tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post8203600995038166123..comments2023-12-30T00:30:21.906-08:00Comments on The Hippie Housewife: Is Jesus greater than our differences?Hippie Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14718357472343295031noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-997772228720496102011-05-17T18:32:45.691-07:002011-05-17T18:32:45.691-07:00I feel like I could have written these words mysel...I feel like I could have written these words myself I identify with them so completely. Your insight into the search for a double is right on, and I'll be applying it to my own journey. Thank you!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332544075938121114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-41568568963969927222011-05-06T19:32:28.123-07:002011-05-06T19:32:28.123-07:00Thank you Hippie! I know what you're saying ab...Thank you Hippie! I know what you're saying about looking at the bible with fresh eyes...not sure what it is but I haven't been able to just sit and read it in a long, long while. I think it may be this demon of religiosity that is stopping me. Old perceptions and indoctrinations weigh me down as well as self-condemnation over how long it's been. Maybe the message version will help because it's so different!wheeliemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661550737015437555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-7261182114604861552011-05-06T19:03:25.221-07:002011-05-06T19:03:25.221-07:00Love these beautiful faces - with a beautiful mess...Love these beautiful faces - with a beautiful message too :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960229337747890068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-14162039395134881722011-05-06T15:00:53.720-07:002011-05-06T15:00:53.720-07:00Thank you so much, everyone, for the feedback and ...Thank you so much, everyone, for the feedback and encouragement! It's always comforting to know that others can relate.<br /><br />Nicole, yes, do! I would love to read your thoughts!<br /><br />Wheeliemom, good question. Sometimes I find I need to actually just set aside the books for a while and read the Bible with fresh eyes (a new Bible version can really help with this). I'm not usually a big fan of Beth Moore, but her Bible study <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-One-Only-Beth-Moore/dp/080542489X" rel="nofollow">Jesus, the One and Only</a> proved incredibly helpful in reading through the Gospel of Luke with a fresh perspective (even if I did disagree with some of her conclusions). Michael Spencer's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Churchianity-Finding-Jesus-Shaped-Spirituality/dp/0307459179/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1304718888&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Mere Churchianity</a> was excellent, though perhaps not quiet what you're looking for. Shane Claiborne's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-President-Politics-Ordinary-Radicals/dp/0310278422/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304719009&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">Jesus for President</a> and Philip Yancey's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-I-Never-Knew/dp/031021923X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304719077&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">The Jesus I Never Knew</a> are both wonderful books for really getting to the heart of Jesus.Hippie Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718357472343295031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-8480786595799008462011-05-06T02:07:23.044-07:002011-05-06T02:07:23.044-07:00Yes, yes this is me!! I feel like I don't belo...Yes, yes this is me!! I feel like I don't belong anywhere. Looking for a book or bible study to point me to the true Jesus and not religion's ideas of who He is. Any suggestion?wheeliemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661550737015437555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-10412630994128058702011-05-05T10:40:49.101-07:002011-05-05T10:40:49.101-07:00beautiful. So similar to my own story as well. Mi...beautiful. So similar to my own story as well. Might have to make my own sign and snap a photo and write a post. :)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12416478929643863722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-79057315872089208622011-05-05T06:50:29.768-07:002011-05-05T06:50:29.768-07:00I, too, have moved from living in a conviction-les...I, too, have moved from living in a conviction-less, black-and-white world, to one of color (and shades of gray) where I've had to more deeply examine what Jesus wants for me, not what "authorities" dictate.<br /><br />It's a difficult place to be, sometimes, caught between two worlds as I am. Especially when my spouse is still very much black-and-white and is having difficulty seeing even shades of gray. But God's love does have a way of smoothing over differences! <3<br /><br />Thank you for this beautiful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-32887127034843153392011-05-04T09:55:48.608-07:002011-05-04T09:55:48.608-07:00What a wonderful, wonderful post! I know how you f...What a wonderful, wonderful post! I know how you feel. My husband and I were just talking about how we are as a couple very 'new age' for the "church crowd" but so very conservative amongst our peers. <br /><br />Although I'd say I've always lived in the shades of gray and color, which made it even more difficult for me to understand those who see everything in black and white. Wonderful. I'm sharing this on FB!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169767757479816137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-2258954537687239462011-05-04T01:40:48.946-07:002011-05-04T01:40:48.946-07:00But making a hodgepodge, sister, is not loving the...But making a hodgepodge, sister, is not loving the Truth (Jesus Christ)!Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434400756804467515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-88588490394123141882011-05-03T19:08:49.872-07:002011-05-03T19:08:49.872-07:00Beautiful. This could be my story too, I sometimes...Beautiful. This could be my story too, I sometimes think about the days when it was black and white and so easy for me to go on living my life without conviction.<br /><br />It's harder now, but so much better. I sometimes start to wonder "how someone could believe THAT!" and then realize, who am I kidding? That was totally me!<br />Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284265657553153315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-45089644284682966792011-05-03T17:01:45.321-07:002011-05-03T17:01:45.321-07:00I've been (am) on a very similar journey from ...I've been (am) on a very similar journey from black and white to gray and all shades of color. Thank you for sharing your beautiful thoughts!Ameliahttp://storiesfor.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-90136600112941315012011-05-03T06:20:49.101-07:002011-05-03T06:20:49.101-07:00I was having a very similar conversation with a go...I was having a very similar conversation with a good friend just yesterday. I love how you've explained this. Off to send her the link to your post!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154415218933660079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-55178326718814618292011-05-03T05:52:34.864-07:002011-05-03T05:52:34.864-07:00Nicely stated!Nicely stated!Mike P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05788385648876341386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-73202875911830056672011-05-03T04:48:34.204-07:002011-05-03T04:48:34.204-07:00Beautiful and powerful. Reposting. <3Beautiful and powerful. Reposting. <3dulce de lechehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641970264436339191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-25210202951493810522011-05-03T04:33:41.141-07:002011-05-03T04:33:41.141-07:00I love this!
I finished reading it and pasted it ...I love this! <br />I finished reading it and pasted it up on my facebook feed too. Election time brings up sooo much hate and anger everywhere, a total lack of love. :(Candace Novakowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872745391134995655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-35273594480760283302011-05-02T22:36:23.330-07:002011-05-02T22:36:23.330-07:00Sooooooo with you. That is exactly where I am. T...Sooooooo with you. That is exactly where I am. Too out there for my Bible belt upbringing...but, I love Jesus, and believe in the Word...that makes me close-minded in some circles. It's a lonely place. That's why I love the blogosphere. I seem to have found the readiest tribe here. I'm with you!Aleishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490616752707881730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051258436941012775.post-74021909814663155592011-05-02T21:15:29.237-07:002011-05-02T21:15:29.237-07:00Yes. Lovely post!Yes. Lovely post!Star in the Universehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756755425771687385noreply@blogger.com