tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6481025068144424890.post1638565614093532041..comments2023-03-21T12:54:37.616-04:00Comments on <center>Cerebral Debris</center>: ::Heavier thingsΑναστασίαhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02592625019420519752noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6481025068144424890.post-8111928760191681412008-09-05T13:48:00.000-04:002008-09-05T13:48:00.000-04:00Unfortunately, Job's words to his three friends st...Unfortunately, Job's words to his three friends still ring true too many times today, "Miserable comforters are you all!"<BR/><BR/>Not that anyone probably cares, but Mediamogul's verse he referenced is Ecclesiastes 7:2-4.Anarchristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159681216445064935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6481025068144424890.post-85277807116970563152008-09-01T17:06:00.000-04:002008-09-01T17:06:00.000-04:00Hi StaceyI seem to recall a verse, "A Sad Face is ...Hi Stacey<BR/><BR/>I seem to recall a verse, "A Sad Face is Good for the Soul." Too bad we often forget that.<BR/><BR/>NT Wright has a new book that says our final home will be a new earth. I need to read it soon.<BR/><BR/>Hope you're well. Thanks for the thoughtful post.mediamogulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474347213833070138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6481025068144424890.post-4501282691834185922008-08-30T21:32:00.000-04:002008-08-30T21:32:00.000-04:00That's a thought-provoking post, Stacey. I agree t...That's a thought-provoking post, Stacey. I agree that it's telling how it's considered "okay" to cry when Christians die young, but not when they die old (even when they leave behind a life partner of 65 years).<BR/><BR/>When I hear "called home too soon" or "home with Jesus," I always remind the speaker that HEAVEN IS NOT MY HOME. Or yours. We're earthlings, for heaven's sake!<BR/><BR/>And there is the great tension of our faith and its blessed hope. If you're looking for some thoughtful reading on the subject, check out:<BR/><BR/><I>Heaven Is a Place on Earth</I> by my good friend and mentor Michael Wittmer<BR/><I>Not the Way It's Supposed to Be</I> by Cornelius Plantinga<BR/><I>Heaven Is Not My Home</I> by Lela Hamner Gilbert<BR/><BR/>You should teach a class on this stuff at your church. When the church realizes that THIS IS WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, it's amazing how everything else falls into place.Zachary Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188521505536660574noreply@blogger.com