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Re: The Three Column Approach

pauline — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:04:41 -0000

I like that this model asks people to explicitly lay out how the passage applies to their every day life. I like that it forces you to sift through the messiness of why you do/think certain things and what concrete actions you can take to change that. I often find myself spending a lot of time poring over passages while being reluctant to spend time seriously trying to apply them to changing my life. It requires that I analyze where I am at currently, where I want to get to, and how to get there. That's MUCH more work than just reading a passage and comprehending it.

Only critique of the 3 column method is that Column A and B seem to overlap. It might be enough to just do a 2 column method OR say: Column A is simply to quote or paraphrase the passage, Column B is to unpack what it meant to you, and Column C details how it applies to your life.

Re: Living Covenants

pauline — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:09:04 -0000

I agree that a promise can certainly have more "life" when it's consistently revisited- the way the promise is carried out constantly adapts to new situations while the spirit of the promise remains true.

Re: Redemptive Culture Making

pauline — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:03:08 -0000

Hmm... this makes me think of why I am sometimes uncomfortable giving homeless people food in public. I used to think it's because I didn't want people to see me and think how "good" I was and how "not-good" they are, because I knew that I'm not that good and I also don't want to make other people feel bad about themselves.

After reading your entry, I'm wondering if the real reason I've been uncomfortable is because deep down I know that I'm not better than anyone else, that I need others just as they need me, yet my conscious way of thinking about the situation was the whole "I'm better than you" attitude. My discomfort reflected that my heart and mind were not lined up.

Re: The Prodigal God - Timothy Keller

pauline — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:11:54 -0000

wow my pastor JUST did a sermon on this last week for Easter! I had never thought to carefuly analyze the other son either and it was great to get that new layer of insight into the situation. I identify much more with the son who stayed home and felt indignant, and so this parable has more impact with me now. I know that before I was Christian I felt like I should get some consideration for trying to do the right thing. I didn't realize until now that my attitude was a way of saying, "I did the right thing, so now I have the authority to decide what God should and shouldn't accept in people. God should agree with me and look favorably upon me because I'm a good person."