tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735717206698445495.post7608730318019064359..comments2022-04-05T12:11:47.809-07:00Comments on Life in seminary:: Soteriology For The Material WorldSummerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430727264808835360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735717206698445495.post-73279496675543220782011-10-27T11:56:07.132-07:002011-10-27T11:56:07.132-07:00I bet you would really appreciate reading Jack Mil...I bet you would really appreciate reading Jack Miles. <i> God: A Biography </i> & <i> Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God </i> offer fascinating theographical (rather than theological) interpretations of the life and death of Christ.<br /><br />What remains to be done if your efforts at ending or reducing suffering fail? If, for example, you see your friends or children heading straight long into very bad decisions? The only thing I see available to me when Power fails is Presence. When you can't control, or fix, or solve, you can still BE WITH.<br /><br />And perhaps that's all G-d was trying to do - unable or unwilling to solve Israel's suffering, G-d chose to join them - not to somehow save us through suffering, but perhaps to save us in the midst of it.<br /><br />That interpretation might allow professing Christians to work within suffering to reduce suffering without turning suffering into some sort of sacrement.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369167803831619824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735717206698445495.post-76825064385494538222008-05-09T08:45:00.000-07:002008-05-09T08:45:00.000-07:00This is good and powerful writing, Summer. Well d...This is good and powerful writing, Summer. Well done. There's a lot to think about here!Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264625893829690986noreply@blogger.com