tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394990294066479321.post653331240077828302..comments2023-05-17T09:27:38.391-05:00Comments on A United Method: real simpleJackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940030280750981377noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394990294066479321.post-4013688285349795332008-04-16T17:28:00.000-05:002008-04-16T17:28:00.000-05:00yep. I think it is.yep. I think it is.Bob Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928136895651439445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394990294066479321.post-18927130145414686932008-04-16T12:53:00.000-05:002008-04-16T12:53:00.000-05:00Maybe we've got it backwards. If we could start ou...Maybe we've got it backwards. If we could <I>start out</I> going for the whole enchilada, sort of reverse the whole order of things, maybe we'd be better off.<BR/><BR/>Maybe if we'd approach the Gospel with the heart and mind and eyes of a child like Jesus asked, we wouldn't complicate the process.<BR/><BR/>Ever watch a kid approach something? They think...no, they <I>know</I> they can do it. They're swaggeringly confident. They can scale mountains, walk through fire, leap buildings in a single bound.<BR/><BR/>Could it be that simple?Lyn Cosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412869851279764889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394990294066479321.post-74864582227591583732008-04-15T20:20:00.000-05:002008-04-15T20:20:00.000-05:00Yeah, I'm with you on all that, especially that pa...Yeah, I'm with you on all that, especially that part about the good news being so simple that the most simple among us can get it. <BR/><BR/>The how do we do it question has to do with the cop-out opportunity we always seem to find. I believe we can "just do it". But everyone seems to be satisfied that we can't really. We can't really make a dent in poverty, war, child abuse, etc. Too often the call to simplicity looks more like a withdrawal from the battle; I can only do what I can do in my own little world. That is necessary, I agree. But at some point in time I think God wants us to go for the whole enchilada, to love the whole world. That cannot be done by one. But I believe it can be done, probably right now, by the entire body of Christ if we were truly acting as the body in concert. It is simple. I just get tired of hearing that it can't be done.Bob Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928136895651439445noreply@blogger.com