tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post3426018824124818751..comments2023-09-22T13:07:59.106-05:00Comments on Jim's Thoughts: Time Like a Never Ending StreamJimBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post-10301399193108516912009-11-25T07:45:45.065-06:002009-11-25T07:45:45.065-06:00Ah well, I at least try not to claim anyone is not...Ah well, I at least try not to claim anyone is not a part of God's creation and salvation plans. Then along comes someone like Pol Pot and I have to pause. <br /><br />It is true that we are all offered the kingdom. We are all capable of acting as God's children. But it is also true that some decline the invitation. <br /><br />My favorite Hebrew Scripture tale is Nathan confronting David over the killing of Uriah. Uriah who was not a Hebrew, whose character and religious path we know nothing about, is the victim for whom Nathan cries justice. Some of us do decline the invitation, some forget its requirements.<br /><br />Living into the kingdom reality Jesus proclaimed is hard. It is not about being 'religious' but about Nathan confronting David, Isaiah denouncing the king's policy and a long line of followers.JimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post-61475743798569464402009-11-24T14:41:14.377-06:002009-11-24T14:41:14.377-06:00It's interesting to see which ways the river w...It's interesting to see which ways the river will take us, isn't it?<br />Through life and through death, God is with us until the very end. There is something in that which comforts the depths of one's soul.<br /><br />Bottom line: we are all God's children, fundamentalists, and gay rights activists alike, and we as the world would do well to remember that.Christalnoreply@blogger.com