tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7902992.post5104493881916742504..comments2023-10-14T16:42:53.597+01:00Comments on New Kid on the Blog: Still thinking....butAlastairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117533964126439556noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7902992.post-87906414931484910382008-01-27T20:10:00.000+00:002008-01-27T20:10:00.000+00:00Really sorry to hear about the increased amount of...Really sorry to hear about the increased amount of tragedy in your area. I know exactly what you mean though. Our town still hasn't really got over the loss of those firefighters... Friday and Saturday nights seem so much quieter out there. Small towns and villages are so tight... you can guarantee that more people know you than you know.<BR/><BR/>I pray and trust that God grants you the strength to minister to all these increased needs.<BR/><BR/>I actually believe that Mission is actually the most important form of outreach. Evangelism is one beggar telling another beggar where food can be found... but Mission actually demonstrates the nature of that food.<BR/><BR/>Desmond Tutu joined the Anglican church because bang slap in the middle of apartheid, when black South Africans would be expected to step off the pavement when passing white folk... one white man stepped off the pavement into the road for Tutu and his mother. <BR/>That man was a vicar and it left a lasting impression on the young Desmond Tutu... one that led him into the Anglican church as a minister.<BR/><BR/>That wasn't evangelism, that was Mission... that was the nature of God being demonstrated in juxtaposition to the nature of the World... when that happens God always comes out on top.<BR/><BR/>As to the writing... I think you did just fine with that. It was a blessing.<BR/><BR/>God bless<BR/><BR/>NNick Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05330676077919368541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7902992.post-91868056083622669432008-01-26T20:36:00.000+00:002008-01-26T20:36:00.000+00:00I try to live my life as a mission work. It is so...I try to live my life as a mission work. It is sometimes hard to give to people who don't believe. It also has the <A HREF="http://matt2819.blogspot.com/2006/12/soup-bibles-blankets.html" REL="nofollow">potential</A> for the greatest rewards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7902992.post-54589711312479371302008-01-26T18:29:00.000+00:002008-01-26T18:29:00.000+00:00Funerals are always sad and you must find this one...Funerals are always sad and you must find this one of the hardest parts of being a Minister. And like you said being in a village as opposed to a larger town or city, folks seem to know everyone or know of the person who died. Which is certain respects it helps with the families that are grieving.<BR/><BR/>It is nice to see you back on the blog, when you get a chance there is something waiting for you on my blog. <BR/><BR/>A blessed weekend is wished for you and your family,Bill ~ {The Old Fart}https://www.blogger.com/profile/14257411366459797653noreply@blogger.com