tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post1924865426880633484..comments2023-09-07T02:42:54.042-07:00Comments on kellogg bloggin': "I Only Want to Know": Sibling Assignment #31Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-40951741900489760552007-08-10T00:06:00.000-07:002007-08-10T00:06:00.000-07:00Katrina: I think we agree that the experience of ...Katrina: I think we agree that the experience of salvation is ongoing. In my experience, I cannot pinpoint a moment when I experienced a defined moment of obedience. I have had some very clear and defined moments when I tried to get out of being a Christian and tried very hard to not be a Christian. It didn't work. I finally realized I was "stuck". It was as if it were the life I was hard wired for, so I have never had the sense of having made a choice to become a Christian. I only have the experience of being constitutionally incapable, as it turned out, of leaving/escaping/extracting myself from the presence of and life in the Trinity. My experience has profoundly shaped my sense of how strong human will is/isn't. I never really chose to be a Christian in any single moment of choice and I was, at an important juncture of my life, unable to choose to leave, hard as I tried. The story of the lost sheep as always been central to me. The sheep didn't choose for the shepherd to come for him. The shepherd actively went in search of and found the sheep. If that story is analogous to the human experience with God, I have felt, in all modesty, that I didn't so much go looking for God as God came after me..and found me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for coming over and commenting and doing so with such eloquence.<BR/><BR/>Don--Thanks so much for coming over and reading my post. I appreciate very much that you enjoyed what I wrote. Christians don't often bring agnostics enjoyment! Agnostics bring me a great deal of enjoyment, so I'm glad that I was able to give some enjoyment back to the agnostic world. I mean it.<BR/><BR/>I loved my two years singing under Rick Frost's direction and I hope he is thriving in his work elsewhere. As a choir director, he was humane, demanding, precise, very intelligent, funny, and generous. I thought he drew a very good sound out of us at NIC, especially given that most of us were avocational singers, not future pros. He's remained an inspiration to me in my work as a teacher because he didn't treat us like amateurs. He created a professional and demanding atmosphere and it really paid off.raymond perthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016246118115516015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-41316648708172607412007-08-09T21:41:00.000-07:002007-08-09T21:41:00.000-07:00Also, I too knew Rick Frost well. He and Todd Snyd...Also, I too knew Rick Frost well. He and Todd Snyder colaborated to produce some memorable performances.<BR/><BR/>Last I knew Rick was the head of the music department in a very large church in PA. But that was about 9 years ago. He moved there when former NIC President, Barry Schuler took a presidents job at the Williamson Free School in PA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-86692861342513392712007-08-09T21:36:00.000-07:002007-08-09T21:36:00.000-07:00From this agnostic's point of view I admire the qu...From this agnostic's point of view I admire the questions asked in JC Superstar.<BR/><BR/>I think far too many "Christians" assume they have all of their questions answered and wear blinders to prevent further inquirey.<BR/><BR/>But I did enjoy your discertation regarding your own faith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-73774951418519848422007-08-09T21:22:00.000-07:002007-08-09T21:22:00.000-07:00I appreciate your sharing the fullness of your exp...I appreciate your sharing the fullness of your experiences of Christ and Christians. I love about you that you ask questions and open yourself to all sources for finding the answers.<BR/><BR/>In truth, I believe both the defined moment of obedience that marks salvation AND all that comes after as one seeks to better know and serve God are important to the whole of what being a Christian means. The moment of choosing Christ is the moment that the drowning person is pulled safely aboard the lifeboat. There's more, of course. There's rowing the boat, offering blankets and food to other survivors, locating more people in the wreckage before they go under and pulling as many of them as you can from the water--but none of it is possible from outside the lifeboat.<BR/><BR/>But yes, I agree that we have to strive to see ourselves and Christ through the outsider's eyes before we can begin to tell them who He is and what He offers. It's a whole lot more than a bumpersticker. :)Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319876018208176809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-30301689479064602952007-08-08T21:22:00.000-07:002007-08-08T21:22:00.000-07:00You said this beautifully. This is really what I ...You said this beautifully. This is really what I mean by it's our salvation: the picture of salvation is so huge and our experiences are so various and we all complement each other so miraculously. I really appreciate you making this comment.raymond perthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016246118115516015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35367059.post-83484840155749107992007-08-08T20:55:00.000-07:002007-08-08T20:55:00.000-07:00I have never seen Jesus Christ Superstar. I heard...I have never seen Jesus Christ Superstar. I heard all the buzz back at NIC, and the songs on the radio. I became a Christian - born again - personal salvation - then end of my Freshman year of college. For me it was the culmination of all my questions up to that point. Afterward, I have spent my time getting to know Him and learning to let Him lead my life. He is my life. I am constantly learning how to love people with the depth of love He pours through me. It's still my choice, but His power.Pinehurst in my Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14839389283883857130noreply@blogger.com