Comments for Out There http://sharrup.agblogger.org A blog by Scott Harrup Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:50:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 Comment on Joni by Twitter Trackbacks for Joni at Out There [agblogger.org] on Topsy.com http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/07/30/joni/#comment-20609 Twitter Trackbacks for Joni at Out There [agblogger.org] on Topsy.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:14:52 +0000 http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/07/30/joni/#comment-20609 [...] Joni at Out There sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/07/30/joni/ – view page – cached It was a real joy yesterday to spend some time on the phone with Joni Eareckson Tada. What an insightful woman of God. If you’re a Pentecostal Evangel reader, you’ll want to keep an eye out for her contributions to our Nov. 28 issue. Tweets about this link [...] […] Joni at Out There sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/07/30/joni/ – view page – cached It was a real joy yesterday to spend some time on the phone with Joni Eareckson Tada. What an insightful woman of God. If you’re a Pentecostal Evangel reader, you’ll want to keep an eye out for her contributions to our Nov. 28 issue. Tweets about this link […]

]]> Comment on Lost by d'Anne Smith http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/05/26/lost/#comment-18819 d'Anne Smith Sat, 29 May 2010 20:15:58 +0000 http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/05/26/lost/#comment-18819 Ultimately it's still all about Jesus. If a writer knows Him, their story will be inspired by God's profound history. Without a relationship, the understanding necessary to provide truth is absent. They may have had some acquaintance with the concepts, but the fundamental essence is still a mystery. We really should increase our prayers for the media industry. Their impact is far reaching, and they would better represent their Creator if they knew Him for who He is. Our prayers are powerful and effective. Lets remember to offer them regularly. Ultimately it’s still all about Jesus. If a writer knows Him, their story will be inspired by God’s profound history. Without a relationship, the understanding necessary to provide truth is absent. They may have had some acquaintance with the concepts, but the fundamental essence is still a mystery.

We really should increase our prayers for the media industry. Their impact is far reaching, and they would better represent their Creator if they knew Him for who He is. Our prayers are powerful and effective. Lets remember to offer them regularly.

]]> Comment on Lost by Rich Tatum http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/05/26/lost/#comment-18742 Rich Tatum Thu, 27 May 2010 06:03:17 +0000 http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/05/26/lost/#comment-18742 I totally agree with you. When Jack walked into the "church" and I saw the Buddhist statue, I knew something was up. The next reveal were other statues and iconography, then the blatant stained glass. The irony is that the writers couldn't escape their essentially Christian worldview when weaving their mythological and spiritual tapestry into the series, yet couldn't pull it off at the end because they essentially don't understand the heart of the Christian worldview. Jimmy Kimmel articulated this core misunderstanding in the post-show wrap-up when he stated that he thought that all religions essentially treated this life as a "test" and that if you did good things and passed the test you were rewarded. Matthew Fox (Jack Shepard) agreed with him. In the end, the writers aimed for spiritual profundity but merely achieved spiritual hollowness. And the ultimate unintended irony is that the worldview of the show really does leave the characters truly "lost" and without hope. Rich I totally agree with you. When Jack walked into the “church” and I saw the Buddhist statue, I knew something was up. The next reveal were other statues and iconography, then the blatant stained glass.

The irony is that the writers couldn’t escape their essentially Christian worldview when weaving their mythological and spiritual tapestry into the series, yet couldn’t pull it off at the end because they essentially don’t understand the heart of the Christian worldview. Jimmy Kimmel articulated this core misunderstanding in the post-show wrap-up when he stated that he thought that all religions essentially treated this life as a “test” and that if you did good things and passed the test you were rewarded. Matthew Fox (Jack Shepard) agreed with him.

In the end, the writers aimed for spiritual profundity but merely achieved spiritual hollowness.

And the ultimate unintended irony is that the worldview of the show really does leave the characters truly “lost” and without hope.

Rich

]]> Comment on Pomp and Circumstances by Ken Horn http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/05/17/pomp-and-circumstances/#comment-18502 Ken Horn Tue, 18 May 2010 16:53:28 +0000 http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/05/17/pomp-and-circumstances/#comment-18502 Congrats, Scott! Congrats, Scott!

