tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20818116.post114838294595049013..comments2023-10-24T09:20:21.817-04:00Comments on Creative Loafing: Wages and GiftsChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774825654612120198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20818116.post-1148483377728250652006-05-24T11:09:00.000-04:002006-05-24T11:09:00.000-04:00good stuff, chuck - and great gifts :) - keep it g...good stuff, chuck - and great gifts :) - keep it going, buddy. woot woot.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968721641385680296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20818116.post-1148468643162429912006-05-24T07:04:00.000-04:002006-05-24T07:04:00.000-04:00With "current context" I was heading towards an ex...With "current context" I was heading towards an experience beyond what we currently know.<BR/><BR/>So, something happens beyond our current life that brings us into an eternal life. When you die without Christ, you still have an external life: it will, however, be spent in an eternal fire.<BR/><BR/>To your point, eternal life now, that is the mindset that I believe we should be living. What would happen if I paused more often to just ponder on this marvelous gift I have been given? I have been given a gift that I defintely did not. I am Free! I have been reconciled with the Father and am back in his arms. How should this influence me in my day to day "current context"? <BR/><BR/>Otherwise, you might fall into looking for something in the future to fulfill you now.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774825654612120198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20818116.post-1148436997784147622006-05-23T22:16:00.000-04:002006-05-23T22:16:00.000-04:00hey, chuck - can you break this out a bit? "if the...hey, chuck - can you break this out a bit? "if the eternal life is life beyond our current context" - what does that mean, and what if that's only one way of looking? i mean, what if "eternal life" is something that's supposed to be within our context, not just beyond?<BR/><BR/>thanks for posting - i love this stuff, but only as it gets us closer to the heart of God and how that's supposed to be meaningfully played out, you know? :)Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968721641385680296noreply@blogger.com