Comments for Work in Progress http://scottburns.wordpress.com on a journey to Christlikeness Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:41:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Uganda Bible Project by Lance http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/uganda-bible-project/#comment-2960 Lance Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:41:12 +0000 http://scottburns.wordpress.com/?p=991#comment-2960 Thanks for helping share the story man! You and Monica are such a blessing! Thanks for being a part of the journey with me! God Bless. Thanks for helping share the story man! You and Monica are such a blessing! Thanks for being a part of the journey with me! God Bless.

]]> Comment on Leviticus Love by stephen http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/leviticus-love/#comment-2958 stephen Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:26:15 +0000 http://scottburns.wordpress.com/?p=438#comment-2958 God bless you real good God bless you real good

]]> Comment on Wild At Heart by Scotty http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/wild-at-heart/#comment-2957 Scotty Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:21:04 +0000 http://scottburns.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-2957 Hey Andrew. I agree with your words. I have a deep sorrow at the way singleness is viewed in the world today, and how a book like this can easily overlook those people who are currently single, or feel called to a life of singleness. I think community/fellowship is the 3rd of the elements... we all need community, not necessarily to be in a relationship with a woman. In answer to your other point, I agree that he is vague on that. My understanding of what Eldridge is saying is that it is our job to rescue women from themselves! He talks about them being freed from what he calls "Eve's Wound", the false beliefs about themselves, the lies regarding personal identity that a woman feels. By pursuing them the way God intended, we rescue them from those lies. The same issue arises here though, that some women are called to a life of singleness and so don't need "rescuing". To not be rescued would make them 2/3 of a woman. Ultimately Christ is the rescuer. Both men and women are the ones needing rescued. You bring up good points... Hey Andrew. I agree with your words. I have a deep sorrow at the way singleness is viewed in the world today, and how a book like this can easily overlook those people who are currently single, or feel called to a life of singleness. I think community/fellowship is the 3rd of the elements… we all need community, not necessarily to be in a relationship with a woman.

In answer to your other point, I agree that he is vague on that. My understanding of what Eldridge is saying is that it is our job to rescue women from themselves! He talks about them being freed from what he calls “Eve’s Wound”, the false beliefs about themselves, the lies regarding personal identity that a woman feels. By pursuing them the way God intended, we rescue them from those lies.

The same issue arises here though, that some women are called to a life of singleness and so don’t need “rescuing”. To not be rescued would make them 2/3 of a woman.

Ultimately Christ is the rescuer. Both men and women are the ones needing rescued.

You bring up good points…

]]> Comment on Wild At Heart by Andrew http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/wild-at-heart/#comment-2956 Andrew Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:31:02 +0000 http://scottburns.wordpress.com/?p=809#comment-2956 Two comments about the "beauty to rescue." 1. In my opinion, Eldredge is unclear as to what we're actually rescuing her from. If you picked up on that, please, enlighten me. 2. Eldredge posits this as a necessary aspect of true manhood. But what about single men? Am I somehow 2/3 of a man because I don't have a "beauty" in my life? Were Joseph, Daniel, Elijah, John the Baptist, Jesus, and Paul all somehow not manly because they weren't married? Two comments about the “beauty to rescue.”
1. In my opinion, Eldredge is unclear as to what we’re actually rescuing her from. If you picked up on that, please, enlighten me.
2. Eldredge posits this as a necessary aspect of true manhood. But what about single men? Am I somehow 2/3 of a man because I don’t have a “beauty” in my life? Were Joseph, Daniel, Elijah, John the Baptist, Jesus, and Paul all somehow not manly because they weren’t married?

]]> Comment on Married!!! by Joseph Garibay http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/married/#comment-2952 Joseph Garibay Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:25:26 +0000 http://scottburns.wordpress.com/?p=980#comment-2952 Thanks for the links. The pics turned out great! What a beautiful way to start the next chapter. Hope you guys are having a blast! Can't wait to see you again. - Joe Thanks for the links. The pics turned out great! What a beautiful way to start the next chapter. Hope you guys are having a blast! Can’t wait to see you again.

- Joe

]]> Comment on Married!!! by jeremy http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/married/#comment-2951 jeremy Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:21:53 +0000 http://scottburns.wordpress.com/?p=980#comment-2951 YAY !!! Congratulations. I am so very happy for you both. God has been very good to you both. May he bless your family and the future. I love weddings. Jeremy in Montreal YAY !!! Congratulations. I am so very happy for you both. God has been very good to you both. May he bless your family and the future. I love weddings.

Jeremy in Montreal

]]> Comment on Spiritual Attack by muffins http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/spiritual-attack/#comment-2950 muffins Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:01:07 +0000 http://scottburns.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-2950 Thanks for using my photo ^.^ I was directing my comment towards the person who commented before me, I was also searching google at random and found my photo on a different website and decided to check it out. Thanks for using my photo ^.^

I was directing my comment towards the person who commented before me, I was also searching google at random and found my photo on a different website and decided to check it out.

]]> Comment on Spiritual Attack by Scotty http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/spiritual-attack/#comment-2949 Scotty Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:57:58 +0000 http://scottburns.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-2949 Hey muffins. Thanks for dropping the comment. I found the pic on a google image search and didn't know who to give the credit to. Good work. I'm gonna enjoy looking through more of your stuff later! Hey muffins. Thanks for dropping the comment. I found the pic on a google image search and didn’t know who to give the credit to. Good work. I’m gonna enjoy looking through more of your stuff later!

]]> Comment on Spiritual Attack by muffins http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/spiritual-attack/#comment-2948 muffins Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:43:05 +0000 http://scottburns.wordpress.com/?p=780#comment-2948 HEY how about giving some credit to the original photographer, me. Adam Dugas... http://ace10414.deviantart.com/art/Epic-Sword-Fight-81015318 HEY how about giving some credit to the original photographer, me.

Adam Dugas…

http://ace10414.deviantart.com/art/Epic-Sword-Fight-81015318

]]> Comment on Shaken Up by Katie Harrington http://scottburns.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/shaken-up/#comment-2946 Katie Harrington Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:42:49 +0000 http://scottburns.wordpress.com/?p=892#comment-2946 Ahhh... This is what I learned throughout my internship down in California. I'm definitely in the same realm as you are in; I have found myself to be in the comfortable state of Christianity and the comfortable state of being a Christian. I know each of our stories are different than one another's but I do get what you are saying. As I am looking at my life right now, I have noticed that I'm comfortable with where I'm at. I'm at a great school, have great friends, I read my bible and pray everyday. I help my friends with whatever and I do things that I think I should be doing. However, Jesus never did say to be comfortable as you mentioned in your post. He wants us to reach out to those who aren't as close to God and the ones that Jesus would always stop and help. As with many of us, we always need to push ourselves to do the uncomfortable, to go places and do things that aren't normally what we would do. Mix it up and see what happens. Ahhh… This is what I learned throughout my internship down in California. I’m definitely in the same realm as you are in; I have found myself to be in the comfortable state of Christianity and the comfortable state of being a Christian. I know each of our stories are different than one another’s but I do get what you are saying.

As I am looking at my life right now, I have noticed that I’m comfortable with where I’m at. I’m at a great school, have great friends, I read my bible and pray everyday. I help my friends with whatever and I do things that I think I should be doing. However, Jesus never did say to be comfortable as you mentioned in your post. He wants us to reach out to those who aren’t as close to God and the ones that Jesus would always stop and help.

As with many of us, we always need to push ourselves to do the uncomfortable, to go places and do things that aren’t normally what we would do. Mix it up and see what happens.

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