tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325278885962573243.post8109909091805062363..comments2023-11-02T10:47:41.301-04:00Comments on Unlikely Conversation: a Lectionary Blog: Jesus came to bring fire. Luke 12:49-56John, an unlikely pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688838648252031328noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325278885962573243.post-24969070020555148792007-08-18T14:10:00.000-04:002007-08-18T14:10:00.000-04:00Just came across your blog - what a treat! I like...Just came across your blog - what a treat! I like the approach. I've linked to my own site, <I>disclosing new worlds</I> (http://lectionary.wolsblog.com) suggesting they come her weekly, so I hope you get some traffic from me. <BR/><BR/>What intirgued me about the fire this week is that it seems to link back to John the Baptist's characterisation of the type of Messiah Jesus would prove to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325278885962573243.post-23083078011874291792007-08-15T16:32:00.000-04:002007-08-15T16:32:00.000-04:00Eric,I especially appreciate your second point the...Eric,<BR/>I especially appreciate your second point the most. The new seeds popping after fire is the proof that the old needed to be cleared away. Repentance is a risk that many aren't willing to take. It's amazing how little risk we'll take compared to the reward God gives to all who believe.John, an unlikely pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688838648252031328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325278885962573243.post-15087866810119205692007-08-15T10:03:00.000-04:002007-08-15T10:03:00.000-04:00A couple thoughts:(1) I like your comment that fir...A couple thoughts:<BR/>(1) I like your comment that fire is something beyond human control. And this fire is something Jesus wants running wild in the church. That is indeed scary because, like you said "God might very well confront our sin."<BR/><BR/>(2) Fire is cleansing. We spend so much time trying to fight fires in a forest when the only thing the forest wants is for the fire to burn. Pastor Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281721067947261768noreply@blogger.com