Comments on: Redeemer http://erika.haub.net/redeemer/03/ Erika Carney Haub's musings on life and God from South Central, L.A. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:26:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Tom http://erika.haub.net/redeemer/03/#comment-126166 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:45:01 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/redeemer/03/#comment-126166 I especially appreciated your concluding take on Mark’s current witness. Read through his reflections. Beautiful and articulate. I felt for him, though, even beyond the loss of his wife and son. I wish we religious people—and particularly the evangelical stream I know best--didn’t feel the need to add lots of theologically correct interpretations to our current sufferings too soon. Seems like real theology happens over a very long time. That’s probably true in our own lives and in the lives of spiritual movements. I pray that Mark can howl at the moon and curse God right now. I especially appreciated your concluding take on Mark’s current witness.

Read through his reflections. Beautiful and articulate.

I felt for him, though, even beyond the loss of his wife and son.

I wish we religious people—and particularly the evangelical stream I know best–didn’t feel the need to add lots of theologically correct interpretations to our current sufferings too soon.

Seems like real theology happens over a very long time. That’s probably true in our own lives and in the lives of spiritual movements.

I pray that Mark can howl at the moon and curse God right now.

]]> by: Patty http://erika.haub.net/redeemer/03/#comment-125480 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:05:57 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/redeemer/03/#comment-125480 one of the things i love most about God and which shows me how victorious He really is (and us through him) is that He always get the last word. no matter what happens in this world, He can redeem it, and in my opinion is always willing to. it is such a relief and huge blessing when we get to see it happen. it's as if He calmly (with righteous anger and maybe even glee) says to satan, the world, whatever, "go ahead, try what you will, but just know, in the end i'm going to win and i'm going to take my people with me." i just love it. it is SO truly good in the midst of such pain and suffering. thanks for the post erika. one of the things i love most about God and which shows me how victorious He really is (and us through him) is that He always get the last word. no matter what happens in this world, He can redeem it, and in my opinion is always willing to. it is such a relief and huge blessing when we get to see it happen. it’s as if He calmly (with righteous anger and maybe even glee) says to satan, the world, whatever, “go ahead, try what you will, but just know, in the end i’m going to win and i’m going to take my people with me.” i just love it. it is SO truly good in the midst of such pain and suffering. thanks for the post erika.

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