tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post6093097866762658861..comments2023-12-05T04:20:37.460-06:00Comments on The Journey: Lizard-Podding to EnlightenmentLizard Eaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506056116023122414noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-4564701462431392322007-05-29T02:37:00.000-05:002007-05-29T02:37:00.000-05:00I think the Rev. Dr. William Sloane Coffin, Jr., w...I think the Rev. Dr. William Sloane Coffin, Jr., who use to be the senior minister at Riverside Church in NYC, said something similar about God being the first to grieve with us when tragedy strikes... I think I heard a clip of him talking about this in the context of describing how his theology was shaped by his son's accidental death while driving on an icy bridge.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03995147923422528298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-61625439781008159812007-05-23T08:40:00.000-05:002007-05-23T08:40:00.000-05:00Looking back, I probably don't believe God has sch...Looking back, I probably don't believe God has schlepped me down the beach or controlled everything that happens, either. Why? Because I have never once been really mad at him, even after the crappy hand I was dealt by the beautiful "framework" he created. There is still a lot of good here, and It's obvious I am still very blessed. I don't feel singled out (most of the time). <BR/><BR/>When he was little, my brother used to pretend he was in God's pocket when he was in bed after he had a bad nightmare and was afraid. I like that image, too, even as a grown woman. :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752344076797977728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-81397886449740336332007-05-22T19:11:00.000-05:002007-05-22T19:11:00.000-05:00For some, like me, it is the very image of God her...For some, like me, it is the very image of God herself holding me and crying with me that gets me through. <BR/><BR/>I cannot associate with a God who carries us, I have not met that God, but one who loves and laughs, and even crys and get angry.. right along side of us.<BR/><BR/>Yes... that is the God I believe in.Jamie Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024268765705070420noreply@blogger.com