Comments for St. George's Anglican Community http://www.stgeorgephx.org Ancient-Future Faith in Downtown Phoenix Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:56:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on My Radio Interview: “What is an Anglican?” by Randall http://www.stgeorgephx.org/2011/10/my-radio-interview-what-is-an-anglican/comment-page-1/#comment-11417 Randall Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:56:17 +0000 http://www.stgeorgephx.org/?p=999#comment-11417 Dear Shane, I can't believe you got on the radio and did something so dry! It was like your sermons. I fell asleep 14 times! LOL. Gotta keep pulling your chain. Seriously, it was one of the best presentations on the subject that I've heard. You are so gifted in expressing God's Word and the truth about the church universal and Anglicanism in particular. At least that's from one non-cradle Anglican to another. I am so blessed to be at St. George's: The Word both preached and taught, the grace of the sacraments, Christ's Real Presence at Communion, grace and a non-progamatic, non-performance oriented, heart-felt approach to reaching the un-churched and de-churched downtown as well as in each of our daily lives. Dear Shane,

I can’t believe you got on the radio and did something so dry! It was like your sermons. I fell asleep 14 times! LOL. Gotta keep pulling your chain.

Seriously, it was one of the best presentations on the subject that I’ve heard. You are so gifted in expressing God’s Word and the truth about the church universal and Anglicanism in particular. At least that’s from one non-cradle Anglican to another.

I am so blessed to be at St. George’s: The Word both preached and taught, the grace of the sacraments, Christ’s Real Presence at Communion, grace and a non-progamatic, non-performance oriented, heart-felt approach to reaching the un-churched and de-churched downtown as well as in each of our daily lives.

]]> Comment on My Radio Interview: “What is an Anglican?” by Sharon McNutt http://www.stgeorgephx.org/2011/10/my-radio-interview-what-is-an-anglican/comment-page-1/#comment-11138 Sharon McNutt Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:57:09 +0000 http://www.stgeorgephx.org/?p=999#comment-11138 Shane -- you were awesome! There was no craziness but that which was fun and kept the deep interesting. You know how to play along, and you were excellent at staying on track. You know your Anglicanism and articulated well so much information. And most of all, you lifted up Jesus as being foremost in it all. May I say it?... I'm so proud of you. Shane — you were awesome! There was no craziness but that which was fun and kept the deep interesting. You know how to play along, and you were excellent at staying on track. You know your Anglicanism and articulated well so much information. And most of all, you lifted up Jesus as being foremost in it all. May I say it?… I’m so proud of you.

]]> Comment on Ezekiel’s Wife by Kevin Templeton http://www.stgeorgephx.org/2010/09/ezekiels-wife/comment-page-1/#comment-11105 Kevin Templeton Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:23:15 +0000 http://stgeorgephx.org/?p=758#comment-11105 Enjoyed the lesson. I stumbled upon it while preparing a sermon on this very text. I agree the actions of God seem on the surface as somewhat unfair or at least extreme. I can't imagine God telling me he was going to kill my wife so that I could have a good sermon illustration on Sunday morning. However, humble reflection upon a few biblical truths about God and man put this text into perspective for me. 1) Hath not the potter power over the clay ...(Rom. 9:21). God has absolute right over his creatures to do with us as he pleases. We can trust that God does what is always right because he is the 'only wise God.' 2) Life is a gift and not a right. We are all under the penalty of death because of sin. 3) God is transcendant, therefore, we cannot expect to understand all of his ways. "Who hath known the mind of the Lord..." asks the Apostle Paul. 4) The chief end of man is to bring glory to God and this was the purpose of God's actions as this lesson so well pointed out. If we were granted an audience with Ezekiel and his wife today I doubt that either one would express feelings of being done wrong. Our earthly life contrasted with eternity makes any suffering we encounter for God's kingdom insignificant. 2Cor:4:17: For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; Enjoyed the lesson. I stumbled upon it while preparing a sermon on this very text. I agree the actions of God seem on the surface as somewhat unfair or at least extreme. I can’t imagine God telling me he was going to kill my wife so that I could have a good sermon illustration on Sunday morning.

However, humble reflection upon a few biblical truths about God and man put this text into perspective for me.

1) Hath not the potter power over the clay …(Rom. 9:21). God has absolute right over his creatures to do with us as he pleases. We can trust that God does what is always right because he is the ‘only wise God.’
2) Life is a gift and not a right. We are all under the penalty of death because of sin.
3) God is transcendant, therefore, we cannot expect to understand all of his ways. “Who hath known the mind of the Lord…” asks the Apostle Paul.
4) The chief end of man is to bring glory to God and this was the purpose of God’s actions as this lesson so well pointed out.

