Comments on: Quotation of the Week http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/ Erika Carney Haub's musings on life and God from South Central, L.A. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:30:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Douglas http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-153227 Thu, 01 May 2008 16:52:29 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-153227 Yes, Erika. The interplay of at once being given such huge responsibility in this whole thing while at the same time knowing full well that God is ultimately in control. What Lewis does so well here is leave the complexity of the relationship rich and full - is God affected by us and our decisions; are we simply pawns moving about... My particular favorite line is that last line and I think its implications on how we live are immense. Yes, Erika. The interplay of at once being given such huge responsibility in this whole thing while at the same time knowing full well that God is ultimately in control. What Lewis does so well here is leave the complexity of the relationship rich and full - is God affected by us and our decisions; are we simply pawns moving about…

My particular favorite line is that last line and I think its implications on how we live are immense.

]]> by: erika http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-152270 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:51:56 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-152270 I guess what struck me was this thought of why we go through some of the stuff that hits us: what is being accomplished in it, how it relates to our relating to God, etc. The whole idea of testing, which can seem so disturbing at times...why does God really have to do that? And what is the role of faith and deeds; this idea that our obedience is that which is seen and not simply how we "feel" or what we "believe". It's a very different picture of conversion than what we often hear... I guess what struck me was this thought of why we go through some of the stuff that hits us: what is being accomplished in it, how it relates to our relating to God, etc. The whole idea of testing, which can seem so disturbing at times…why does God really have to do that? And what is the role of faith and deeds; this idea that our obedience is that which is seen and not simply how we “feel” or what we “believe”. It’s a very different picture of conversion than what we often hear…

]]> by: Tom http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-152141 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:00:40 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-152141 To say something is provocative may say little more than that somebody is the provoker and that somebody is provoked about something. Re Lewis' quote and in your collective ruminating, who may be provoking? Who may be provoked? About what? I'd still love to hear why you thought it was potentially provocative. To say something is provocative may say little more than that somebody is the provoker and that somebody is provoked about something.

Re Lewis’ quote and in your collective ruminating, who may be provoking? Who may be provoked? About what?

I’d still love to hear why you thought it was potentially provocative.

]]> by: Eric Jessen http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-152101 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:52:29 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-152101 That's a crazy, dense quote. Makes me reluctant to state that I know English as a language when I read that much content that is basically articulated in two sentences... That’s a crazy, dense quote. Makes me reluctant to state that I know English as a language when I read that much content that is basically articulated in two sentences…

]]> by: erika http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-151731 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:41:21 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-151731 Doug shared the quotation with me this week and we were ruminating a bit on it together. I guess i found it provocative and threw it up here for that reason... Doug shared the quotation with me this week and we were ruminating a bit on it together. I guess i found it provocative and threw it up here for that reason…

]]> by: Tom http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-151702 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:32:17 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/quotation-of-the-week-70/04/#comment-151702 May not be Lewis at his most accessible, but lots here. Since it's a just a quote, hard to know what you think about it. Could you take a shot at translating it? I'd love to hear what prompted the post and why you think the quote is important to what's what in your life and the lives of others. May not be Lewis at his most accessible, but lots here.

Since it’s a just a quote, hard to know what you think about it.

Could you take a shot at translating it?

I’d love to hear what prompted the post and why you think the quote is important to what’s what in your life and the lives of others.

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