tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34916748.post4489846496700920389..comments2023-10-28T09:42:03.219-05:00Comments on Growing Where I'm Planted: Friday Five: The B-I-B-L-EIrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07036519649244011605noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34916748.post-32549081636154927552007-10-12T19:59:00.000-05:002007-10-12T19:59:00.000-05:00ah wait a minute dear after a long day scrubbing t...ah wait a minute dear after a long day scrubbing the kitchen floor until it shines; serving meatloaf, real mashed potatoes, fresh green peas from the garden, a homemade buntd cake, and a cold beer to my darling husband... then washing all the dishes (by hand), slipping out of my high heels, setting my pearls on the night stand, hanging up my apron, brushing the dog's coat until it shines... <BR/><BR/>EEK! seriously something is a little culturally derailed in 1Tim no?Hot Cup Lutheranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125425492709186198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34916748.post-13957247766365018092007-10-12T14:50:00.000-05:002007-10-12T14:50:00.000-05:00"big ol' bale of hay," I love it!"big ol' bale of hay," I love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34916748.post-40029461592243141342007-10-12T13:42:00.000-05:002007-10-12T13:42:00.000-05:00Thank you for the throw your bible against the wal...Thank you for the throw your bible against the wall story--what a blessing for your patient.<BR/><BR/>I had a similar life changing moment when a nun who directed the retreat three months after my toddler was killed in a car crash said "I had the most profound mystical experiences of my life after I started cussing God out."Dr. Laura Marie Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372741914558791844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34916748.post-83724654581609771762007-10-12T13:27:00.000-05:002007-10-12T13:27:00.000-05:00many of us agree on #2, and thanks for the philipp...many of us agree on #2, and thanks for the philippians verse, which has help sustain me lots of times--thanks for playing!leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501658909604910490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34916748.post-52379828688896060592007-10-12T10:08:00.000-05:002007-10-12T10:08:00.000-05:00amen to melissa!you certainly blessed your patient...amen to melissa!<BR/><BR/>you certainly blessed your patient with your story of throwing your Bible at the wall. when someone first told me it was ok to not like it, to be pissed off at God, and to question everything it was the weight of the world off my shoulders. i was then free to hear the Gospel.<BR/><BR/>wonderful play iris!revhipchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032502369888918837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34916748.post-79977536273106548232007-10-12T09:59:00.000-05:002007-10-12T09:59:00.000-05:00I love your story about throwing the Bible up agai...I love your story about throwing the Bible up against the wall! I think more people need to acknowledge that it's OK to get angry and frustrated about things that are in the Bible...Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846903277153079586noreply@blogger.com