tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post4646262248898813160..comments2024-01-20T07:17:13.678-05:00Comments on Phil Wyman's Square No More: Beyond the PallPastor Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-50957060753763903052007-04-19T05:41:00.000-04:002007-04-19T05:41:00.000-04:00Thank you Phil, for posting this, and for having t...Thank you Phil, for posting this, and for having the grace to continue on the path that our Lord has set for you.<BR/><BR/>markmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642907918378677444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-30778172996611064922007-04-10T08:46:00.000-04:002007-04-10T08:46:00.000-04:00Hi Philip,The great challenge for us is to have so...Hi Philip,<BR/><BR/>The great challenge for us is to have something to say in these settings, and to still speak with grace. Speachless is probably our best starting point.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-11225144264995271582007-04-10T00:18:00.000-04:002007-04-10T00:18:00.000-04:00wow leaves me speechless. Witchy poo funerals, no...wow leaves me speechless. Witchy poo funerals, now thats a challenge!<BR/>www.everyhomeachurch.blog.co.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-86023367661322985622007-04-06T11:27:00.000-04:002007-04-06T11:27:00.000-04:00Phil, I don't think your wiring is reversed. I thi...Phil, I don't think your wiring is reversed. I think it's exactly the way it should be. Anyone who thinks otherwise has got THEIR wires crossed!Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116558356434794689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-50628747217663324632007-04-06T09:04:00.000-04:002007-04-06T09:04:00.000-04:00Mike,Thanks for the gracious words.Mike,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the gracious words.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-31423243638214520902007-04-06T06:22:00.000-04:002007-04-06T06:22:00.000-04:00I kept trying to post a reply to this last night. ...I kept trying to post a reply to this last night. I couldn't find the right words that would convey all the things I wanted to say about how special it was that you were a part of Shawns final rite of passage. <BR/><BR/>I posted something on C&CT earlier about my teaching experiences. About learning to love by loving, about learning to value through valuing others. That seems to be entwined in this.<BR/><BR/>But more... we can honour and respect the living in these difficult times. A very dear friend of mine died in November. He too was a Pagan. His mother, an atheist, felt more comfortable with a traditional anglican funeral for her son. Indeed, he had written that into his will with a few additions that kept the tone broadly Christian, yet also pointed to some of his beliefs about the natural world. I felt honoured to be chosen to support his mother at the service. The vicar learned a few things about Pagans with that funeral. He learned that we care. He learned that there is that same capacity for love and compassion in our hearts that he would normally attribute to Christians. He also learned that we respect the rites of other faiths, even when we don't share a belief in those faiths ourselves.<BR/><BR/>Most of all though Phil, you were a good and loyal friend. That speaks volumes in any community. <BR/><BR/>BB<BR/><BR/>Mikecernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159048983588703450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-47918159841506293942007-04-05T22:59:00.000-04:002007-04-05T22:59:00.000-04:00Marieke,My heart has always been in the strange pl...Marieke,<BR/><BR/>My heart has always been in the strange places. Perhaps my wiring is reversed.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-1787946423691605862007-04-05T18:59:00.000-04:002007-04-05T18:59:00.000-04:00There is such a heaviness in my heart, but also gl...There is such a heaviness in my heart, but also gladness, after reading this.<BR/><BR/>Heaviness because I know I've had a very limited worldview for much of my life (till recent years) and I've hurt people because of it. But a gladness that others such as you are living to follow Jesus and none other, even into the "forbidden" and "forsaken" cultures and communities on this earth, and setting an example for me to follow.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing this.Mariekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116558356434794689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-40612315809742012312007-04-05T16:05:00.000-04:002007-04-05T16:05:00.000-04:00Hey MM,I'm glad you were there too.Hey MM,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you were there too.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-72707605203983593652007-04-05T16:04:00.000-04:002007-04-05T16:04:00.000-04:00Jane,Questioning our friendships with anybody is a...Jane,<BR/><BR/>Questioning our friendships with anybody is a strange action for a Christian to take. How did we get to this place of demoting unique people to a subhuman class? Keep up those friendships.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-86403989139640939522007-04-05T15:25:00.000-04:002007-04-05T15:25:00.000-04:00Beautifully written Phil. I'm so glad that you wer...Beautifully written Phil. I'm so glad that you were there and I know others that were there appreciated your presence as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-3454720523981846052007-04-05T15:06:00.000-04:002007-04-05T15:06:00.000-04:00Phil,What you wrote was very eloquent and touching...Phil,<BR/>What you wrote was very eloquent and touching. Brought me back to that day and to the many times when my "Christian" friends question my friendship with a witch. When my "standard" answer is "Jesus taught us to love. What better what to show His love than to love a friend without judgment?"<BR/>Thanks for having the strenght to say it publicly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-23940218351355047032007-04-05T14:55:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:55:00.000-04:00Hey Adam,Thankks Adam. It is a scene beyond our w...Hey Adam,<BR/><BR/>Thankks Adam. It is a scene beyond our worldviiew isn't it?Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-62929213080650327072007-04-05T14:54:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:54:00.000-04:00Sally,Thanks for being one of those people as well...Sally,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for being one of those people as well.Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-22334843775122133002007-04-05T14:41:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:41:00.000-04:00I don't know what to say, but I feel like I should...I don't know what to say, but I feel like I should say something. That post was very meaningful to me. Thank you.Adam Gonnermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975190849449996353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28637516.post-35001655079241713672007-04-05T13:57:00.000-04:002007-04-05T13:57:00.000-04:00Phil thank you for going where so many would have ...Phil thank you for going where so many would have refused to go. Peace and blessings<BR/>SallySallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.com