... the greatest comfort I can have in this world. I don't need contrite sayings such I feel your pain. Graham: Then ur a very blessed man, Jeff. If I meet...
If I meet some woman who's lost her husband and kids I think I'm more likely to put my arms round her and give her a drink, than tell her that it's okay 'cos...
... actually ... Why would I say that? I just don't think this is the right time to bring up questions of ultimate control. It feels like someone seeing an...
I've given some thought to all of this discussion. When my kids were talking about it, they said, "Mom, why does blame have to be assigned? God created the...
Graham, I agree that many believers would be first inclined to comfort and console those who suffer. However, would it be right, when asked why we are doing...
Rod, As you have written, 'I have been wondering if this might be an example of God's wrath against an unbelieving and hardened people. Could this also be a...
Graham, Do you not think that if Piper were visiting Asia, his message to the people directly affected would be a different sermon? But for the rest of the...
Steve Fuchs
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Jan 1, 2005 10:29 pm
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I wrote to the list and asked how people would address the tsunami devastation in their Sunday service. We've had our service now, and this is how we...
... wrath against an unbelieving and hardened people. Could this also be a disciplinary move on our Heavenly Father's part for being a lethargic and...
... the people directly affected would be a different sermon? graham: from what I've read over the last I-don't-know-how-many years, no. ... message? It...
Graham, One of the things I greatly appreciate about John Piper is that he is excruciatingly careful to represent his "opponents'" arguments as fairly and...
... Hi Beth, Thanks for ur post. Maybe if I offered a bit of background, things *might* look different? I've been on this list since about '99 (Moe, is that...
YOu know that is not the tone of Piper's...You are setting this up on one extreme. Jeff ... the greatest comfort I can have in this world. I don't need...
Shannon, I don't have time to respond in full, but yours is an excellent post and raises some good questions. I look forward to hearing Graham's and others...
Brotherness Graham & All, Graham and I are both old timers on this list and to the best of my knowledge he has always valued John Piper. That's not to say "we"...
Graham, I probably sounded harsher than I meant to be in the post. I think its ok to question Piper. He certainly doesn't need me to defend him, and he isn't...
... I think its ok to question Piper. He certainly doesn't need me to defend him, and he isn't God. I always appreciate your posts. I was hoping to hear...
graham: My initial reaction to the fresh words piece was prompted by my reaction to another piece written after Beslan. Looking at both of them I just wondered...
It is true that Piper would not be on a sovereignty soap-box when comforting people in tragedy. He says so in his sermon "Is God Less Glorious Because He ...
Jeff: But what is the aim of Fresh Words. >>> Hey, Jeff, how are you doing? I suppose that graham knows, but let me take a stab at it. Maybe we need to feel...
... some ... Absolutely! Now, why couldn't I have put it like that?! :o) I don' think I'll respond to any other posts on this (apart from thanking Moe and...
dlouise: Am I on the right track, here, graham? graham: Absolutely! Now, why couldn't I have put it like that?! :o)>>> Maybe you need a hug yourself....
PS ... hug, and some collective tears and time of prayer. ... specific sins of specific people, or a specific sign of a specific time, we all should be brought...
Thanks for the reply---but that didn't answer my question. What is the purpose of Piper writing Fresh Words each week? Is a theological essay on current...
I agree. I don't always agree with Graham, but I appreciate his POV. Keep hacking at the keyboard! I'll try to be more gentle in my response, don't take my...
Moe, Graham and Brian, Once again I find your words to be wise, honest and on-course. Today I have encouraged the church to pray and give as the Holy Spirit...
... Jeff -- and Graham -- et al ... This has been a wild & crazy week for me. While I have certainly followed the news about the tsunamis and felt my heart...
... I opened with some observations: (1) This earthquake was not God's judgment on bad people as with Sodom and Gommorah. <Luke 13 - Tower of Siloam etc. Also:...
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