Comments for Neumatikos

Comment on Mince Meat by Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:58:37 +0000

MMM, that does sound good. Next time you cook up a batch send me a couple of cans .

Comment on Mince Meat by ces

ces — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:59:21 +0000

Blegh. I remember what happened the last time mincemeat was consumed in our family.

Comment on Mince Meat by Tom

Tom — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:36:22 +0000

Dang! What would a person do with nearly 9 gallons of mince meat?!

I do happen to like mince meat pie, though my tastes are probably off since I'm used to the store bought stuff. Still, 9 gallons...

Comment on What a Rotten Night by ces

ces — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:09:52 +0000

When is his appointment with a neuro?

Comment on What a Rotten Night by Tom

Tom — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:03:40 +0000

Hope everything’s ok. Our prayers are with you guys.

Comment on Alphabet rebellion 1a: Adjectives by Ces

Ces — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:57:37 +0000

It seems there were only the two entrants. So who won?

Comment on by Kyle French

Kyle French — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:48:02 +0000

I don’t have time to read any more. But I have plenty of time to listen. In due deference though, I didn’t transcribe it. The lovely folks at Dave Harvey’s church sent me a copy when they wrote back to me.

I did put in the proper line breaks, tho’.

Comment on by Dave Willis

Dave Willis — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:39:26 +0000

I think the poem is spot-on, having lived on an anvil of late. Thanks for transcribing it! Hope I get a semi-noble part.

Comment on by Dave Willis

Dave Willis — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:37:48 +0000

How in the world are you having time to listen to so many messages and post reviews in the afternoon? Are you leading a double life? I am jealous, I never have that kind of time with my work…

Comment on Feelings? by Marmee

Marmee — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:20:05 +0000

All I can say is what the Lord once said to me — I know that’s very subjective.

But I once spent a great deal of time repenting of my feelings. I considered my feelings the TRUE expression of me. Once in the midst of such a repentence, The Lord broke in and said. That’s not who you are — it’s just how you feel

Similiar thing happened when we first moved to Tulsa. I was simply contemplating my last few months working with children in Lawton; ruminating on the adage that you can’t fool a child. Thinking, yes, you can. I fooled them every week. I didn’t love them but they thought I did. Again, I was interrupted when the Lord said, that was love. Love isn’t a warm fuzzy feeling — it’s what you do and you LOVED those children for me.

One of the most powerful teachings I have hung onto through the years came from a converted Jewish woman whose name I have forgotten. She was the speaker at a retreat I went to when we first moved to Lawton. The series of messages was Obedience: Squeals, Squawks and the deluxe combo. Squealing obedience was when what we’re given to do is exactly what we want to do and we squeal with joy. Squawking obedience is the opposite. And the dexlue combo are those situations that begin either squeaking or squawking and then the experiences reverses itself. The point she made over and over again was that if we obeyed regardless of our feelings [squawking] The Lord would write in His book _________obeyed me, one more time.

I think feelings matter but I don’t find evidence God is judging us by them. He is moved by the feelings of our infirmities.

Side bar — but we all have ways we used to “fix” ourselves when our feelings begin to overwhelm us – my pesonal favorite is worship. Which anyone can do driving down the road. Lenghty devotions are not the only solution. Kerry uses worship and also has a wonderful testimony of using just giving thanks.