tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999719671453105458.post146007447499983722..comments2023-09-05T02:31:37.864-07:00Comments on Thinking Thoughts: Ergun Caner, Integrity in Ministry, and a Rationale for CaringTrent Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849071460910892151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999719671453105458.post-1033622246130813132010-05-13T13:08:30.824-07:002010-05-13T13:08:30.824-07:00Your blog brings to mind the lyrics of a very popu...Your blog brings to mind the lyrics of a very popular song from a few years ago...<br />"Honesty is such a lonely word<br />Everyone is so untrue<br />Honesty is hardly ever heard<br />And mostly what I need from you"<br /><br />Even though I know this kind of thing upsets, and mostly understand why, I mostly quit apologizing for guys like this a long time ago. For a two or three reasons, first, they have always been around and will always be around and DO NOT, let me repeat, DO NOT represent me. You can't apologize for all of them all of the time. Too time consuming. Second, they are human, and therefore sinful, and also therefore deserving of the same grace I enjoy. Their sin, though more public, is still the same as mine. Third, the people that know me know that these guys don't represent me and therefore don't need my apologies and the ones that don't probably won't accept the apology or caveat that I'm not them anyway. Bottom line, the only valid reaction I've found for these guys is to pray for them and for the H.S. to use these events to draw folks to Him. This approach almost makes me welcome these events as it opens doors for witnessing that might not have been opened otherwise.<br />P.S. Please don't read this as a criticism of your post, just my own observations and thoughts, that wouldn't have bubbled to the surface without your post to begin with. :-D<br />P.P.S. It was great seeing you today. Looking forward to our next, and hopefully longer, "seeing". :-)Ed T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07101131774932919842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999719671453105458.post-3070799959266342782010-05-13T06:39:29.807-07:002010-05-13T06:39:29.807-07:00Interesting--and weird(?)timing. I went to a funer...Interesting--and weird(?)timing. I went to a funeral yesterday at a Catholic church and the priest presiding the service was Indian or Pakistani or something similar. It was very difficult to understand his english with his accent at some times. It was a VERY strange experience to say the least! They used a lot of great Scripture and hymns, but things said just didn't sit quite right in my mind and it was a SAD service. All the talk of Jesus' resurrection, but still asking prayers for the deceased to be granted entrance to heaven because of the baptismal water? :(Susihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432899139055106853noreply@blogger.com