tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post740778642676805359..comments2024-01-11T10:58:30.769-05:00Comments on Jesus community: Advent and the holy stumpTed M. Gossardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-24219085209397242572007-12-26T21:10:00.000-05:002007-12-26T21:10:00.000-05:00ESI,Thanks much, and the same to you and your fami...ESI,<BR/>Thanks much, and the same to you and your family.<BR/><BR/>Yes. Reading Peterson's chapter on it, brought it home to me in a new way.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-15623218877569191162007-12-26T16:53:00.000-05:002007-12-26T16:53:00.000-05:00Ted,Merry Christmas to you and your family. May G...Ted,<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas to you and your family. May God meet your family with grace in this season.<BR/><BR/>I love the verses you're sharing from Isaiah - they are some of my favorite because they bring into view how redeeming grace works. It's in the least likely, least positive situations where God brings redemption to bear.Every Square Inchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636924397725214300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-3568951268739720062007-12-26T14:43:00.000-05:002007-12-26T14:43:00.000-05:00Nancy,A wonderful promise. Its simplicity makes it...Nancy,<BR/><BR/>A wonderful promise. Its simplicity makes it all the more powerful and profound. Thanks.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-85482654652658633342007-12-26T11:46:00.000-05:002007-12-26T11:46:00.000-05:00Therefore tell the people: This is what the LORD A...Therefore tell the people: This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Return to me,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'and I will return to you,' says the LORD Almighty.<BR/><BR/>Zechariah 1:3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-21383509584466323182007-12-25T22:24:00.000-05:002007-12-25T22:24:00.000-05:00Halfmom, Susan,Good words. Important to remember t...Halfmom, Susan,<BR/>Good words. Important to remember that we're not left to ourselves. <BR/><BR/>Jesus is God with us: by the Spirit in us individually and together, as his people.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-10181855495646822412007-12-25T22:04:00.000-05:002007-12-25T22:04:00.000-05:00because we are not and will never again be alone! ...because we are not and will never again be alone! that's such an encouragement to me, that I'm not in this alone, that I don't have to depend on my own wisdom or power or understanding (since I have little to none left to my own devises) - He is always there for me, always guiding, protecting, discipliningHalfmom, AKA, Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545176965972986964noreply@blogger.com