Comments on: Two Weeks

By: JamesW

JamesW — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:14:27 +0000

To be honest, when I saw the words Karma and Christian, side by side, I was reminded of the time I saw an item in the paper about the marriage of Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett. As a big Lovett fan, I was very familiar with him. I was, of course, very familiar with Julia Roberts. But my brain had a hard time putting them together. My reaction to the christian karma phrase was sorta like that.

By: EmilyTimbol

EmilyTimbol — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:58:46 +0000

Good!

By: JamesW

JamesW — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:41:56 +0000

Emily wrote:

“You read the entire article and that’s the one part you hone in on?”

I read the whole article and that was the only part I happened to comment on at the time because a certain 5-year-old who looks a lot like me came in and needed my attention. I hit the submit button without really thinking much of it.

“I like you man”

Aw, shucks! (kicks the dirt with his right foot while staring at the ground)

“lighten up a little, he’s not trying to imply there’s Karma in Christianity, it’s obviously a tounge-in-cheek remark. Sarcasm. Don’t always look for the negative ”

I don’t always look for the negative. I simply made a quick comment, somewhat tongue-in-cheek myself, because I thought the inclusion of the two words karma and christian didn’t really go together, but it made me chuckle, nothing more. And like I said, I got pulled away from the PC and didn’t think about it again the rest of the day. Trust me: there is no lightening up needed here.

By: JamesW

JamesW — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:35:05 +0000

Sheesh. Maybe you guys need to lighten up.

By: Ryan Jones

Ryan Jones — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:24:44 +0000

Who is the “you” that the emergent social gospel undertones always leave feeling empty? It isn’t me. I often find the emergent social gospel message inspiring or at least refreshing. It doesn’t appear to be Brian either. From the article he seems to find the social gospel satisfying. The dishonest use of pronouns always leaves me feeling a bit manipulated.

By: Ryan Jones

Ryan Jones — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:02:31 +0000

Karma is a Sanskrit word used to describe the natural law of cause and effect. It is a concept that is present in every religion that I have come across, though admittedly with a variety of flavors. In Christianity it is described as “as you sow, so shall you reap,” without any elaboration regarding reincarnation as it is commonly understood in Vedic and Buddhist traditions. Though the argument could be made that references to resurrection and being “born again” rhetorically point to the same phenomenon that has simply been understood and interpreted differently by different cultures.

By: Jordan Green

Jordan Green — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:26:40 +0000

Thanks for that poignant advice, Tim! It’s good to know there are established writers and thinkers like you, teaching us every step of the way. From now on, we will aspire to more than mediocrity.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:44:59 +0000

Fair at best…could have left out the “Karma” thing. My concern is the emergent social gospel undertones. They always leave you empty and somehow feeling cheated. Certainly “Pastor” it’s important to follow through and honor your commitments–regardless of how you feel afterward.

Keep writing!

By: Larry Shallenberger

Larry Shallenberger — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:26:14 +0000

that’s a paraphrase of the Westminster Confession.

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