Comments on: Attempting to Re-Understand Evangelicals http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/ Jesus, God of my heart, come and unite me to Thyself forever. Sun, 20 May 2012 19:17:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Audrey http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/#comment-33 Audrey Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:52:00 +0000 http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/#comment-33 Yes, I think you should ask God out on a date :-)<br />Or was that a rhetorical question?<br />ha ha. I like your thoughts! Yes, I think you should ask God out on a date :-)
Or was that a rhetorical question?
ha ha. I like your thoughts!

]]> By: Lauren S. http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/#comment-32 Lauren S. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:55:00 +0000 http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/#comment-32 These books abound. I was a sucker for them too. But instead of pointing me to God, the really just pointed me to myself, to the individualist culture. <br /><br />About the Jesus as lover thing, I bought into this when I was single and desperately wanting to escape the chains of meaningless relationships. While I found it comforting at the time, years later I struggled with the idea, and how much weirder it must be for men than women. My husband never liked this notion. These books abound. I was a sucker for them too. But instead of pointing me to God, the really just pointed me to myself, to the individualist culture.

About the Jesus as lover thing, I bought into this when I was single and desperately wanting to escape the chains of meaningless relationships. While I found it comforting at the time, years later I struggled with the idea, and how much weirder it must be for men than women. My husband never liked this notion.

]]> By: Michelle http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/#comment-31 Michelle Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:43:00 +0000 http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/#comment-31 I am trying to be nice to the author of the book and those who like it, so I purposefully did not disclose the title of the book. If you really want to know, you can email me. I am trying to be nice to the author of the book and those who like it, so I purposefully did not disclose the title of the book. If you really want to know, you can email me.

]]> By: Nathaniel http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/#comment-30 Nathaniel Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:00:00 +0000 http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/#comment-30 One greek word that has been used to describe the "deepness" you talk about is "pleroma" (in english something like "fullness"). Also used by the Gnostics, an Orthodox understanding of pleroma describes the depth of the love existing in the "inner workings" of the Holy Trinity. One greek word that has been used to describe the “deepness” you talk about is “pleroma” (in english something like “fullness”). Also used by the Gnostics, an Orthodox understanding of pleroma describes the depth of the love existing in the “inner workings” of the Holy Trinity.

]]> By: Anonymous http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/#comment-29 Anonymous Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:50:00 +0000 http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2006/11/09/attempting-to-re-understand-evangelicals/#comment-29 Aren't you going to tell us the title of the book? Aren’t you going to tell us the title of the book?

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