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Comment on A Few Thoughts on “Real” Church by zeloslogos

zeloslogos — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:39:31 +0000

Me and others I have met, share a conviction that the idea of church being a 60 minute sermon, a 20 minute music set and 10 minutes of fellowship, is not all that Jesus planned for our christian lives. I know small groups are plentiful, but they remain far from the pulpits priority of emphasis in most churches. Discipleship, Bible teaching, authentic grace and christian living fall away, sometimes in that order. I feel because of the emphasis placed on a singular pastor, Sunday pew sitting, and soft sermons, very little results come from the week after week tradition of ‘normal’ Sunday services. I hope and pray I see results but I do not see it changing the people I sit with. I know then it is then ‘up to us’ to be better disciple makers and Christian’s ourselves, yet I appreciate the empathy and knowledge that I am not the only one groaning and ashamed by many pulpits, and in shock over some, like those we see on some ‘christian’ (?) TV stations. (What is with that makeup!) God bless your ministry.

Comment on Chimes by Suzanne Davis

Suzanne Davis — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:56:51 +0000

Thanks, Tim, for this truth. Every time I sit in my garden and enjoy my chimes, I will remember this metaphor and be thankful that God is there and He is not silent.

Comment on Waiting: Random Thoughts on Waiting with Grace by Impatiently Patient « On Target

Impatiently Patient « On Target — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:24:06 +0000

[...] that I am waiting for. I appreciate what my friend, Tim Jack, said yesterday in his blog about waiting with grace. “The first rule of waiting is cultivating hope in the one who is trustworthy even if he [...]

Comment on Waiting: A Confession by Tim Jack

Tim Jack — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:38:57 +0000

Tim Young, thanks for the added thoughts and convicting words.

Comment on Waiting: A Confession by Angel Hill

Angel Hill — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:30:47 +0000

Hey Tim! Add to the list the wait for a job after being laid off. My husband waited 7 months, and just as the unemployment money ran out – a job was given. God’s timing is perfect, and the resolution comes at so specific of a time that we know HE was the one who provided, not us.

Comment on Waiting: A Confession by Tim

Tim — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:06:43 +0000

Matt Chandler asks (and I paraphrase because I can’t remember the quote exactly) “The question is, and I don’t presume to know the answer, is the entire universe all about you?” We want God to meet our schedule; we want Him to do OUR will; we want Him to obey us. Yet we have no idea what his plan is for our waiting, be it in a store line or waiting for a job: a lesson for sanctification, a person to meet to share the Gospel, or a not so subtle reminder as to who the real Boss is around here. There are lessons for us in the waiting.

Comment on Waiting: A Confession by Gen Rideout

Gen Rideout — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:24:17 +0000

Amen! I heard a funny joke the other day on comedy central. The guy said Jesus is worse than the cable guy…HE says HE is coming back but will only give us His time frame or window…”soon”. At least the cable guy usually comes 1/2 hour after the window he promised…right? Or usually for me its 1/2 hour early and I am out running errands cuz I thought they wouldn’t come for a while…lol. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Gen R

Comment on Reflections on a Number by Suzanne Davis

Suzanne Davis — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:08:30 +0000

Well said! True, as usual. Perceptive, as usual. – and clever, as usual.

Comment on Reflections on a Number by Anne Baldwin

Anne Baldwin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:38:47 +0000

great post … thanks!!

Comment on A Surprisingly Sinful Preoccupation by What Ellensburg taught me – Part 1 « To know and be known

What Ellensburg taught me – Part 1 « To know and be known — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:02:27 +0000

[...] some quotes Tim has said, used, quoted, etc. I came upon a blog post he wrote some time ago titled “A Surprisingly Sinful Preoccupation.” It stopped me in my tracks. John Seel wrote in the (now out-of-print) Evangelical Forfeit, that [...]