tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post7827688568029183196..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: I invented the internet. . . Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-78689084950097608392016-10-27T05:33:58.057-05:002016-10-27T05:33:58.057-05:00Having just seen a TV ad for a 'road show'...Having just seen a TV ad for a 'road show' event that will likely fill an arena featuring none other than The Reverend Joel Osteen...this essay is like rain in the desert. <br /><br />Will be sharing along...<br /><br />OldSouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381229263357074199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-17883566800298376142016-10-26T08:41:46.752-05:002016-10-26T08:41:46.752-05:00Our species, humanoids, have been born with a gene...Our species, humanoids, have been born with a genetic characteristic called pride. Pride drives us to change things, but sometimes one's motives are merely to understand something, some idea, some seemingly complicated principle, in a clearer light. But, as you say, the "well worn path" of scripture is often self explanatory...and we are not supposed to "add" to it, or "take away" from it just for the sake of reinventing Holy Writ and shaping it to our own preference.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.com