Comments on: Sharpen the Steel and Do It Do It http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/ 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: Marcus http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Marcus Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:04:25 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=83#comment-827 Touche L.L. And a good reminder that our culture can learn tons from the Hebrew culture of the Old Testament. Charity, I love that song! And a great interpretation. Our lives are defined by our identities not our activities. ESI, no worries about being late to the conversation. I unplugged all weekend and just now got back. (Big Bear was beautiful. My friend, <a href="http://www.boldenterprises.com/" rel="nofollow">Karl</a>, and I had a great time.) You wrote, " It’s not always a zero-sum game but we do have limited time and energy (it’s a humbling sign of our humanity and a reminder of God’s majestic attributes)." It's that kind of honest blend of theology, wisdom, and practicality that I love about your site. Thanks for dropping by. Amy, love you, hon. Craver, you've blessed my kids with a new nickname! "Our little scribes." Heh heh heh. I'll torture them with that forever. Tom, you are uncharacteristically serious here! Wow. I assume your wife is better now? And I will be praying for your daughter. My daughter's six and the thought of sending her to high school terrifies me. On the other hand, I was a teacher for ten years, and those places aren't quite the dens of iniquity that they sometimes seem to be. Still, I'm praying for you, man. Touche L.L. And a good reminder that our culture can learn tons from the Hebrew culture of the Old Testament.

Charity, I love that song! And a great interpretation. Our lives are defined by our identities not our activities.

ESI, no worries about being late to the conversation. I unplugged all weekend and just now got back. (Big Bear was beautiful. My friend, Karl, and I had a great time.) You wrote, ” It’s not always a zero-sum game but we do have limited time and energy (it’s a humbling sign of our humanity and a reminder of God’s majestic attributes).” It’s that kind of honest blend of theology, wisdom, and practicality that I love about your site. Thanks for dropping by.

Amy, love you, hon.

Craver, you’ve blessed my kids with a new nickname! “Our little scribes.” Heh heh heh. I’ll torture them with that forever.

Tom, you are uncharacteristically serious here! Wow. I assume your wife is better now? And I will be praying for your daughter. My daughter’s six and the thought of sending her to high school terrifies me. On the other hand, I was a teacher for ten years, and those places aren’t quite the dens of iniquity that they sometimes seem to be. Still, I’m praying for you, man.

]]> By: Tom http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/comment-page-1/#comment-815 Tom Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:34:28 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=83#comment-815 Mark: I've been meditating on this post, and the ensuing comments, all weekend. I couldn't hold back any longer. Thanks for a wonderful discussion thread and a sliver of eternity, something so much bigger and more important than the urgent of the here and now. What God is teaching me right now is that all the experiences I've had, the lessons I've learned, the moments of truth I have experienced, may very well be exactly what I need when life comes barreling at me. The mundane of the relationship with my wife was exactly what I needed when she was diagnosed with cancer several years ago. The mundane of family game nights are exactly what I need now when the big, bad world comes after my 14-year-old daughter with fangs bared and claws extended. It is in those moments that I get just a small glimps of what God must see all the time, and can connect the inconsequential minutae that has flown by with the times that define us. I couldn't agree more with the sentiments that Mr. Bruce offered about do it do it do it, because if you don't, you'll quit too soon and quite possibly miss the one piece you need when it seems that there is nothing else to cling to. Thanks so much for stirring this up! Mark: I’ve been meditating on this post, and the ensuing comments, all weekend. I couldn’t hold back any longer. Thanks for a wonderful discussion thread and a sliver of eternity, something so much bigger and more important than the urgent of the here and now.

What God is teaching me right now is that all the experiences I’ve had, the lessons I’ve learned, the moments of truth I have experienced, may very well be exactly what I need when life comes barreling at me. The mundane of the relationship with my wife was exactly what I needed when she was diagnosed with cancer several years ago. The mundane of family game nights are exactly what I need now when the big, bad world comes after my 14-year-old daughter with fangs bared and claws extended. It is in those moments that I get just a small glimps of what God must see all the time, and can connect the inconsequential minutae that has flown by with the times that define us.

I couldn’t agree more with the sentiments that Mr. Bruce offered about do it do it do it, because if you don’t, you’ll quit too soon and quite possibly miss the one piece you need when it seems that there is nothing else to cling to.

Thanks so much for stirring this up!

]]> By: Craver-VII http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/comment-page-1/#comment-814 Craver-VII Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:43:31 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=83#comment-814 Mark, an A-list husband declaration from your bride. That's better than any blog award for sure! Blessings to Mr. and Mrs. G, as well as your little scribes. Mark, an A-list husband declaration from your bride. That’s better than any blog award for sure!
Blessings to Mr. and Mrs. G, as well as your little scribes.

