tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post7905293299290543673..comments2024-03-24T11:03:03.106-07:00Comments on Just Genesis : Yes, Georgia, there is a Kingdom!Alice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-10859190453538690042008-05-31T08:22:00.000-07:002008-05-31T08:22:00.000-07:00Georgia, you story lends courage to many who likew...Georgia, you story lends courage to many who likewise have had the chair kicked out from under them by TEC's heretical leadership. <BR/><BR/>You are on a journey of faith that will be rewarded and you will be a blessing to many.<BR/><BR/>Please don't address me as "Dr." as I hold only a Master of Divinity degree. Maybe one day I too can go back to school for that much desired Ph.D. : )Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-81885522453844566732008-05-31T07:34:00.000-07:002008-05-31T07:34:00.000-07:00Dr. Alice,Your response to my rather brash questio...Dr. Alice,<BR/><BR/>Your response to my rather brash question was entirely different than I guessed it would be. <BR/><BR/>Incidently, I explored all the side links in this fascinating article as well as the comments.<BR/><BR/>When I got to your article on St. Ephrem the Syrian, I fell in love...it was like a reunion with a long-lost brother and friend. <BR/><BR/>One of the greatest the thrills of my Christian life has been to read quotes and prayers of Origen, John Chrysostom, Augustine, St Vincent, Gregory, Anselm, Bernard, Jerome, St Simeon the New Theologian, Aquinas... and to find kinship, mutual understandings, feelings, love for Jesus Christ. <BR/><BR/>For most of my life (as a protestant) I had no idea these ancients existed or that they could speak to me today - centuries later.<BR/><BR/>But now, to read and hear the ancient saints reiterate the same lessons the Holy Spirit has been teaching me in as I worship, pray and study and in my struggles to live out my life in the Spirit, is immensely encouraging.<BR/><BR/>Prior to this, I had heard and read only living or fairly recent preachers, authors and theologians Tozer, Charles Stanley, John MacArthur, Max Lucado, CS Lewis, Dallas Willard, etc. <BR/><BR/>The Anglican church crisis found me very recently divorced after 32 year marriage and very recently confirmed Episcopalian who had wandered into the church unaware...trying to find a historical safe faith after years in unstable quicky-fragmenting conflict-ridden charismatic and mainline churches...I found I had jumped from the frying pan into the fire!!! At first, I was shocked that no one in my church (very liberal, Dio of GA) was alarmed and that no one even mentioned it in the pulpit.<BR/><BR/>I had a word with the pastor that I would no longer support ECUSA but would be giving my money to the ministries that got people out of the ditches and into the Inn to be healed. <BR/><BR/>As it unfolded, the AC crisis drew me to read, pray, draw deeper into Christ, His Word, seek the truth about the issues that caused it. <BR/><BR/>I sold my home and went back to school in order to learn what is wrong, how can it be righted and how God is calling me and others in His Church to respond and bring His healing truth to those who will receive it.<BR/><BR/>Most recently, after a trip to a monastery in GA, I have been reading Pope Benedict's speeches, encyclicals and book, Jesus of Nazareth, and a book on Lectio Divina (a practice I also recently 'discovered') by Apb. Mariano Magrassi, another 'saint' whose lively faith and love for Christ shines from the pages of his book has given me the same encouragement.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the depth of scholarship and exciting writing at BOTH your blogs. <BR/><BR/>So much to explore and think about, so little time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-10231292863568939722008-05-28T11:13:00.000-07:002008-05-28T11:13:00.000-07:00"The two shall become one..." The One is Christ. T..."The two shall become one..." The One is Christ. That we may be one with Him as he and the Father are one.<BR/><BR/>TLF+, I can't say that I've read this about Simeon-Anna-John the Baptist anywhere, although it is possible one or more of the Church Fathers had noted this. I wouldn't be surprised. This came to me as the natural conclusion of pulling the thread from the right end.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-67496007720583380132008-05-28T10:48:00.000-07:002008-05-28T10:48:00.000-07:00I had never heard Simeon-Anna-John Baptist equated...I had never heard Simeon-Anna-John Baptist equated with blood-Spirit-water! Is that the insight of any particular preacher or doctor of the church? Would love to read more.<BR/><BR/>In the Revelation, when the New Jerusalem (which is "like a bride") is portrayed, the 12 Apostles are foundation stones and the 12 Tribal Heads are gates... is this the bringing together of two brides into one?TLF+https://www.blogger.com/profile/01650010433581488888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-9269088165976898832008-05-28T09:28:00.000-07:002008-05-28T09:28:00.000-07:00OK, Alice, now I am going to have to go back and r...OK, Alice, now I am going to have to go back and read all of this blog from the beginning. But I will be happy to do so without complaint. Thanks for leading me this way.Canon Tallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182884929479435751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-89024023646899059162008-05-28T07:25:00.000-07:002008-05-28T07:25:00.000-07:00Excellent. This is really worth taking further. Th...Excellent. This is really worth taking further. Thanks for the head's up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com