]]> Comment on Home Turf Advantage by d'Anne Smith http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/04/28/home-turf-advantage/#comment-18226 d'Anne Smith Fri, 07 May 2010 04:10:09 +0000 http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/04/28/home-turf-advantage/#comment-18226 Whatever our battles, our real advantage is foretold in Romans 8:31-39: Though Satan prowls and growls and wages war, GOD IS FOR US!!! And because God is for us, we are good. These battles will all be over soon, and our reward awaits us. No one can steal our joy! Ahead is great gain. Persevere, persevere, persevere! And no aimless wandering. Stay alert! Whatever our battles, our real advantage is foretold in Romans 8:31-39: Though Satan prowls and growls and wages war, GOD IS FOR US!!! And because God is for us, we are good. These battles will all be over soon, and our reward awaits us. No one can steal our joy! Ahead is great gain. Persevere, persevere, persevere! And no aimless wandering. Stay alert!

]]> Comment on A Very Sad Happy Book by bryan darrell http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/04/24/a-very-sad-happy-book/#comment-17810 bryan darrell Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:58:46 +0000 http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/04/24/a-very-sad-happy-book/#comment-17810 Sing "Great is Thy Faithfulness" when the church mortgage is being burned, but also sing it when the church building has burned to the ground. Thanks for looking at a great book that is under preached in our pulpits here in the USA. Sing “Great is Thy Faithfulness” when the church mortgage is being burned, but also sing it when the church building has burned to the ground.

Thanks for looking at a great book that is under preached in our pulpits here in the USA.

]]> Comment on The Grass Withereth … and Amputateth by Obie http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/03/30/the-grass-withereth-%e2%80%a6-and-amputateth/#comment-17266 Obie Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:13:14 +0000 http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2010/03/30/the-grass-withereth-%e2%80%a6-and-amputateth/#comment-17266 Ouch!! I remember that too! "Miracle Max: ...While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?" Ouch!! I remember that too!
“Miracle Max: …While you’re at it, why don’t you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?”

]]> Comment on The Greatest Generation by Paul Lynn http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2009/12/02/the-greatest-generation/#comment-11713 Paul Lynn Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:58:23 +0000 http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2009/12/02/the-greatest-generation/#comment-11713 Scott, I'd like to add one more Proverb that I think is apropos. Prov. 23.10, "Do not remove an ancient boundary stone, or enter the field of the fatherless." It's the first part of the Proverb that is pertinent to your article. WWII and the accomplishments of "The Greatest Generation," is indeed something to be remembered. Thanks for remembering this ancient boundary that was hard fought and won by our fathers. Blessings, CH (CPT) Paul Lynn 2-505 PIR, 3BCT, 82D ABN DIV Scott,

I’d like to add one more Proverb that I think is apropos.

Prov. 23.10, “Do not remove an ancient boundary stone, or enter the field of the fatherless.”

It’s the first part of the Proverb that is pertinent to your article. WWII and the accomplishments of “The Greatest Generation,” is indeed something to be remembered.

Thanks for remembering this ancient boundary that was hard fought and won by our fathers.

Blessings,

CH (CPT) Paul Lynn
2-505 PIR, 3BCT, 82D ABN DIV

]]> Comment on On Hold? by Danny dj Morales http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2009/10/19/on-hold/#comment-9428 Danny dj Morales Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:24:02 +0000 http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2009/10/19/on-hold/#comment-9428 Scott: great work on catching that point! Saying that having kids puts lives on hold is a self-seeking expression. I'm with you - quite the opposite. As a parent, it never was your life to begin with. IMO, parenthood was intended to be a never-ending, living, and giving chain of interconnected abundance. Scott: great work on catching that point! Saying that having kids puts lives on hold is a self-seeking expression. I’m with you - quite the opposite. As a parent, it never was your life to begin with. IMO, parenthood was intended to be a never-ending, living, and giving chain of interconnected abundance.

]]> Comment on On Hold? by Randy Mantik http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2009/10/19/on-hold/#comment-9421 Randy Mantik Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:47:55 +0000 http://sharrup.agblogger.org/2009/10/19/on-hold/#comment-9421 Wow Scott. Dr. Phil really said that on parenting? Sounds like its kind of a handicap to him, "put your life on hold." What life is more significant than passing on values to the next generation? Any way, great food for thought and representation of current preceptions. Randy Wow Scott. Dr. Phil really said that on parenting? Sounds like its kind of a handicap to him, “put your life on hold.” What life is more significant than passing on values to the next generation? Any way, great food for thought and representation of current preceptions.

Randy

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