Thanks to John Smulo for such a fantastic idea. If you want to join in it’s not too late – head over here for details.
Off to comment on some blogsies… I’ll post links to my comments in the comments section of this post, in case anybody’s interested in where I’ve been. I’d love to hear where you all find yourselves!
[UPDATE]
So where did I go? Looking down the links on Kathy’s blog I found Karl Wheeler and left a comment.
Then from there I found Torchwood and left a comment on a beautiful post about Advent.
Then I surfed around a bit and found Steph, who had an incredible quote up. You should go read it!
Then via the Naked Pastor’s very impressive blogroll I found Perpetual Morphing where Jo has posted a movie as a series of youtube videos that I had never seen before: Affluenza. A great antidote to consumerism this Christmas.
So there you go – I’ve found some new places to add to my reader (as if I needed any more!) and I’m very grateful for the shove Blog Comment Day gave me to go meet some new people.
Thanks for participating Heather! You are the first I’ve seen participate. I still have a day since I’m 17 hours I think behind you
Hi there. First visit for a good while and (I think) first comment – prompted by Blog Comment Day.
Enjoying reading through your more recent posts, and especially enjoyed reading about your visit to Church on Sunday. Ouch! That’s gotta hurt….
Any time, John. We’re lucky we get in first
Thanks, Paul – although it’s not your first comment on my blog – your first (and only other) one is on this post. But to be fair, it’s from the old Blogger version – so I guess you’re safe in counting it as a first post!
Hey Heather, I actually am a first time visitor (thanks to The Confab http://carakayconfab.blogspot.com ). As an avid blogger I too am participating in the Blog Comment Day. I read through a number of your posts. Your visit to church made me knowingly smile all along the way. I am adding you to my RSS feed and blogroll.
Hi, Jeromy. Great to meet you. Thanks for dropping in, adding links and also for taking part in Blog Comment Day. I dropped by your place too.
I had really intended to sit down and have a go at this, but then stuff happened. I decided to start by looking through your blog roll to find ones I hadn’t been to yet. I Found “believe differently” and I was immediately intrigued by his last post. http://www.believedifferently.com/2008/09/30/science-nonfiction-stories/
I had to google ‘Epistemology’ and had to read through about ten pages worth of Wikipedia to get a grasp on what he was on about. I then got caught up on his previous posts on similar subjects and yeah you get the picture.
Still I was very glad to find stuff that piques my interest. I recommend his blog to all here…go have a read!
Josh, I know, she called me – it’s been a big day. Talk to you tomorrow maybe.
Glad you found something you liked! Thanks for participating during a rough time.
Thanks for sharing where you went. I added a handful to my feeder too.
John, what would a blog-journey be if it wasn’t chronicled?
My reader is already overflowing. This could get dangerous when it continues next year. I’ll have to quit my job to get through my reader!
Darn.
I see that I’ve missed blog comment day.
Now what am I supposed to do?
I’d comment now but that would be like offering a belated birthday wish.
Here’s my comment, off subject though. Can we handle the truth? The truth is Jesus didn’t come down to earth and die on a cross to make you happy. There’s a certain Preacher on TV that is really popular, I mean really popular. I’ve never heard him once speak of the blood of Jesus, or the cross, or being crucified with Christ. His messages are always about how we can have a better life by the thoughts we think and the words we speak. I’m no Biblical scholar, I have read completely through the Bible several times though. I believe we need to evaluate the entire and complete theme of the Word of God. We cannot just focus on one small aspect of God’s word and build our theology around it. Yes, God desire is to bless His children, but Jesus also told us, if He was persecuted that we as his followers will face the same challenges. In the gospel of Luke 14: 27-28 “And whoever does not bear his cross and come follow after Me cannot be My disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?”
There’s a cost to follow Jesus, to be called a disciple one must deny self, and put into practice, and live your life in accordance to your leader’s commands. That’s the problem with the Jesus came to make me happy gospel. If my spouse is the reason for my unhappiness, or my calling, or my whatever, I can simply eliminate them, and be on my way to becoming happy. The Son of God is not just someone who’s teachings we can add into our lives. We cannot chose which aspect of Jesus’ life we will embrace, and which part we will ignore and call Him Lord. Either He is Lord of all of our life, or He is not Lord at all. There’s a lot of “vampire Christians”, they just want Jesus for His blood, yes they want a Savior, but they don’t want to submit their life to the “Lord”.
The first century church endured massive persecution, and thrived. Now I don’t want to give Satan to much credit,( He did try to over throw God, Duh) but He realized that if you can’t beat them, join them. If He couldn’t defeat the true gospel, then have so many different gospels that true gospel is watered down and becomes impotent. How can a group of true disciples look and act, (as far as divorce and being hooked on porn ect.), just like the unsaved?
The days are growing short, we cannot afford to waste our time with a gospel that is watered down, and feeble. it’s really about perspective, it we don’t think there’s a problem, we don’t see a need for action. You might see a couple walking side by side closely down the street slowly, and think they are in love and holding each other near. But from another angle you could see the man has a gun placed up against the woman’s side, and leading her against her will. It’s about perspective, do we see a problem or not, or do we even care? The truth is Jesus didn’t die on a cross to make you happy. Just needed to get that off my chest!
John D, I don’t know any bloggers who would turn down comments, Blog Comment Day or not!
Paul, that was – um – random. I’m not quite sure what to make of it, or how to reply, off-topic as it is.