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Comment on Mercy says hi to her Gigi and Papa by F.T.L.

F.T.L. — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:06:24 +0000

she is trying so hard to talk!

Comment on Salvation and Missing Flights by Julie

Julie — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:24:59 +0000

Great post. Funny, I’ve never looked twice for my ticket. It’s probably the *only* ticket I’ve never lost or risk losing. As a frequent standby passenger, there’s nothing quite like hearing “Mrs. Keefe” and having five boarding passes in my hand. What a relief. What a relief to know that I’m in….I’m getting on and I’m getting there. Oh, and how sweet that Jesus never puts us on stand-by….even our buddy passes are guaranteed seats. Mmmhmmmm, good. However, I do see myself struggling, pushing, shoving, screaming to the front of another line: approval. Fortunately, it’s a line full of *Me*s that I’m fighting with and not the ground crew. I think I feel a blog post coming. Anyway, great post. Inspiring and gots me praying for all the unticketed travelers.

Comment on What we’ve learned from fundraising: Part 1 by julie

julie — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:22:19 +0000

Love it. Praying for y’all..daily. Ready for parts 2 & 3.

Comment on Mercy says hi to her Gigi and Papa by Kim ILL

Kim ILL — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:15:29 +0000

Adorable !!!!

Comment on Christian Celebrity & the Church by Dustin La Mont

Dustin La Mont — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:59:00 +0000

Thanks man! You are appreciated!!

Comment on Christian Celebrity & the Church by josiahpotter

josiahpotter — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:54:49 +0000

Thanks so much for your thoughts Audrey.

Everytime I run through the list of artists doing ‘it’ well in the industry, you are very much at the top of the list. I am always encouraged in how you posture you heart towards our Savior and His will, using your gifts for His glory.

I cherish our times leading worship in west palm and am so thankful for your graciousness in connecting me to great people there and especially Jordan!

The girls say hello….well, Jordan said hello; Mercy gurgled and then smiled.

Comment on Christian Celebrity & the Church by Audrey

Audrey — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:28:18 +0000

I like this post. I struggle all the time with the existence of a Christian industry and my participation in it.

Personally I think the term “Christian” should not be applied to anything but a person–not music, not art, not industry. I don’t know how we can get there, but I hope one day we will.

Thanks for writing this! Hope you and the girls are well.

Comment on Christian Celebrity & the Church by josiahpotter

josiahpotter — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:59:55 +0000

It’s a tough issue and a hard one to address because it is such a heart issue. anyone could deny it with plausible argument and continue living the same way without changing a thing.

one thing i had to put in place were godly men in my life that have the permission and space to speak into my words, actions and attitudes. it’s not always fun hearing what they have to say, but i am so thankful that they love me enough to hold me accountable to what the scriptures say.

one thing you could begin doing is pray for them. I was convicted a while ago in a situation where God was showing me weaknesses in a brother and instead of praying for him, i judged him. so, as tough as it may be, it could be possible that God has exposed their weakness for you to pray for them.

we all have weaknesses and I know how thankful I am when I hear of someone praying for me.

Comment on Church Planters catch purse-snatcher by Kim ILL

Kim ILL — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:30:59 +0000

Josiah,

I am shaking my head. I can just picture you yelling to the women & sprinting after the dude. I can imagine the thoughts going through your head. You look at life very different as a parent, don’t you? You needed some of Mr. Tony’s toys w/ you.

What an incredible few moments that must have been.

I knew what scripture you were going to say had been in-grained by your Father.

We do need to live our lives that way, always on the alert.

Praying for your church & it’s ministries.

Love ya….

Comment on Christian Celebrity & the Church by Fed-Up Non-Celebrity Chrisitian

Fed-Up Non-Celebrity Chrisitian — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:41:43 +0000

What’s a Christian to do when their own pastor family is caught up in the whole elitest scene, namedropping all over the place, and then perhaps preaching the very thing you are speaking of on any given Sunday?

What I find even more difficult to swallow than we now have a Christian Celebrity Culture, is there are ambitious leaders speaking against desiring fame with the mouth (not you, but someone else I know) and then betraying what is said with their lifestyle and actions.

It’s been extremely confusing and makes those of us who can’t add it all up feel like we are the crazy ones. It’s dysfunctional bad behavior to expect the congregation to live one way while the pastor lives another. What’s good for one should be good for all.

If a person is in a dysfunctional church, it’s in his best interest to leave and give support to a church that isn’t caught up in such duality.

Obviously you’ve hit a nerve here with me! But I agree with you about the fame thing – it’s a heart issue. We had to endure this type of thing for years – the leader speaking from both sides of the mouth and using tithe money to advance the national agenda of the pastor and I hear it’s still the same today, even worse.