Spiritual Safety Net?
Nathanael Berends March 30th, 2004
Okay…
Jer - You Are So Right (See Comment On Previous Post)… And As Hard As It Is For Me To Think That What You Said - And What Lew Said - Is True, My Better Judgement Must Recognize That It Is Probably The Truth…
But I Guess I Haven’t Really Specified What Makes Me So Dissapointed About This -
The Fact Is That Lew Can Throw Bible Verses At Me All Day - And I May Be Able To Coax Myself Into Recognizing Their Meaning, And Implications…
My Problem Is This…
Over The Past Year, I Have Struggled So So So Much With This.
…To Have Him Make The Struggle Into Some Sort Of Joke Made Me Genuinely Mad…
I Guess That I Don’t Really Care How True The Joke Was, Or How Much Factual Information Supported It - It Still Really Hurt.
That Is Where My Grievance Lies…
Jer - You Have Taught Me So Much Through Our Incredibly Limited Relationship… Thanks For Everything…
Thanks For Pointing This Out… Lew Is Right - It Is Just How He Chose To Present It That Dissapoints Me…
Thank You Thank You Thank You…
As Funny As It May Seem, Your Comment Is Making Me Face This In Such A Different Light…
I Guess That Instead Of Making It A Joke, I’d Have Hoped That He Could Have Adressed It… I Suppose That That Would’ve Taken Far Too Much Time Though…
Anyhow, I Just Realized I Stopped Making Sense A Few Paragraphs Ago, So I’d Like To End My Post Here -
Once Again…
Jeremy - Thank You Ever So Much…
sorry nat,e sometimes i get in bizzarly thoughtful and annalitical moods, still the whole situation drives me nuts, and it all hits so close to home. this is my last year in christian high, id hate to leave asking myself “what good have i done here” i dont wanna have that answer be nothing, it shouldnt be for anyone, everyone has something to give to this school, its just a matter of what they can do.
nate berends…quite the leader. ah-ha! you have it, you have the people voicing their opinions of agreement with you, you have a fiery proposition. and frankly, I think I’m with you. Now the only question: where do YOU go from here? For if you leave it up to others, the dream fails, or is repressed…
I wish I knew. Let’s see if we can figure it out sometime, ok? And check out my site, I wrote it after reading yours. It’s sortof agreeing with you, sortof expressing my frustrations. I’m being honest with you. I think that’s a great place to start.
Thou dost dabble in controversy!
thanks nate–i did have a problem with how it was addressed too…but it definitely made us think
again, that is jer and not rach