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Re: Solitude: A Forgotten Art?

JeremyDScott — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 08:08:15 -0000

Wesley absolutely did not oppose solitude. Lowery's article is talking about solitude as semi-permanent mystic withdrawal from society, which Wesley certainly opposed both in word and practice.

But solitude as a regular, daily practice saturated both Wesley's practice and teaching. Just for one example:
"Not that we can in any wise condemn the intermixing solitude or retirement with society. This is not only allowable but expedient; nay, it is necessary, as daily experience shows, for everyone that either already is, or desires to be, a real Christian. It can hardly be, that we should spend one entire day in a continued intercourse with men, without suffering loss in our soul, and in some measure grieving the Holy Spirit of God. We have need daily to retire from the world, at least morning and evening, to converse with God, to commune more freely with our Father which is in secret. Nor indeed can a man of experience condemn even longer seasons of religious retirement, so they do not imply any neglect of the worldly employ wherein the providence of God has placed us." From Sermon 24

For more, see Kenneth Pickerill's paper here: http://place.asburyseminary...

Re: Advent Longings: December 8, 2010 - Selective Hearing

JeremyDScott — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:04:42 -0000

Hmm...I thought that quote was of Blaise Pascal.

Regardless, thanks, Jon. I really appreciated this yesterday.

Re: Did You Know?

JeremyDScott — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:38:16 -0000

The growth of the rate of access to information is indeed mind-boggling. Continues to make us dumb too. I found an article entitled "Is Google Making Us Stupider?" a while ago and unfortunately, it in great part describes me: http://www.theatlantic.com/...

And I still have yet to finish this whole flash video, but it's a good assessment/explanation of a bigger problem than the "wealth" of information due to globalization - that of the declining access to resources in the world: http://www.storyofstuff.com

Re: More than Discussion

JeremyDScott — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:18:07 -0000

Monte...hmm...okay...I think you missed my point.

I'm not asking for examples so I can write them down as a five-year plan for my church...I'm asking to hear how the emerging conversation has formed local communities into action as an encouragement that the conversation goes beyond conversation.

So you say you want to be formed? The question of my post is: "How's that going for you? What's that look like for you now? What's your orthopraxy? How has the formation of your mind and heart moved your hands?"

Perhaps I'm not being clear...

Re: She is So Beautiful

JeremyDScott — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:33:35 -0000

Thanks for the post. I've really come to value the image of the Bride too.

You somewhat alluded to it, but one of the extrapolations of the image is that we, the bride, are a collective whore, but the grace of the bridegroom goes against the notion of the law (both biblical and civil) in returning again and again to the bride, as unfaithful as she (we) may be.

That's love.

Re: Gay Marriage - The Last Stand?

JeremyDScott — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:06:05 -0000

Thank you.

That's all.

(Actually..."plank-eyed plurality"...can I use that?)