Comments for The Gator Wrestler http://blog.livinghopeverona.com Church planting is like wrestling an alligator. The critter is so slippery and dangerous, sometimes the best advice is, "Don't get killed!" —Elmer Towns Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:18:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Pastoral Childbirth by joshm http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=208&cpage=1#comment-562 joshm Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:18:24 +0000 http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=208#comment-562 Paul said it first, not me. And that dude wasn't even married. Paul said it first, not me. And that dude wasn’t even married.

]]> Comment on Pastoral Childbirth by scott http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=208&cpage=1#comment-561 scott Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:15:48 +0000 http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=208#comment-561 Well stated insight in to the mindset of a pastor. I do imagine that MaryAnne rolled her eyes a little bit any time you inferred that you knew what childbirth was like... Well stated insight in to the mindset of a pastor. I do imagine that MaryAnne rolled her eyes a little bit any time you inferred that you knew what childbirth was like…

]]> Comment on Amazing. Awesome. by joshm http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=196&cpage=1#comment-559 joshm Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:11:49 +0000 http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=196#comment-559 Clark, thanks for the comment. We're sending a couple people to Haiti in a few weeks. I'd love to chat about Haiti mission sometime. Shoot me an email (montague.josh [at] gmail.com). Clark, thanks for the comment. We’re sending a couple people to Haiti in a few weeks. I’d love to chat about Haiti mission sometime. Shoot me an email (montague.josh [at] gmail.com).

]]> Comment on Amazing. Awesome. by Clark Osborn http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=196&cpage=1#comment-558 Clark Osborn Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:47:19 +0000 http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=196#comment-558 THAT was cool! Thanks for sharing. Found you on Twitter (I'm @ChristianHaiku). I hadn't heard of Living Hope before. Check out the Website if you have any interest in a Madison area multi-church initiative for ongoing support in Haiti. Ephesians 3:20 blessings on you, your family and your church/ministry. THAT was cool! Thanks for sharing. Found you on Twitter (I’m @ChristianHaiku). I hadn’t heard of Living Hope before. Check out the Website if you have any interest in a Madison area multi-church initiative for ongoing support in Haiti.

Ephesians 3:20 blessings on you, your family and your church/ministry.

]]> Comment on Amazing. Awesome. by stephy http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=196&cpage=1#comment-557 stephy Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:14:51 +0000 http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=196#comment-557 This is rad! I watched it with my 5 yr old and 8 yr old three times in a row. :) This is rad! I watched it with my 5 yr old and 8 yr old three times in a row. :)

]]> Comment on Five Church Plant Killers by donf http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=135&cpage=1#comment-539 donf Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:54:21 +0000 http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=135#comment-539 ReCAST Church: "Where Trite Slogans Reign and We stick to the Surface Issues" How does that look for a tagline?! ReCAST Church: “Where Trite Slogans Reign and We stick to the Surface Issues” How does that look for a tagline?!

]]> Comment on Three Quick Book Recommendations by Dave Tilma http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=141&cpage=1#comment-535 Dave Tilma Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:33:02 +0000 http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=141#comment-535 Josh, great recommendations. I'm just surprised that they're not all by Tim Keller! LOL Josh, great recommendations. I’m just surprised that they’re not all by Tim Keller! LOL

]]> Comment on Is God Overjoyed with Us? by Dave Tilma http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=138&cpage=1#comment-534 Dave Tilma Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:25:14 +0000 http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=138#comment-534 Josh, nice post. I love the pictures you give of God's acceptance and love. Josh, nice post. I love the pictures you give of God’s acceptance and love.

]]> Comment on Three Quick Book Recommendations by joshm http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=141&cpage=1#comment-533 joshm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:01:08 +0000 http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=141#comment-533 Don, it's similar. I think Belcher would also saying that right belief must produce "love, authenticity, and social justice." Too many doctrinally-correct traditional churches lack the intended effect. Don, it’s similar. I think Belcher would also saying that right belief must produce “love, authenticity, and social justice.” Too many doctrinally-correct traditional churches lack the intended effect.

]]> Comment on Three Quick Book Recommendations by donf http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=141&cpage=1#comment-532 donf Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:46:34 +0000 http://blog.livinghopeverona.com/?p=141#comment-532 I am in the middle of a book by Michael Wittmer called, "Don't Stop Believing." Sounds very similar in intent to "Deep Church." He is proposing that understanding that love, authenticity, and social justice should flow out of right belief. The problem comes in when churches stop believing the core doctrines enough to ACT upon them . . . Is that similar to Belcher's solution? I am in the middle of a book by Michael Wittmer called, “Don’t Stop Believing.” Sounds very similar in intent to “Deep Church.” He is proposing that understanding that love, authenticity, and social justice should flow out of right belief. The problem comes in when churches stop believing the core doctrines enough to ACT upon them . . . Is that similar to Belcher’s solution?

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