December 16, 2004
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more of Him, less of me... changes in website philosophy
I used to want to have a big, beautiful, daily-updated website filled with wisdom and deep philosphy, written by me. Perhaps I'd even be famous.
Then I lost interest (and was too busy anyway).
Now, as I revisit my old site-dreams, I find that I only have the time and inclination to post on other sites than my own, because my priorities have changed and because I'd much rather see OTHER people come to know God in His beauty and awesome love as I have experienced, than become a renowned theologian, author, or philosopher.
The m.o. might change again in the future, but the priorities hopefully won't. And yes, of course, hopefully typing will decrease and talking will increase.
Comments (5)
Hiyo Tim. I just want to let you know that you don't need to have a big, beautiful, daily-updated website filled with wisdom and deep philosphy as long as you are big, beautiful, daily-updated and filled with wisdom and deep philosphy.
Tim, thanx so much for you comment... really, I've just been in a fog of misdirection and blech recently. Thanx for the validation and advice... and I've actually been thinking about that passage, "let not many of you presume to be teachers." After reading my last post, I was struck by how much I think I know, or how much I implicitly assume I know, even when acknowledging that I don't know much.
And of course, the Lewis quote is always applicable... further up, and further in, indeed!
Tim, I posted a reply to your comment on Josh's site. Keep it up.
Also, I've posted some on "the function of the will", and would appreciate your comments in that area. DrThunderpants' most recent post also deals with a free will sort of subject.
Happy new year, and good thinking to you!
Tim, thanx for the good comment... more to come. But this specifically confused me: I've read MacDonald, good stuff. You said:
Consider the moment when Curdie feels a faint ring-thread at his hand deep within the mountain, when he's hopelessly lost and can't see a thing in the black darkness. A #1 response would be to sit down and wait until the light gets better to see the cave floor, wheras a #2 response would be to trustfully follow the thread into the depths of the mountain.
I don't understand how your #1 response follows, at all. To me, the #1 response would seem more probably be to follow the ring-thread, since sitting and doing nothing is sort of a non-choice, or a putting off of choice... consider Frodo, at the breaking of the fellowship: he knows the path he must take, but he cannot choose it, untill it is thrust upon by conflict. This was not the act of a free will, but one constrained by fear.
I think that #1 and #2 are not diametrically opposed. They won't always give the same response, but that is just what a "free" will does -- it makes a choice, either to follow God, or to not.
More on my post.
I like your m.o. but I'm still in the phase where I want my site to help others, so maybe I can help you to help them.
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