Comments on: which America are we praying about?

By: danahanson

danahanson — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:43:52 +0000

Ron- keep moving forward as God is already ahead of us preparing the “life” we will discover and the people we will love.

Looking back to gain hope and confidence that if God did it before he can do it again is helpful as we move forward. Other than that, looking back too much gets you a visit to a chiropractor or physical therapist. Unless I am water skiing without a spotter, and you are driving the boat. Then, you had better be looking back…

By: danahanson

danahanson — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:38:16 +0000

Rob-
my bad, I thought you were reading the novel, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. Drinking Jesus blood…Duuuuuuude…

By: ron ragsag

ron ragsag — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:31:35 +0000

Mwwaaah! This is such a God thang – with me seeing you tweet and leading me to this site/blog. My wife & I had a sort of a serious discussion last night about my frustrations with my church because a whole lot of Christians are stuck in the past. People wanna stay comfortable in tradition / “the good ‘ol days”. I’m searching right now for anything that is proactive in change (I’m not getting political here) for the good of the future church and anything that is pro-forward-thinking.
My hope is for all Christians to be fired up for the benefit of the “non-members” in our communities, in this amazing country and the rest of the world!

By: rob

rob — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:59:53 +0000

Re: Anne Rice… this is her recent non-fiction book on her reversion BACK to Catholicism after 30 years of atheism (“Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession”. I’m more than half finished… nothing especially noteworthy (yet), but I get the feeling there won’t be anything noteworthy.

Still, interesting to think about all of the religious themes in her vampire works that she now describes as “transparently [reflecting] a journey through atheism and back to God.”

Might mean I have to dust off the old Vampire Chronicles again.

And, regarding Paul being a vampire… interesting idea. But, she already tackled the Vampire Lestat going back in time and drinking the blood of Christ while he was on the cross.

Now, THAT was weird to read, even as a non-believer.

By: danahanson

danahanson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:11:03 +0000

Anne Rice, now? A good read, as long as we remember it is very well researched, historical fiction. Especially when she is stepping outside of the Bible (obviously necessary in this case), her Roman Catholic influence comes into play (again, necessary as she is, of course, a Christian of the RC variety).

Would like to see her write about Paul being a vampire and then seeing Jesus on the road to Transylvania. When he comes to faith he can become Pastor Lestat.

By: rob

rob — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:40:00 +0000

Spot on. I think what most Christians imagine when they pray for the world to be like the past is the environment that existed even 30 years ago here in the valley — where Christmas trees were everywhere with rallying cries to the masses to enjoy a “Merry Christmas” rather than a “Happy Holiday.”

I’m reading this now in Anne Rice’s testimonial book of her reversion back to Catholocism.

She describes her youth when her entire community filter in New Orleans was Catholic. Catholic parades and events dominated the New Orleans landscape circa 1940s and 1950s.

Can you imagine Roscoe Blvd getting shut down for a Christian parade, Daddy-O?