what hit a nerve for me: the church is a f...Here is what hit a nerve for me: the church is a family? if only....<br><br>My history in the Lord testifies to the personal connections that are established when pure hearts serve & love God side by side in a church that begins with love but ends in works. <br><br>Churches have come and gone...but those connections to people are alive three decades later.<br><br>My perspective on body-life...<br> LOVE REMAINS & TRUTH PREVAILSDebi J. Holliday, MSWhttp://www.debijholliday.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com