Comments on: The Movement of the Father http://catchingmeddlers.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/ The Words & Thoughts of a United Methodist Pastor Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:39:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Thoughts of Resurrection Speedlinking - March 24, 2007 « http://catchingmeddlers.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-134 Thoughts of Resurrection Speedlinking - March 24, 2007 « Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:37:47 +0000 http://catchingmeddlers.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-134 [...] at Catching Meddlers writes about The Movement of the Father in the parable of the lost son. Excellent analysis and application of [...] [...] at Catching Meddlers writes about The Movement of the Father in the parable of the lost son. Excellent analysis and application of [...]

]]> By: Andrew C http://catchingmeddlers.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-130 Andrew C Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:01:42 +0000 http://catchingmeddlers.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-130 Thanks for your thoughts on this passage. Excellent analysis and application! Thanks for your thoughts on this passage. Excellent analysis and application!

]]> By: Matt http://catchingmeddlers.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-128 Matt Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:59:17 +0000 http://catchingmeddlers.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-128 Hmmm...I think we have to shift into thinking of this parable in terms of God's inclusion of the gentiles (<i> a la </i> N.T. Wright). So this may be just an overflow of the jubilee debt forgiveness of Jesus, rather than a commentary on God's omniscience. What do you think? Hmmm…I think we have to shift into thinking of this parable in terms of God’s inclusion of the gentiles ( a la N.T. Wright). So this may be just an overflow of the jubilee debt forgiveness of Jesus, rather than a commentary on God’s omniscience. What do you think?

]]> By: David http://catchingmeddlers.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-127 David Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:51:50 +0000 http://catchingmeddlers.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-127 What do you make of the fact that the Father never speaks to the younger brother. He disregards his apology and speaks directly to the servants. Do you take that as God already knowing his heart? What do you make of the fact that the Father never speaks to the younger brother. He disregards his apology and speaks directly to the servants. Do you take that as God already knowing his heart?

]]> By: Robert Duran http://catchingmeddlers.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-125 Robert Duran Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:14:21 +0000 http://catchingmeddlers.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-125 Delightful insight, dear friend. Last Sunday I held a casting call for the parts in the little drama, but didn't stop where I have before at casting only the bad-son-come-home and the good-son-behaving-badly parts. I invited people to find themselves in the God-Father-longsuffering-yet-active-love part. Sacrilegious? Probably. It may have been good that my D.S. was not present that morning, and that no wandering Bishop happened in the door. I do believe that God's activity among us is more often than not through human agency; to me that means that "mere Christians" do get cast in the "God part" of many a relational drama, as sacrilegious as that is to more sophisticated theologians than I. Delightful insight, dear friend. Last Sunday I held a casting call for the parts in the little drama, but didn’t stop where I have before at casting only the bad-son-come-home and the good-son-behaving-badly parts. I invited people to find themselves in the God-Father-longsuffering-yet-active-love part. Sacrilegious? Probably. It may have been good that my D.S. was not present that morning, and that no wandering Bishop happened in the door.

I do believe that God’s activity among us is more often than not through human agency; to me that means that “mere Christians” do get cast in the “God part” of many a relational drama, as sacrilegious as that is to more sophisticated theologians than I.

]]> By: Matt http://catchingmeddlers.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-124 Matt Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:20:11 +0000 http://catchingmeddlers.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-124 Greg, I'm honored to have you stop by. Your blog looks very interesting, and I hope to read some of your writings soon. Thanks for your comment. Spirituality in motion seems to suggest spirituality being far from a disembodied ethereal thing, which I think is a key insight. Greg, I’m honored to have you stop by. Your blog looks very interesting, and I hope to read some of your writings soon. Thanks for your comment. Spirituality in motion seems to suggest spirituality being far from a disembodied ethereal thing, which I think is a key insight.

]]> By: Greg Laughery http://catchingmeddlers.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-123 Greg Laughery Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:00:26 +0000 http://catchingmeddlers.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-123 Thanks for this helpful post. I wonder, if in addition to the 'go' portrayal of the father in a missional sense, there is also something here of the father's spirituality in motion. He is filled with compassion for the one son and pleads with the other - status notwithstanding. Called to 'go' and called to to be spiritual people, as in the picture of the father. Thanks for this helpful post. I wonder, if in addition to the ‘go’ portrayal of the father in a missional sense, there is also something here of the father’s spirituality in motion. He is filled with compassion for the one son and pleads with the other – status notwithstanding. Called to ‘go’ and called to to be spiritual people, as in the picture of the father.

]]> By: Matt http://catchingmeddlers.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-122 Matt Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:21:36 +0000 http://catchingmeddlers.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-122 Sounds like a good idea. You should know me better than to think I'd be systematic enough to save ideas! And yes, I did refer to myself in the third-person on your blog. Deal with it! :-) Sounds like a good idea. You should know me better than to think I’d be systematic enough to save ideas! And yes, I did refer to myself in the third-person on your blog. Deal with it! :-)

]]> By: keith http://catchingmeddlers.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-121 keith Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:40:23 +0000 http://catchingmeddlers.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/the-movement-of-the-father/#comment-121 Nice. Now what you do is save those "after-sermon aha's" for when you have to preach some mid-week Lent service. And here's a title for you: "Go, Go, God!" Whaddaya think? No, don't tell me. Nice. Now what you do is save those “after-sermon aha’s” for when you have to preach some mid-week Lent service.

And here’s a title for you: “Go, Go, God!” Whaddaya think? No, don’t tell me.

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