tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post4181577159859210827..comments2024-02-28T16:57:47.055+00:00Comments on Diary of a Donkeybody: Pain in the offering - gay marriage and the ChurchMichael Wenhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756324780596609238noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-51961257556517111822014-05-07T21:13:35.854+01:002014-05-07T21:13:35.854+01:00Very pleased to hear, Ann. Thank you, Lord, indeed...Very pleased to hear, Ann. Thank you, Lord, indeed. <br />Michael Wenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111619560360378627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-78534220387292374782014-05-07T20:07:22.011+01:002014-05-07T20:07:22.011+01:00I had reason to find out that the ordinary is ext...I had reason to find out that the ordinary is extraordinary today. I had to have some tests at hospital which resulted in nothing sinister just something which doesn't even need a return visit.<br />Thank-you Lord for making my day extraordinary.leafyschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473642621804634929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-78058307765770250502014-05-07T13:00:38.487+01:002014-05-07T13:00:38.487+01:00Also a helpful post. The pastoral issue is so impo...Also a helpful post. The pastoral issue is so important and I'm aware of being very cack-handed in the past. Thanks again, Ann.Michael Wenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111619560360378627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-53815033229586462642014-05-07T12:54:09.028+01:002014-05-07T12:54:09.028+01:00What a great quote - and prayer!What a great quote - and prayer!Michael Wenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111619560360378627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-59339673362966642752014-05-07T08:38:15.255+01:002014-05-07T08:38:15.255+01:00Here's a wonderful comment from Michael Mayne....Here's a wonderful comment from Michael Mayne. His books are truly inspirational, encouraging and challenging.<br /><br />Michael Mayne’s wishes for his grand- children and for each of us made in God’s image, . . .Quoted from his book “This Sunrise of Wonder”<br /><br />“ A way of being and a frame of mind that is trusting rather than anxious, grateful rather than grudging, compassionate rather than judgmental, and outgoing rather than selfish. and realizing that the ordinary is far more extraordinary than we think.”<br /><br />leafyschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473642621804634929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-55782031144966009642014-05-07T00:25:01.806+01:002014-05-07T00:25:01.806+01:00That's my point - it's not our role to con...That's my point - it's not our role to condemn; not our role to hold the stones.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940214057295914329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-20504179642764008572014-05-07T00:16:29.795+01:002014-05-07T00:16:29.795+01:00Very insightful. I think we are on the same page h...Very insightful. I think we are on the same page here, aren't we?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940214057295914329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-36227654839718687102014-05-06T08:19:39.696+01:002014-05-06T08:19:39.696+01:00http://tom1st.com/2014/03/02/when-should-i-tell-my...http://tom1st.com/2014/03/02/when-should-i-tell-my-gay-friends-to-go-and-sin-no-more/<br />This one also has some noteworthy points.leafyschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473642621804634929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-41683889368929031752014-05-05T19:35:18.000+01:002014-05-05T19:35:18.000+01:00Dear Ann
Thank you for that link. What an excell...Dear Ann<br /><br />Thank you for that link. What an excellent post!Michael Wenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111619560360378627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-1068014666935704892014-05-05T08:02:11.424+01:002014-05-05T08:02:11.424+01:00http://rachelheldevans.com/blog/sin-no-more
some ...http://rachelheldevans.com/blog/sin-no-more<br /><br />some interesting comments hereleafyschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473642621804634929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-538940433784052342014-05-04T11:06:14.995+01:002014-05-04T11:06:14.995+01:00After much thought my most recent conclusion is th...After much thought my most recent conclusion is this: that if 2 men were caught in 'the act', Jesus would have said to the accusers "let him who is without sin cast the first stone". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940214057295914329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-10650459400585023812014-05-03T15:20:18.422+01:002014-05-03T15:20:18.422+01:00Short offering this morning. :-)Short offering this morning. :-)Michael Wenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111619560360378627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-18898962956770374032014-05-03T15:18:46.805+01:002014-05-03T15:18:46.805+01:00We have much to be grateful for in our church lead...We have much to be grateful for in our church leaders, men filled with the Spirit.Michael Wenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111619560360378627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-23224005320086908862014-05-03T14:43:37.591+01:002014-05-03T14:43:37.591+01:00That's good news.That's good news.leafyschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473642621804634929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-71914763685182476512014-05-03T07:29:43.360+01:002014-05-03T07:29:43.360+01:00Here's another lovely and encouraging one.
ht...Here's another lovely and encouraging one.<br /><br />http://www.vatican.va/auguri-francesco/pont_2014/en/index.html#2<br /><br />Pope Francis is truly being used by God to proclaim a message we all long to hear.leafyschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473642621804634929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-72815323960988409792014-05-02T10:21:17.140+01:002014-05-02T10:21:17.140+01:00I regret that this Easter my blogging has been pre...I regret that this Easter my blogging has been preoccupied with a matter of church policy rather than the very good news that the resurrection of Jesus is for a suffering world which has lost its way. So I intend to return to my Room with a View blog (http://michael-wenham.blogspot.co.uk/), to restore some perspective.Michael Wenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111619560360378627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-71595392078772743582014-05-02T10:13:22.710+01:002014-05-02T10:13:22.710+01:00I do agree with you, Ann, on both points. Thank yo...I do agree with you, Ann, on both points. Thank you for that link to Pope Francis' homily, which moved me a lot. I know he was speaking about failed marriage, but the central point - that Jesus goes to the heart of the issue and dismisses the ad hominem arguments - applies to this issue too. "Do not condemn. Walk with them – and don’t practise casuistry on their situation.”Michael Wenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111619560360378627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-78310720211605651682014-05-01T16:00:45.286+01:002014-05-01T16:00:45.286+01:00It just seems to me, that despite the endless word...It just seems to me, that despite the endless words and differing views on this subject, the ones which matter most are these<br />"put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful" (Colossians 3.13-15)."<br />But I still think Justin Welby is being called to walk the way of the Cross as is Pope Francis.<br />http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-accompany-dont-condemn-those-who-have<br />leafyschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473642621804634929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-61483556236536550822014-05-01T11:10:05.218+01:002014-05-01T11:10:05.218+01:00Thanks, Caleb.
Posted with a great deal of hesita...Thanks, Caleb.<br /><br />Posted with a great deal of hesitation - as I am aware that it's merely my opinion and I may be mistaken. <br /><br />Love to you and yoursMichael Wenhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18111619560360378627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163514158748049548.post-12427837916584121582014-04-30T21:46:40.612+01:002014-04-30T21:46:40.612+01:00Thanks Micky-boy.
A lot to chew on there. I real...Thanks Micky-boy. <br /><br />A lot to chew on there. I really appreciate you taking the time to collate it all together. <br /><br />Much love- xxCaleb Storkeynoreply@blogger.com