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Re: http://www.chrisheuertz.com/post/509906561

Chris — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:23:53 -0000

sorry man, it has been a gift and has re-energized my education, in fact, you almost inspired me to go back to school b/c of these motivational little flashcards~

Re: http://www.chrisheuertz.com/post/550947475

Chris — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:22:10 -0000

i do think She loves burritos. good call on that one gravy~

Re: 2nd Annual Oompa Loompa Love Songs Playlist :: The Best Songs of 2009

Chris — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:14:23 -0000

yeah... MONSTERS OF FOLK. too hard to pick just one (actually two or three) off that one. nice.

Re: 2nd Annual Oompa Loompa Love Songs Playlist :: The Best Songs of 2009

Chris — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:59:01 -0000

PPS - Also, the "Honorable Mentions" include:

41. Viva la Vida - Coldplay, LeftRightLeftRight
42. One Day - Matisyahu
43. Happiness - The Fray
44. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight - U2, No Line on the Horizon
45. Tik Tok - Ke$ha (seriously... don't judge me, it's my obnoxious/guilty luxury song of the year)

Re: 2nd Annual Oompa Loompa Love Songs Playlist :: The Best Songs of 2009

Chris — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:56:41 -0000

PS - Of course Michael Jackson should have gotten tons of props on this list, but all these songs dropped in 2009. Sorry Jeelan ;)

Re: In Case You Missed It :: WMF Pushup-A-Thon Final Results

Chris — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:44:01 -0000

still getting news of gifts, but looks like the Pushup-A-Thon raised almost $600 for WMF-thanks friends for supporting the community~

Re: Confessing Assumptions About Sexual Identity :: Moving Away From Drawing Lines to Starting Dialogue

Chris — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:48:08 -0000

encouraging for you ;) haha!

and no worries. just glad to get some conversation around the issue. i think it's one that lots of deeply committed christians have avoided for too long.

let's hope for clarity and grace~

Re: Confessing Assumptions About Sexual Identity :: Moving Away From Drawing Lines to Starting Dialogue

Chris — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:41:34 -0000

hey stephen,

sorry to hear you lost support for standing up for what you felt was being a truth-teller. that is never easy.

last fall i posted some thoughts on gender equality and then posted some thoughts on the elections—both were roundly criticized by very conservative religious people.

and i paid for it. literally.

phileena and i have to find funding and sponsors for our positions at word made flesh. over the past 16 years we’ve struggled to build a consistent support team who stand behind us financially, allowing our continued participation in the community. after some of my posts about the elections last fall we actually lost several financial supporters—one of them even sent an e-mail to our board of directors because she was so concerned about my freedom of thought.

what’s ironic about that is though some extremely conservative evangelical republicans withdrew their support for us because of some of my political positions, we have since seen 3 former george w. bush white house staffers join our support team. crazy. people who actually worked with bush and had offices in the white house can agree to disagree with us and still stand behind us.

anyway, not sure how to read or understand your message.

first, i’m not trying to “preach to the choir,” i was reflecting on my own journey, hoping it was confessional and humble. also i was not trying to “swim upstream” as if that’s the goal here. just like you, i want to communicate what I feel is the process of my own faith journey in a way that’s truthful and has integrity.

second, as a fellow “8” are you hoping that i’d be so confrontational that i’d not invite people to agree with my own questions re: this issue and continue to polarize the so-called two sides of this? are you criticizing me b/c my post has resonated (at least) with the people who have commented here (you should know, i’ve gotten several e-mails and facebook messages scolding me for bringing this topic up and suggesting some of what i wrote)? also, when you write, “courage is something different than what I see here,” are you suggesting i’m being a coward in what i posted? not sure how you hoped that statement would come across.

third, what don’t you understand my hoped goals/out-comes are? i thought i made it clear that i hope we could re-frame some of the starting points of this conversation. and i tried to make it easy by bullet-pointing some of those suggested starting points.

would love for you to be a bit clearer in what you’re hoping to communicate here. i’m hoping this post creates platform for dialogue and conversation around this issue and would love for you to be a part of that. but i’m finding it hard to find traction in your comment to move this dialogue forward.

chris

Re: Confessing Assumptions About Sexual Identity :: Moving Away From Drawing Lines to Starting Dialogue

Chris — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:56:05 -0000

hey kim, thanks for sharing part of your story. i think these kinds of things help the most in entering the conversation.

and sounds like the love and care you have for your daughter will be grace for your whole family as you navigate these things. try not to be overwhelmed, there are lots of people out there who are working through these things in constructive and hopeful ways.

let's keep our hearts open to learning how to love and live with courage and grace.

