tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post3474189378290474447..comments2023-10-23T15:18:13.558-05:00Comments on Carpe Diem: It's Not About MeAllyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01816929643644946388noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-73523255745660314532009-02-17T17:02:00.000-05:002009-02-17T17:02:00.000-05:00Hey, now you can start your very own "Born-Again-V...Hey, now you can start your very own "Born-Again-Virgin" club. ;)<BR/><BR/>P.S.<BR/><BR/>I'm no longer a member -- FINALLY! :PAaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584354669062073865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-20299152724897545392009-02-03T10:01:00.000-05:002009-02-03T10:01:00.000-05:00GREAT Post Ally.Thanks.GREAT Post Ally.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Seized by Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015320859987317486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-26000577394597304382009-02-03T08:56:00.000-05:002009-02-03T08:56:00.000-05:00PE: He did give up so much for us--and it seems li...PE: He did give up so much for us--and it seems like all the more when I see how sinful and unworthy I am.<BR/><BR/>CC: Thanks...but I gotta admit that from time to time I struggle with being like a pharisee :( Work in progress!<BR/><BR/>Jamie: Good!<BR/><BR/>FC&F: Agreed.<BR/><BR/>KennethSF: You're right. Before I had read it I often felt culturally illiterate--there are so many references, etc. from it in great literature too.<BR/><BR/>WTG: Exactly!<BR/><BR/>Jennifer: You're right....I never thought I'd feel so much more free in Christ than I did "doing whatever I wanted."<BR/><BR/>Isabella: Thank you friend. You do too.<BR/><BR/>B: I've not read that book, but I think my sister gave it to me about 6 years ago....I need to get on that:)<BR/><BR/>MaryFran: Thank you.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816929643644946388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-50876744401546773922009-02-03T03:06:00.000-05:002009-02-03T03:06:00.000-05:00So well written and so true - Jesus gave up so muc...So well written and so true - Jesus gave up so much for us and it is awe inspriring to see how we can give back to Him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-965710692327538512009-02-03T02:18:00.000-05:002009-02-03T02:18:00.000-05:00Ok, you're one super cool Christian:) But I have i...Ok, you're one super cool Christian:) But I have issues with pharasaical ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-42206424556969248852009-02-02T22:29:00.000-05:002009-02-02T22:29:00.000-05:00Good post--definitely makes me think!Good post--definitely makes me think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-72115718183231093372009-02-02T17:51:00.000-05:002009-02-02T17:51:00.000-05:00Good quote---I enjoyed it. There is such simplici...Good quote---I enjoyed it. There is such simplicity in God's love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-4722830799923389142009-02-02T17:43:00.000-05:002009-02-02T17:43:00.000-05:00I actually read the Bible as background material f...I actually read the Bible as background material for a literature class that focuses on Milton's <I>Paradise Lost</I>. Its status a sacred book aside, the Bible also contains so many verses and passages that are of great poetic beauty in their own right.Kennethwongsfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963630600109933279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-10824607417005689992009-02-02T14:41:00.000-05:002009-02-02T14:41:00.000-05:00Well written Ally. It is not about a religion but ...Well written Ally. It is not about a religion but a relationship.W T Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734679834788639470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-85294440710974796262009-02-02T14:15:00.000-05:002009-02-02T14:15:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed your thoughts here. I love heari...I really enjoyed your thoughts here. I love hearing of how others come to faith and what they think of the Bible, etc. It has been in the last couple of years that I have found the freedom that there is in walking with Christ. It's not about all of these things I SHOULD be doing, it's about Him and how HE works through me - even when I don't know it sometimes!Jennifer Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607456428606933279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-56805735575197363382009-02-02T12:20:00.000-05:002009-02-02T12:20:00.000-05:00Love this post! I just started reading The Prodiga...Love this post! I just started reading The Prodigal God, also. I've considered writing a post related to it - good stuff. Thanks for sharing this perspective - you really have a gift for expressing God's work in your life.Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419089284712758309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-21146228438168123612009-02-02T10:35:00.000-05:002009-02-02T10:35:00.000-05:00I love it! When at first I read your title, I tho...I love it! When at first I read your title, I thought it might be about the Max Lucado book, It's Not About Me. Very good read. Like you, I had to have that news flash: It ain't about you, B!!!HappyascanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358621304693922198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-6641080559034299462009-02-02T10:10:00.000-05:002009-02-02T10:10:00.000-05:00Very good post!Very good post!MaryFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507347923712459651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-35875830913382000372009-02-02T09:30:00.000-05:002009-02-02T09:30:00.000-05:00FC&F: I just ran across this quote, and it mad...FC&F: I just ran across this quote, and it made me think of your comment. <BR/><BR/>“The message of the gospel is that you are saved by grace through Christ’s work and nothing else at all. As soon as you add anything to it, you have lost it entirely.”<BR/><BR/>- Timothy KellerAllyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816929643644946388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-69495967018921872062009-02-02T09:04:00.000-05:002009-02-02T09:04:00.000-05:00TC: Ha! Obviously the Bible has some much shorter ...TC: Ha! Obviously the Bible has some much shorter summaries of the gospel....I just happened to have just finished this book and really enjoyed it (and wished it had been around ten years ago when I was trying to figure out what I believe).<BR/><BR/>OK Chick: I'll post it this week. Yummy!<BR/><BR/>Ys: I'll look forward to reading.<BR/><BR/>FC&F: Yeah, us sinners like to make everything so complicated :)Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816929643644946388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-41951906831374012262009-02-02T09:00:00.000-05:002009-02-02T09:00:00.000-05:00I love that 133 pages is a shortened version :)I love that 133 pages is a shortened version :)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-32506194435530698702009-02-02T08:39:00.000-05:002009-02-02T08:39:00.000-05:00Good post. You explained this very well. What two ...Good post. You explained this very well. <BR/><BR/>What two recipes did you try?OK Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729372117518869463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-11852293222616029092009-02-02T07:22:00.000-05:002009-02-02T07:22:00.000-05:00Wonderfully said :)I was exactly the same as you. ...Wonderfully said :)<BR/><BR/>I was exactly the same as you. It was only when I got away from religious people that I actually found my faith. I haven't forgotten you asked me to tell the story of how I "found" God... I will blog about that soon, I promise ;)boohoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356984519402775537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17276748.post-37257732747798947362009-02-02T01:04:00.000-05:002009-02-02T01:04:00.000-05:00Good post. I think the more simple we make God, Je...Good post. I think the more simple we make God, Jesus, and the Bible, people would be more open to His lifestyle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com