Comments on: Looking for Intimacy with God? http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/ Good words is about editing, writing, faith, and work... and especially poetry because I like poetry. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:47:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Guadalupe Esquivel http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/comment-page-1/#comment-4090 Guadalupe Esquivel Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:47:22 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/#comment-4090 I agree!! We need to be real with God if we want Him to cut through the crap... I agree!! We need to be real with God if we want Him to cut through the crap…

]]> By: Tanya Dennis http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/comment-page-1/#comment-4028 Tanya Dennis Fri, 30 May 2008 00:17:06 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/#comment-4028 No comment ... Just wanted you to know this makes me smile. :) No comment … Just wanted you to know this makes me smile. :)

]]> By: Rebecca LuElla Miller http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/comment-page-1/#comment-4025 Rebecca LuElla Miller Thu, 29 May 2008 19:32:29 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/#comment-4025 I tried to comment the day you put this up but the internet wouldn't let me. Or God wouldn't. ;-) Great poetry. A vivd image, certainly. As to the point, absolutely I agree God does not want us to be lukewarm ... which I guess <i>polite</i> would indicate. But I've always wondered, seriously, does he want us cold? He said, essentially, cold is better than lukewarm, but does He <b>want</b> us cold? Seems to me, our culture has gotten comfortable with our Job right to accuse God. But Job, when he came face to face with God, had his face to the ground and was repenting in dust and ashes. What if "Lord, I believe, help my unbelief" characterized our prayers more than r-rated tirades? Becky <em>Rebecca LuElla Miller's last blog post..<a href='http://rebeccaluellamiller.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/the-s-word/' rel="nofollow">The “S” Word</a></em> I tried to comment the day you put this up but the internet wouldn’t let me. Or God wouldn’t. ;-)

Great poetry. A vivd image, certainly.

As to the point, absolutely I agree God does not want us to be lukewarm … which I guess polite would indicate. But I’ve always wondered, seriously, does he want us cold? He said, essentially, cold is better than lukewarm, but does He want us cold?

Seems to me, our culture has gotten comfortable with our Job right to accuse God. But Job, when he came face to face with God, had his face to the ground and was repenting in dust and ashes.

What if “Lord, I believe, help my unbelief” characterized our prayers more than r-rated tirades?

Becky

Rebecca LuElla Miller’s last blog post..The “S” Word

]]> By: Favorite Bible book = John’s Gospel « Samwrites2’s Weblog http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/comment-page-1/#comment-4018 Favorite Bible book = John’s Gospel « Samwrites2’s Weblog Wed, 28 May 2008 22:08:55 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/#comment-4018 [...] Marcus http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/ [...] [...] Marcus http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/ [...]

]]> By: Ted Gossard http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/comment-page-1/#comment-4017 Ted Gossard Wed, 28 May 2008 22:03:13 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/#comment-4017 Yes, I think the truly genuine prayer is what we need to pray if we're really praying. It has to be from a heart even if a broken or ravaged heart. <em>Ted Gossard's last blog post..<a href='http://communityofjesus.blogspot.com/2008/05/heron-road-suffering-by-ll-barkat.html' rel="nofollow">"Heron Road - suffering" by L.L. Barkat</a></em> Yes, I think the truly genuine prayer is what we need to pray if we’re really praying. It has to be from a heart even if a broken or ravaged heart.

Ted Gossard’s last blog post..“Heron Road – suffering” by L.L. Barkat

]]> By: Keanan Brand http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/comment-page-1/#comment-4011 Keanan Brand Sun, 25 May 2008 16:56:00 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/#comment-4011 Great! I grew up with the high-sounding, almost-too-holy prayers pronounced from pulpits and congregants, and have little patience for prayers that don't get to the point. Yes, we have a sample prayer from Christ Himself, but that doesn't mean we approach God with a formula or an agenda. Who do we think we're kidding? He knows everything before we think or speak it; He's just waiting for us to talk to Him. <em>Keanan Brand's last blog post..<a href='http://adventuresinfiction.blogspot.com/2008/05/home.html' rel="nofollow">Home!</a></em> Great!

I grew up with the high-sounding, almost-too-holy prayers pronounced from pulpits and congregants, and have little patience for prayers that don’t get to the point. Yes, we have a sample prayer from Christ Himself, but that doesn’t mean we approach God with a formula or an agenda. Who do we think we’re kidding? He knows everything before we think or speak it; He’s just waiting for us to talk to Him.

Keanan Brand’s last blog post..Home!

]]> By: Heather http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/comment-page-1/#comment-4009 Heather Sat, 24 May 2008 15:27:19 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/#comment-4009 Brings a whole new image to the church of Laodicea. Certainly jars the picture we have of God from paintings with soft lighting. <em>Heather's last blog post..<a href='http://www.heatheragoodman.com:80/content/hee-hee' rel="nofollow">Hee-hee</a></em> Brings a whole new image to the church of Laodicea. Certainly jars the picture we have of God from paintings with soft lighting.

Heather’s last blog post..Hee-hee

]]> By: Marcus http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/comment-page-1/#comment-4008 Marcus Sat, 24 May 2008 14:10:43 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/#comment-4008 Somebody gave me five stars on this poem in feedburner! Thanks whoever did that. LL, I aim for visceral responses. Sometimes things like this walk a fine line between getting a cheap rise and being good. Personally, I always enjoy the gross-out factor. : ) Camille, oh my. You are hilarious! Somebody gave me five stars on this poem in feedburner! Thanks whoever did that.

LL, I aim for visceral responses. Sometimes things like this walk a fine line between getting a cheap rise and being good. Personally, I always enjoy the gross-out factor. : )

Camille, oh my. You are hilarious!

]]> By: Camille http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/comment-page-1/#comment-4006 Camille Sat, 24 May 2008 04:32:48 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/#comment-4006 I guess I have a lot to learn about poetry---not just what it is, but what it snot. <em>Camille's last blog post..<a href='http://camillecannon.blogspot.com/2008/05/shane-sent-me-castle.html' rel="nofollow">Shane Sent Me A Castle</a></em> I guess I have a lot to learn about poetry—not just what it is, but what it snot.

Camille’s last blog post..Shane Sent Me A Castle

]]> By: L.L. Barkat http://www.goodwordediting.com/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/429/comment-page-1/#comment-4005 L.L. Barkat Fri, 23 May 2008 23:53:51 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/index.php/2008/05/23/looking-for-intimacy-with-god/#comment-4005 Not sure what to say. I mean, it's great. And it's awful too. : ) <em>L.L. Barkat's last blog post..<a href='http://seedlingsinstone.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-remember.html' rel="nofollow">I Remember</a></em> Not sure what to say. I mean, it’s great. And it’s awful too. : )

L.L. Barkat’s last blog post..I Remember

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