If we were granted an audience with Ezekiel and his wife today I doubt that either one would express feelings of being done wrong. Our earthly life contrasted with eternity makes any suffering we encounter for God’s kingdom insignificant. 2Cor:4:17: For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

]]> Comment on Rob Bell: We Shape our God and then our God shapes us. by Clark Bailey http://www.stgeorgephx.org/2011/04/rob-bell-we-shape-our-god-and-then-our-god-shapes-us/comment-page-1/#comment-10723 Clark Bailey Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:32:26 +0000 http://stgeorgephx.org/?p=894#comment-10723 I appreciate the thoughtful and well articulated review. I have noticed from reading one of Bell's other worls ( "The Velvet Elvis") that he does tend to misread church history. He puts quite a bit of stock in people like Oriegen. Who, while very important, there were parts of his teachinsg condemned. In fact the Eastern church does not classify Origen as a Church Father like Roman Catholics do. I haven't read "Love Wins" and I'm not sure that I will. I do agree that God's love does win. It has won but no tin the simplistic fashion as Bell seems to have put forth. Once again thank you for the review. I appreciate the thoughtful and well articulated review.
I have noticed from reading one of Bell’s other worls ( “The Velvet Elvis”) that he does tend to misread church history. He puts quite a bit of stock in people like Oriegen. Who, while very important, there were parts of his teachinsg condemned.
In fact the Eastern church does not classify Origen as a Church Father like Roman Catholics do.
I haven’t read “Love Wins” and I’m not sure that I will. I do agree that God’s love does win. It has won but no tin the simplistic fashion as Bell seems to have put forth.
Once again thank you for the review.

]]> Comment on Rob Bell: We Shape our God and then our God shapes us. by Cynthia Holly http://www.stgeorgephx.org/2011/04/rob-bell-we-shape-our-god-and-then-our-god-shapes-us/comment-page-1/#comment-9998 Cynthia Holly Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:23:13 +0000 http://stgeorgephx.org/?p=894#comment-9998 I was checking out your website today and saw this blog. I wish I had seen it back in April when I was reading the book. I confess I did not finish it but read enough to know that, although I appreciated Rob asking the questions, there was something that did not sit well with me...and I could not put words to it. You have done just that. Thank you. I was checking out your website today and saw this blog. I wish I had seen it back in April when I was reading the book. I confess I did not finish it but read enough to know that, although I appreciated Rob asking the questions, there was something that did not sit well with me…and I could not put words to it. You have done just that. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Rob Bell: We Shape our God and then our God shapes us. by helen ryan http://www.stgeorgephx.org/2011/04/rob-bell-we-shape-our-god-and-then-our-god-shapes-us/comment-page-1/#comment-9309 helen ryan Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:46:36 +0000 http://stgeorgephx.org/?p=894#comment-9309 Thank you friend for taking the time to read this book and respond with the truth of God's word. Thank you friend for taking the time to read this book and respond with the truth of God’s word.

]]> Comment on Rob Bell: We Shape our God and then our God shapes us. by Diane http://www.stgeorgephx.org/2011/04/rob-bell-we-shape-our-god-and-then-our-god-shapes-us/comment-page-1/#comment-9308 Diane Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:04:23 +0000 http://stgeorgephx.org/?p=894#comment-9308 This is a very good review! Thank you. I recently watched a very interesting interview with Rob Bell. I love the way the MSNBC host, Martin Bashir, seeks to hold him accountable to his claims! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg-qgmJ7nzA Btw, look forward to seeing you on the 30th! This is a very good review! Thank you. I recently watched a very interesting interview with Rob Bell. I love the way the MSNBC host, Martin Bashir, seeks to hold him accountable to his claims!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg-qgmJ7nzA

Btw, look forward to seeing you on the 30th!

]]> Comment on Rob Bell: We Shape our God and then our God shapes us. by Bob Ryan http://www.stgeorgephx.org/2011/04/rob-bell-we-shape-our-god-and-then-our-god-shapes-us/comment-page-1/#comment-9267 Bob Ryan Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:37:23 +0000 http://stgeorgephx.org/?p=894#comment-9267 I appreciate your clearly articulated response to this controversial book. I'm only just hearing about it but I happened to be reading Tim Keller's "The Reason for God" at the moment that I stumbled into a discussion of Mr. Bell and his interesting thoughts. All I can say at this point is that I do hope believers will look carefully at whether they are shaping God to fit their own notions, or allowing the revelation He has given us, as it has been tried and tested through the millenia, to shape our view of God. I appreciate your clearly articulated response to this controversial book. I’m only just hearing about it but I happened to be reading Tim Keller’s “The Reason for God” at the moment that I stumbled into a discussion of Mr. Bell and his interesting thoughts. All I can say at this point is that I do hope believers will look carefully at whether they are shaping God to fit their own notions, or allowing the revelation He has given us, as it has been tried and tested through the millenia, to shape our view of God.

]]> Comment on Rob Bell: We Shape our God and then our God shapes us. by Scott Bennion http://www.stgeorgephx.org/2011/04/rob-bell-we-shape-our-god-and-then-our-god-shapes-us/comment-page-1/#comment-9258 Scott Bennion Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:58:18 +0000 http://stgeorgephx.org/?p=894#comment-9258 Great post Shane! What concerns me most about what Rob Bell is presenting is that it provides a way of escape from reality to a virtual non-existent reality. Great post Shane! What concerns me most about what Rob Bell is presenting is that it provides a way of escape from reality to a virtual non-existent reality.

]]> Comment on Rob Bell: We Shape our God and then our God shapes us. by Louise http://www.stgeorgephx.org/2011/04/rob-bell-we-shape-our-god-and-then-our-god-shapes-us/comment-page-1/#comment-9257 Louise Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:57:29 +0000 http://stgeorgephx.org/?p=894#comment-9257 Shane, how grateful I am for your prophet gifting. Keep guarding the truth, my brother. It is the truth that sets us free! Shane, how grateful I am for your prophet gifting. Keep guarding the truth, my brother. It is the truth that sets us free!

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