tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post7912410834902566789..comments2024-03-01T21:01:15.174-06:00Comments on Biblical Christianity: Pathetic, but (thank God) not foreverDJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-89768498990491482522009-04-15T01:03:00.000-05:002009-04-15T01:03:00.000-05:00I suffer from asthma and allergies, and I think th...I suffer from asthma and allergies, and I think that you may benefit from the use of a hepa filter face mask. Activated charcoal in the filter may also help if chemicals bother you as well. The most effective is the 3M 6000 series or 7500 series respirator with P100 type filters (pure hepa or hepa + charcoal). I recommend the more expensive 7500 type. A less bulky option is the honeycomb mask at icanbreath.com.dahunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702130572711585473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-65488710974003912202009-04-15T01:02:00.000-05:002009-04-15T01:02:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.dahunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702130572711585473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-40263862652565711722009-04-02T11:13:00.000-05:002009-04-02T11:13:00.000-05:00That's wonderful news to hear today, Dan; glad you...That's wonderful news to hear today, Dan; glad you are feeling better and were able to get needed sleep, too!J♥Yce Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974221921014132431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-90768804040863038162009-04-02T07:53:00.000-05:002009-04-02T07:53:00.000-05:00I am feeling better, thank you Joyce; and had a pr...I am feeling better, thank you Joyce; and had a pretty good sleep. Thanks.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-18425556988107959282009-04-02T07:41:00.000-05:002009-04-02T07:41:00.000-05:00Sooooo convicting ~ yet encouraging/ edifying. Li...<I>Sooooo</I> convicting ~ yet encouraging/ edifying. Like John Newton we be: <I>I am not what I hope to be - soon, soon shall I put off mortality, and with mortality all sin and imperfection....by the grace of God I am what I am....</I> <BR/><BR/>Thinking on how blessed to be His workmanship. Hope you are feeling better soon...or already are.J♥Yce Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974221921014132431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-87329033237784549162009-04-02T01:29:00.000-05:002009-04-02T01:29:00.000-05:00Excellent post, Dan. Hope you feel better, soon.Excellent post, Dan. Hope you feel better, soon.CRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912897040503058967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-3426836119805043872009-04-01T23:47:00.000-05:002009-04-01T23:47:00.000-05:00Amen. Days like this--weeks like this--I also hol...Amen. Days like this--weeks like this--I also hold on to 1 John 3:1-3 and 1 Peter 5:10-11.Ebethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190002073330892056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-11679088877056360872009-04-01T19:26:00.000-05:002009-04-01T19:26:00.000-05:00Way to fight like Spurgeon, Dan. My day yesterday ...Way to fight like Spurgeon, Dan. <BR/><BR/>My day yesterday was <I>very</I>similar - different ailment, but a lot of the same symptoms, and the same discouragment over my inability to pray or sense God's presence.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Christ-focussed hope.Rachael Starkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781158372237369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-34960851723739320152009-04-01T16:57:00.000-05:002009-04-01T16:57:00.000-05:00Dan: Amen!I just came down with a sinus infection...Dan: Amen!<BR/><BR/>I just came down with a sinus infection due to my allergies. The pollen is so thick here in Houston that is covers everything. You can the yellow pollen like a thick layer of dust on cars, my pool, the ground, etc.<BR/><BR/>I often feel though that whatever I am suffering, it is so trivial that I feel embarrassed to even mention it (to others or to God). Often at my men's group, when we pray for each other, I can't bring myself to mention anything I need prayer about because it seems so trivial compared to the sufferings of others. I am waaaaaaaay more blessed than I deserve. I sometimes wonder if I'm not being Godly enough because life seems so easy.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043747501470199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-30169507187771823272009-04-01T14:36:00.000-05:002009-04-01T14:36:00.000-05:00"And there, in a word, is all my hope. One day, I ..."And there, in a word, is all my hope. One day, I will see Him, and the sight will be finally transformative. I will not always be torn, broken, conflicted, afflicted with holy desires I cannot fully fulfill, and by unholy desires I should not even know. One day He "will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself" (Philippians 3:21). Then I will be truly whole. Not a mass of conflicting drives and weaknesses, like a bad orchestra clumsily warming up. Then, by God's transforming and resurrecting and glorifying grace, I shall be a symphony of praise (cf. Revelation 22:1-5)."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the much-needed encouragement. I think I'll put that on my refrigerator.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-71563144988093244802009-04-01T14:30:00.000-05:002009-04-01T14:30:00.000-05:00Dan,You remind me of how quick I am to attempt to ...Dan,<BR/><BR/>You remind me of how quick I am to attempt to fix or medicate my physical ailments, but how 'tolerant' I am of my sin. Left to my own devices, I'm much more interested in being made comfortable than in being made holy.<BR/><BR/>That said, I pray for your recovery,<BR/><BR/>JulieHerding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-13066128950048836472009-04-01T14:15:00.000-05:002009-04-01T14:15:00.000-05:00"That woman has a sharp tongue she hasn't gotten t..."That woman has a sharp tongue she hasn't gotten to the root of;"<BR/><BR/>Hmmm...me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-48596364945417104852009-04-01T12:11:00.000-05:002009-04-01T12:11:00.000-05:00Dan,One must not trivialize the type of pain and s...Dan,<BR/><BR/>One must not trivialize the type of pain and ssuffering we are going through. True, others are going through much worse...but being allergic to pollen and very allergic to all animals with fur (which makes being with people with dogs and cats extremely difficult if not impossible at times that no medication helps me with), I hear you. Having said that...<BR/><BR/>Thank you again for the reminder. And hang in there. I hate allergies, cancer, and all sickness. It will all pass away soon!Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267525662313103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-51143830252434628042009-04-01T09:43:00.000-05:002009-04-01T09:43:00.000-05:00So true; but these concepts will still be ignored ...So true; but these concepts will still be ignored by the vast majority of Christians.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652927114037738524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-24573407171275234952009-04-01T09:21:00.000-05:002009-04-01T09:21:00.000-05:00Having recently moved further down recovery after ...Having recently moved further down recovery after on-and-off two month's worth of what you are talking about, this really resonated with me (to keep the orchestra theme going...)<BR/><BR/>That little reminder of God's grace to me was worth its weight in gold. Such a simple thing - sinus sickness, but it put me down hard with fever, etc. As one who does not naturally empathize with others, an extended bout of sickness opened my eyes a little more to the real physical suffering that others go through daily. You have reminded me of the spiritual flu that we all endure and will continue to endure until the dim mirror is shattered and we see Him face to face.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301648487774699607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-47463553154904862542009-04-01T09:12:00.000-05:002009-04-01T09:12:00.000-05:00And then there's this family:Plane CrashIt makes m...And then there's this family:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/646579835.html" REL="nofollow">Plane Crash</A><BR/><BR/>It makes me sick to realize I deserve no less in my life--and with four sons and a fifth due any time I have a lot of "potential for tragedy" as well as a tremendous amount of God's blessing in my life.<BR/><BR/>How much mercy do we get? The answer is simply (no matter the quantity)...more than we deserve.<BR/><BR/>The difference between the redeemed and the lost is in our hope. Thanks for the reminder.<BR/><BR/>On a lighter note--my word verification was dogic--The same logic that leads a dog to conclude that because you left for an hour, you would be gone forever.VcdeChagnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061295600050633057noreply@blogger.com