Comments on: Meeting Bush http://stormented.com/2010/03/meeting-bush/ A reflection of God's activity in our lives. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jonathan Storment http://stormented.com/2010/03/meeting-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Jonathan Storment Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:35:46 +0000 http://stormented.com/?p=699#comment-18 Maynard, maybe if we defined what we meant by it that would help. Politics basically means the care of the city (polis=city) and so in that sense I'll always be involved with that. I want to be socially active on behalf of the gospel, but I just don't think power, even the power that comes from my one little vote helps me become the person I want to be. I've been preaching through Acts lately, and I'm impressed how much the earliest Christians ran away from power (the only time Jesus met a political leader it was Pilate on the way to the cross). I do count MLK Jr. as one of my greatest heroes, and have a lot of respect for people who can wield power like that, without it corrupting them, but I'm not strong enough. Bro. Danny, they were called lifts. Thanks Bro Bill for weighing in, I never seen you on here before, but I'm glad you dropped by. See you Tuesday night! Maynard, maybe if we defined what we meant by it that would help. Politics basically means the care of the city (polis=city) and so in that sense I’ll always be involved with that. I want to be socially active on behalf of the gospel, but I just don’t think power, even the power that comes from my one little vote helps me become the person I want to be. I’ve been preaching through Acts lately, and I’m impressed how much the earliest Christians ran away from power (the only time Jesus met a political leader it was Pilate on the way to the cross). I do count MLK Jr. as one of my greatest heroes, and have a lot of respect for people who can wield power like that, without it corrupting them, but I’m not strong enough.

Bro. Danny, they were called lifts.

Thanks Bro Bill for weighing in, I never seen you on here before, but I’m glad you dropped by. See you Tuesday night!

]]> By: Bill Bell http://stormented.com/2010/03/meeting-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Bill Bell Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:58:18 +0000 http://stormented.com/?p=699#comment-17 "It was like watching an idea become a person" Hum, reminds me of something John wrote... 1JN 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched--this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. This concept (Bush) became flesh and he put his arm around you. You touched him and looked into his eyes. Woo... the applications! “It was like watching an idea become a person” Hum, reminds me of something John wrote…

1JN 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched–this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

This concept (Bush) became flesh and he put his arm around you. You touched him and looked into his eyes. Woo… the applications!

]]> By: Dan Gill http://stormented.com/2010/03/meeting-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Dan Gill Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:10:50 +0000 http://stormented.com/?p=699#comment-16 I never noticed the height difference, Jonathan. Besides, for all I know you're wearing heels, too. Of course, when I see a picture of you and Leslie, I mostly see Leslie. I hate to break it to you, but she's a lot prettier than you are. Sorry. But I married WAY up, and Shan is 10 inches shorter than I am. I never noticed the height difference, Jonathan. Besides, for all I know you’re wearing heels, too. Of course, when I see a picture of you and Leslie, I mostly see Leslie. I hate to break it to you, but she’s a lot prettier than you are. Sorry.

But I married WAY up, and Shan is 10 inches shorter than I am.

]]> By: Maynard http://stormented.com/2010/03/meeting-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Maynard Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:42:55 +0000 http://stormented.com/?p=699#comment-15 Wow, Storment, this is as riled as your blog has made me since that Nashville organization kicked you out of "the church." The scariest thing that I've ever heard you say is that you and Bush are in the same place politically. God really dealt with me on W. during his last term in office. I detested not only his policies, but the man himself. . . and God wasn't having it. If I was going to really attempt Christlikeness, then there was no room for hating W. God gave me freedom to dislike his policies and choices and ignorance, but I was to love W . . and pray for him. It was rough and it took me a while to get good at it. By the end of his administration, I found myself still seeing him as a failure, but not a bad man and not an evil person. About his Africa work. . . you're right the media was quiet about it for the most part. However, had that been either Clinton, Jimmy Carter, or Obama, it wouldn't have been so hushed. We can speculate on reasons, but W didn't exactly score points with his base for helping Africans. As for "leaving politics", I see your point, but I hate it when Christians take that stance. Politics is dirty, crooked, and corrupt. . . I get it. However, I remember all 4 of my grandparents telling me their love of FDR because they were in abject poverty until he gave them work. My middle-aged black friends speak lovingly of JFK and LBJ for civil rights legislation. Politicians did in this case what the church in most places has still not done. Love you man, even when you're wrong :) . Wow, Storment, this is as riled as your blog has made me since that Nashville organization kicked you out of “the church.” The scariest thing that I’ve ever heard you say is that you and Bush are in the same place politically.

God really dealt with me on W. during his last term in office. I detested not only his policies, but the man himself. . . and God wasn’t having it. If I was going to really attempt Christlikeness, then there was no room for hating W. God gave me freedom to dislike his policies and choices and ignorance, but I was to love W . . and pray for him. It was rough and it took me a while to get good at it. By the end of his administration, I found myself still seeing him as a failure, but not a bad man and not an evil person.

About his Africa work. . . you’re right the media was quiet about it for the most part. However, had that been either Clinton, Jimmy Carter, or Obama, it wouldn’t have been so hushed. We can speculate on reasons, but W didn’t exactly score points with his base for helping Africans.

As for “leaving politics”, I see your point, but I hate it when Christians take that stance. Politics is dirty, crooked, and corrupt. . . I get it. However, I remember all 4 of my grandparents telling me their love of FDR because they were in abject poverty until he gave them work. My middle-aged black friends speak lovingly of JFK and LBJ for civil rights legislation. Politicians did in this case what the church in most places has still not done.

Love you man, even when you’re wrong :) .

]]> By: Jonathan Storment http://stormented.com/2010/03/meeting-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Jonathan Storment Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:56:12 +0000 http://stormented.com/?p=699#comment-14 Are you trying to rub it in that she's taller in that picture? She's wearing heels by the way. Are you trying to rub it in that she’s taller in that picture? She’s wearing heels by the way.

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