tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post4782750747541215926..comments2023-10-20T02:07:21.551-07:00Comments on Flathead Mama: Book Review Friday: Why Men Hate Going to ChurchRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614822971755761394noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post-28447455546131838702015-11-29T06:16:25.701-08:002015-11-29T06:16:25.701-08:00This book makes a perfect companion piece to John ...This book makes a perfect companion piece to John Eldredge's powerful "Wild at Heart." Highly recommended!<br /><br />Marlene<br /><a href="http://www.kingfishercharters.co/Alaska-Fishing-Lodge.php" rel="nofollow">Informative URL for Fishing Lodge Alaska Information</a>Marlene Detierrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035816972520443608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post-69572567453421804742012-01-21T15:25:40.217-08:002012-01-21T15:25:40.217-08:00Thanks for the comment, John! Nice to hear from y...Thanks for the comment, John! Nice to hear from you! It's weird how I never noticed before that guys really like the military-type imagery in hymns and the driving beat. I still remember when we were in praise band together and your exasperation with some of the praise songs...wonder if some of that was a masculine rejection of all of the "Jesus, I'm in love with You" songs?Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614822971755761394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post-33112611854065706872012-01-21T13:42:53.068-08:002012-01-21T13:42:53.068-08:00Hi Rebecca,
This was a thought-provoking post. I ...Hi Rebecca,<br />This was a thought-provoking post. I haven't read the book, but it got me thinking about what it is that I appreciate most when it comes to hymnody. Now I admit that I am not the most manly man, but my favorite hymns include "Thy Strong Word," "A Mighty Fortress," anything set to Gustav Holst's Jupiter tune, "Earth and all Stars," and "At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing." The themes of these hymns seem to follow in line with the driving, marching beat idea. When I went to reinvestigate the text of "At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing" I realized that though the primary image is a lamb, the text has a strong, perhaps "manly" tone as it portrays the Lamb having conquering death and the devil. The third verse and fifth verse (LSB) are especially significant.<br /><br />Where the paschal blood is poured,<br />Death's dread angel sheathes the sword;<br />Israel's hosts triumphant go<br />Through the wave that drowns the foe. Alleluia!<br /><br />Mighty Victim from the sky,<br />Hell's fierce pow'rs beneath You lie;<br />You have conquered in the fight,<br />You have brought us life and light. Alleluia!<br /><br />I hope you are doing well and are enjoying the new year. Enjoy the snow, I am sadly missing it in TN this winter.<br /><br />John Frethamjfrethamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04227270004790575423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post-49168629456303345452012-01-13T15:02:09.942-08:002012-01-13T15:02:09.942-08:00Thanks for the comment, Keith. I don't think ...Thanks for the comment, Keith. I don't think numbers are necessarily bad. Unlike many seminary colleague, I don't assume that just because a church is large it is doing something WRONG (honestly, many of these colleagues are merely suffering from the sin of covetousness). I like your comment about how numbers can "quantify how God is good." Certainly, if people are coming to Christ en masse, as in the book of Acts, we should rejoice and praise God! <br /><br />But there is also the element of "wide is the way that leads to destruction, and narrow is the way that leads to life." Will the Gospel, truly told, normally be POPULAR? I think that is what I'm trying to say. As well as the fact that a church may be faithfully following God and actually see numbers dip because it challenges the sinful nature. Numbers can be a blessing but they can't be the end-all or be-all. Faithfulness should be the measure of success.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614822971755761394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post-22535933406042920742012-01-13T14:51:50.763-08:002012-01-13T14:51:50.763-08:00Looking at numbers and stats doesn't mean one ...Looking at numbers and stats doesn't mean one is prideful or unaware of God's power. The glory is still God's not man's. I think that focusing on numbers is one small way to quantify how God is good. Also, the power is in faithfully preaching the Gospel, so it becomes more awesome and joyfully hilarious when people have the miracle of responding in Faith by God using such frail creatures.Baedkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173103067333208211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852205750171360137.post-38281559946396663952012-01-13T06:28:28.104-08:002012-01-13T06:28:28.104-08:00Very insightful. Thanks for sharing.Very insightful. Thanks for sharing.Salenanoreply@blogger.com