tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939381975660007735.post5094097836570076816..comments2023-06-09T06:32:37.117-07:00Comments on Cultivated Graftings: The Most Annoying Heretical Christianese PhraseCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084684651293339647noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939381975660007735.post-32766253893765982312013-03-20T11:41:08.168-07:002013-03-20T11:41:08.168-07:00Amen! Tough times put us in "the valley"...Amen! Tough times put us in "the valley" but God promises to bring us "through the valley" not leave us there. It is in the valley when His light will shine the brightest - and it is in the valley when we - and others - most need to see His light.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405534102659638910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939381975660007735.post-38667432404509379452013-03-09T11:41:21.951-08:002013-03-09T11:41:21.951-08:00Praying for you, dear friend!Praying for you, dear friend!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084684651293339647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939381975660007735.post-60552232539319607292013-03-08T13:52:06.204-08:002013-03-08T13:52:06.204-08:00Oh girl, I need this reminder! We have been/are li...Oh girl, I need this reminder! We have been/are living sacrifices...but I have to say, sometimes I forget WHY! Especially times that "ministry" is hard to figure out, or it just doesn't seem like your doing anything you thought you were called to do...it is easy to only see the hard parts and not the God parts.<br />Thank you once again friend.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03944706405532239363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939381975660007735.post-28750922063725388642013-03-08T11:06:02.967-08:002013-03-08T11:06:02.967-08:00I think (in part) the American Dream really has ta...I think (in part) the American Dream really has tainted our perception of suffering, and also whether we *should* suffer. We feel cheated if we have a bad day.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084684651293339647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939381975660007735.post-67041220229329980502013-03-07T17:05:55.482-08:002013-03-07T17:05:55.482-08:00But we are definitely not promised an easy life, a...But we are definitely not promised an easy life, and people need to remember that. Why everyone thinks we don't deserve or won't encounter any suffering is beyond me. Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057654080632377742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939381975660007735.post-33993019266529751352013-03-07T17:05:16.493-08:002013-03-07T17:05:16.493-08:00Yeah, you know, people say this to me all the time...Yeah, you know, people say this to me all the time and it's like, really? Do you think that's helping in any way? Geesh.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057654080632377742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939381975660007735.post-48736901371187551522013-03-07T15:20:48.056-08:002013-03-07T15:20:48.056-08:00I think I'm ready for my T.D. Jakes rag.I think I'm ready for my T.D. Jakes rag.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084684651293339647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939381975660007735.post-52133023956963045402013-03-07T11:34:52.785-08:002013-03-07T11:34:52.785-08:00Preach it, Sistah.Preach it, Sistah.Chip Burkitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817016103778281416noreply@blogger.com