Re: Confessing Assumptions About Sexual Identity :: Moving Away From Drawing Lines to Starting Dialogue

Chris — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:53:01 -0000

thanks jamie for posting. glad someone is relieved i'm writing this-my fear was that even nudging this conversation a little would be met w/ a fierce response from folks who aren't open to discussing it.

and thanks for being open about your own story-we all have a lot to learn from how you've demonstrated courage in so many ways.

looking forward to learning and growing together~

Re: Middle Finger :: Taking It Back for the Lord

Chris — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:23:21 -0000

not a bad idea. it could be the new "peace" sign~

Re: Watching the News :: Compassion Fatigue

Chris — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:56:37 -0000

thanks mark, great seeing you post here and appreciate your thoughtfulness~

Re: Some Blog Comment Guidelines :: Ownership, Content and Tone

Chris — Sun, 10 May 2009 12:51:40 -0000

sorry, first to comment ;)

here are a couple of articles on 'Blog Comment Policies' that you might find helpful for your own blogs:

http://lifehacker.com/softw...

http://www.blogherald.com/2...

Re: If I Blogged...

Chris — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:00:18 -0000

hey friend,

i won't take it "personal" that you won't identify yourself if you don't take it "personal" that your future comments will be marked as "spam." i mean, that's what i do when i get e-mails from people with bogus e-mail addresses-and though you might think it's clever to use MY e-mail address to post your comments, it's a cousin of identity theft and i'm not down w/ it.

also, at best, you're smug, at worst you are a coward NOT to put your name w/ your opinions and thoughts. really. so thanks for all the comments, but if you don't want to live with the integrity to own them then i'm sad for you.

and if you can find the courage to own your opinions i think it will allow you to live more faithfully to what you think and believe. but if not, you can live in your tiny, protected world-the false world of the internet where you don't have to be honest.

really sad for you.

chris

Re: If I Blogged...

Chris — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:05:02 -0000

hey friend, once again, it's hard to take you seriously when you won't put your name w/ your comments.

if you really have such deep convictions and strong passions about your fusion of neo-con republican-libertarian blend and your conservative evangelicalism, then why wouldn't you have the courage to put your name behind them? aren't you proud of your beliefs?

many on-line and print publications refuse to publish anonymous letters to the editor and comments. i'm asking you for the sake of integrity to put your name on future comments, and if you do, i'd be happy to dialogue w/ you re: your thoughts, opinions, views and questions.

and if you want to remain anonymous, i won't suggest that you're acting like a coward, but i say that doesn't reflect well on the possibility of your comments being credible.

consider this an invitation to join the conversation.

Re: If I Blogged...

Chris — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:39:56 -0000

ALL profits from the WMF gear go to support the ministries of WMF

Re: Annoucement :: The Word Made Flesh Re-Design Launch~

Chris — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:35:19 -0000

AND, you also forgot to add your name. which makes it really hard to take you seriously.

if you want to dialogue about these things, have the courage to show up to the conversation~

Re: Counting Down... to March 30, 2009

Chris — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:35:32 -0000

adam-that IS funny... the a-team girls were just laughing about it~

Re: Annoucement :: The Word Made Flesh Re-Design Launch~

Chris — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:46:06 -0000

that's happening w/ a few browsers-keep trying. should be up for you soon!~

Re: If I Blogged...

Chris — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:21:11 -0000

what??? don't hold out on a brother. send me that paper~

Re: Open Letter to President Barack Obama

Chris — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:54:17 -0000

Re: Dusting Off the Shelves

Chris — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:33:33 -0000

matt!!!! what's up? been forever! i'll make sure i hit JAYBER CROW-you and joel are solid recommenders. and i DID read THE ROAD... wow. that is a good one-sad, disturbing and tragic.

Re: Dusting Off the Shelves

Chris — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:32:58 -0000

not only will i read it, but would have endorsed it~

Re: College Football, Tribalism, Militarism and One of My Life's Goals

Chris — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:33:28 -0000

Full disclosure here. Though I said the games were "fairly predictable," I only picked 17 of the 34 Bowl Games correctly. Darn.

Re: If I Blogged...

Chris — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:32:19 -0000

the shirt is actually from our good friends at To Write Love On Her Arms-they're doing some great stuff and have clothed me this year ;)

http://www.twloha.com/