tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601056345219122672.post2806201442480461470..comments2022-03-26T13:59:23.053-07:00Comments on Anglican Music: Jesus loves me … The Bible tells me so!J.Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00248876387772558074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601056345219122672.post-60732534864587764472015-10-03T14:02:41.596-07:002015-10-03T14:02:41.596-07:00Thank you for your response. Throughout my adult l...Thank you for your response. Throughout my adult life, I’ve had to remind myself that a Christian response requires patience, listening, and not imputing motives to others. The more I reflected upon your post, the more I concluded that we differ probably more on emphasis — and context (child vs. adult catechesis) — rather than on the core ideas.<br /><br />Your grace-filled response is proof that I must continue to work on my patience and trust in the good intentions of fellow believers. I imagine if we had coffee sometime — or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PL7OLW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000PL7OLW&linkCode=as2&tag=anglmusi-20&linkId=RRKSI64EBHVEGQBU" rel="nofollow">a beer</a> —we’d find many areas of agreement.<br /><br />God’s blessings upon your ministry.J.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00248876387772558074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601056345219122672.post-7180534920348320502015-10-03T13:20:33.287-07:002015-10-03T13:20:33.287-07:00My name is Larry Warner and I wrote the musing Joe...My name is Larry Warner and I wrote the musing Joel commented on. I just wanted to thank you for your thoughtful and grace filled response - for not reacting but thinking through what I wrote, going to my website seeking to discern what I believe and then responding. I do believe there is much, probably most, that we would agree on when it comes to our faith in God. <br /><br />The point of my musing was to highlight the need of the Holy Spirit when it comes to reading the bible and living a God honoring, Christ focused life. I know in my own life I have not known how to partner with the Spirit and have read the bible with the tools I acquired in school and such, depending on my rational skills to understand the bible, but not always depending on the Spirit that communicates the words and thoughts of God to us, God's beloved children. <br /><br />Anyway I appreciate your thoughtful response. God's blessing on you and your family as you seek to honor God with your life and point others to Jesus.Larry Warnernoreply@blogger.com