REFLECTION
I remember discussions from seminary days and beyond, about the notion that there was such a thing as a mere symbol. Symbols I would point out are by nature powerful and there is nothing mere about them. So, too, is God him/her-self. Either God is powerful, able to change things and persons, able to create out of nothing even, or the most unlikely of created things, -- or else God isn't God.
It seems as if there is a Catholic/Protestant divide here as well. The difference between ontological change and (What is the term?).
FLOW OF ENERGY FROM A CLASS THAT WORKS
I was apprehensive going into my class. It's a familiar feeling. I felt it for church services. I felt it last Saturday for the funeral. I have felt it anytime I was going to be the focus. Teaching included.
Then as things begin, I feel myself on fire. I burn. Some are reporting that Wesley didn't say these things. It doesn't matter whether he said them or only false attributors said them. The test is in whether they are true or not.
“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” ― John Wesley
“Catch on fire and others will love to come watch you burn.” ― John Wesley
“Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.” ― John Wesley
“I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn.” ― John Wesley
“Get on fire for God and men will come and see you burn.” ― John Wesley
I remember discussions from seminary days and beyond, about the notion that there was such a thing as a mere symbol. Symbols I would point out are by nature powerful and there is nothing mere about them. So, too, is God him/her-self. Either God is powerful, able to change things and persons, able to create out of nothing even, or the most unlikely of created things, -- or else God isn't God.
It seems as if there is a Catholic/Protestant divide here as well. The difference between ontological change and (What is the term?).
FLOW OF ENERGY FROM A CLASS THAT WORKS
I was apprehensive going into my class. It's a familiar feeling. I felt it for church services. I felt it last Saturday for the funeral. I have felt it anytime I was going to be the focus. Teaching included.
Then as things begin, I feel myself on fire. I burn. Some are reporting that Wesley didn't say these things. It doesn't matter whether he said them or only false attributors said them. The test is in whether they are true or not.
“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” ― John Wesley
“Catch on fire and others will love to come watch you burn.” ― John Wesley
“Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.” ― John Wesley
“I set myself on fire and people come to watch me burn.” ― John Wesley
“Get on fire for God and men will come and see you burn.” ― John Wesley