tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29670062.post1451342731331251152..comments2023-05-12T06:43:01.441-07:00Comments on The Problem with Religion: The One Prayer always AnsweredJonathan Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17365836656870110456noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29670062.post-8961898916618570892008-08-03T08:57:00.000-07:002008-08-03T08:57:00.000-07:00ah, good. not that you have to agree with me. ju...ah, good. not that you have to agree with me. just glad we're on the 'same page'.Jonathan Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365836656870110456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29670062.post-5340119377534053342008-08-02T21:11:00.000-07:002008-08-02T21:11:00.000-07:00jonathan, I agree with you in your intended contex...jonathan, I agree with you in your intended context..hiding, secrets harm and hurt, and break intimacy with others and God. <BR/>Peace. liamLiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426747527691170872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29670062.post-3396292980413289312008-07-22T21:28:00.000-07:002008-07-22T21:28:00.000-07:00true. thank God you don't mind being uncool!true. thank God you don't mind being uncool!Jonathan Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365836656870110456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29670062.post-17328148416667924582008-07-22T10:09:00.000-07:002008-07-22T10:09:00.000-07:00good stuff. as a pastor I sometimes feel most suff...good stuff. as a pastor I sometimes feel most suffocated in the church. great challenge to breathe even when others think it's uncool.monkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725286952699198543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29670062.post-40014587017896882362008-07-22T00:10:00.000-07:002008-07-22T00:10:00.000-07:00liam, i agree with a)what we mask is dependent on ...liam, i agree with a)what we mask is dependent on our culture, gender, etc... and b)role playing at a young age can inspire one to act out in reality when older... but i kinda dont think that's the same thing as the 'mask' i was talking about... which is simply when we try to hide. hiding , except when in physical, emotional peril, etc..., is almost never a good thing. it was the first thing Jonathan Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365836656870110456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29670062.post-21240600848587011382008-07-21T18:56:00.000-07:002008-07-21T18:56:00.000-07:00that's just it, that's most beautiful part ... the...that's just it, that's most beautiful part ... the fact that God, who created us, and knows us just the way we are, at the same time loves us just the way we are. The trick it would seem is loving ourselves and others in that same way... for then there would be no need for the masks. <BR/><BR/>Presenting myself in an unauthentic way to a God who knows every thought in my head and motive in my jtchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02716002402404344591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29670062.post-77827757130539015512008-07-20T08:47:00.000-07:002008-07-20T08:47:00.000-07:00Masking: An interesting practice. But what do we m...Masking: An interesting practice. But what do we mask? It depends on the culture, the gender, the socio economic position, the who am I trying to impress and why? on and on.<BR/><BR/>Masking seems to be a part of growing. I think your point is to be honest before God in the mask, and not all masks are bad. Hey, Evil wasn't really evil was he? So now its about finding the masks that harm, being Liamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426747527691170872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29670062.post-50600484430084388532008-07-19T18:30:00.000-07:002008-07-19T18:30:00.000-07:00amen brother.amen brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com