]]> By: Amy http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Amy Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:32:12 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=83#comment-806 He is an A list husband and father - A+. Our children may not always understand the time their father spends hunched over the keyboard, but they know he loves reading and writing, and therefore at ages 6 and 2, they already do, too. And more importantly, they absolutely know he loves them. And he loves God. And, thank God, he loves me. He is an A list husband and father – A+. Our children may not always understand the time their father spends hunched over the keyboard, but they know he loves reading and writing, and therefore at ages 6 and 2, they already do, too. And more importantly, they absolutely know he loves them. And he loves God. And, thank God, he loves me.

]]> By: Every Square Inch http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Every Square Inch Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:59:00 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=83#comment-805 Marcus Sorry I'm late to this discussion - I was unplugged yesterday. This post is why you're a blogging friend to me- you want to be A list husband and father! It's not always a zero-sum game but we do have limited time and energy (it's a humbling sign of our humanity and a reminder of God's majestic attributes). We must have priorities and you're reminding us why and which ones are most important. It's why I respect you and other bloggers like LL who are gifted, love writing and blogging but know it's not of first importance. Marcus

Sorry I’m late to this discussion – I was unplugged yesterday. This post is why you’re a blogging friend to me- you want to be A list husband and father!

It’s not always a zero-sum game but we do have limited time and energy (it’s a humbling sign of our humanity and a reminder of God’s majestic attributes). We must have priorities and you’re reminding us why and which ones are most important. It’s why I respect you and other bloggers like LL who are gifted, love writing and blogging but know it’s not of first importance.

]]> By: Charity Singleton http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Charity Singleton Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:00:23 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=83#comment-798 Balance in life is so elusive. One day, as I was struggling to know if I was spending my time wisely, I read the lyrics to a song that went something like, "this is your life, are you who you want to be?" At first it freaked me out, because I didn't want my life to be about all the mundane things I had been doing. Then I thought more about it. The song asked if this is "who" I want to be, not "what" I want to be doing. Maybe the spiritual formation that happens in our lives and those we love is an important criteria for all these things we all do. Balance in life is so elusive. One day, as I was struggling to know if I was spending my time wisely, I read the lyrics to a song that went something like, “this is your life, are you who you want to be?” At first it freaked me out, because I didn’t want my life to be about all the mundane things I had been doing. Then I thought more about it. The song asked if this is “who” I want to be, not “what” I want to be doing. Maybe the spiritual formation that happens in our lives and those we love is an important criteria for all these things we all do.

]]> By: L.L. Barkat http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/comment-page-1/#comment-796 L.L. Barkat Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:57:35 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=83#comment-796 Ah, well. Men might read more Song of Songs. She's the pursuer there, hands down. Ah, well. Men might read more Song of Songs. She’s the pursuer there, hands down.

]]> By: Marcus http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Marcus Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:25:21 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=83#comment-794 Eve, yeah. I think men want to be loved too, but our culture encourages us to be the pursuer. That role actually makes a lot of the romantic imagery about pursuing God difficult for men--in those metaphors we're always cast in the role of God. Weird. Eve, yeah. I think men want to be loved too, but our culture encourages us to be the pursuer. That role actually makes a lot of the romantic imagery about pursuing God difficult for men–in those metaphors we’re always cast in the role of God. Weird.

]]> By: Karin H. http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Karin H. Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:30:45 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=83#comment-792 Hi Marcus I'll have to promise myself to follow his steps from now on. Kent is a great 'help' in keeping focused. ( I'll get lost otherwise in too many things to do, too little time, too many 'scrambled' priorities and hence nothing will get done properly - not even taking care of people, sharing and learning all things related) Hi Marcus

I’ll have to promise myself to follow his steps from now on. Kent is a great ‘help’ in keeping focused.

( I’ll get lost otherwise in too many things to do, too little time, too many ’scrambled’ priorities and hence nothing will get done properly – not even taking care of people, sharing and learning all things related)

]]> By: Marcus http://www.goodwordediting.com/sharpen-the-steel-and-do-it-do-it/83/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Marcus Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:20:01 +0000 http://www.goodwordediting.com/?p=83#comment-790 Karin, that is quite a challenge on Kent's blog to focus. I admit that I'm more like a shotgun than a rifle, but it's something I am trying to be more deliberate about. Karin, that is quite a challenge on Kent’s blog to focus. I admit that I’m more like a shotgun than a rifle, but it’s something I am trying to be more deliberate about.

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