Comments on: How Persephone Marlowe can Keep You Straight

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:39:59 +0000

Thank you, Martha. The thing is I have worked these questions out in public, and repeatedly. I am comfortable with what I believe. However, controversy takes a lot out of me, more energy than I have to give.
I would never write what I don’t believe. I am just picking my topics with care.
So for the good of my own soul, I have decided to mainly write about what nourishes my soul rather than what makes me cross–how prayer can change your life; about how to live the teachings of Jesus, which continually present fresh challenges (so koan like); the love of God; trust; encountering the Holy Spirit; hearing God; experiencing God. Playing in these fields of the Lord fatten my soul, and reading these posts may bless others! 🙂
I am outspoken, and grumpy, so no doubt when I see Christians behave very badly I will say something. At the moment, ah: a lovely peaceful interlude!

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:33:35 +0000

In reply to JohnMacArthur.

the smugness of those who use fifty dollar words to describe ten cent concepts, it usually conceals a lack of faith or the black crow of doubt, permanently perched on their shoulder.
Absolutely. You put it well. Emperor’s new clothes and all that…

By: JohnMacArthur

JohnMacArthur — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:45:41 +0000

Theological college knocks the stuffing out of conservative evangelicalism. Except for the hard parts like salvation, upon which pretty much everything else hangs. Personally when I come across the smugness of those who use fifty dollar words to describe ten cent concepts, it usually conceals a lack of faith or the black crow of doubt, permanently perched on their shoulder. God has ways of circumventing our education for his glory.

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Day 350: When to Compromise or Not | Finding God in 365 Days — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:25:53 +0000

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By: Martha Spong

Martha Spong — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:43:28 +0000

I offer a contrary position, as many of my young adult children’s friends have followed my blog, too. Do we not owe them the truth? Even when we question, God is working on us, and making space for deeper answers. I hope Persephone and those like her will be exposed to exactly the questions you raise.