tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post114105425308581087..comments2023-10-24T05:35:00.084-05:00Comments on SoulPastor: Church and CultureSoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141619514814474822006-03-05T22:31:00.000-06:002006-03-05T22:31:00.000-06:00This is a Closing Response to this ThreadA 10 Than...This is a Closing Response to this Thread<BR/><BR/>A 10 Thanks for doing some of your history.<BR/><BR/>You wrote: (I WILL RESPOND WITH CAPTIALS)<BR/><BR/>”I ask you this, why doesnt the pentecostal church appeal to older people<BR/><BR/>(ACTUALLY IF YOU DID YOUR HISTORY AND LOCAL GEOGRAPHY, YOU WOULD SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES THAT YOU ARE MAKING REFERENCE TO ARE FILLED SoulPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141614965617165772006-03-05T21:16:00.000-06:002006-03-05T21:16:00.000-06:00A10,You seem to be so critical of penetcostals, ye...A10,<BR/><BR/>You seem to be so critical of penetcostals, yet you go to a pentecostal church? If you think the liturgical chuches are getting it right, then you're going to the wrong church. I don't mean this in a rude way, but it seems to me the pentecostal church just isn't doing it for you.<BR/><BR/>The great thing about the variety of churches is that we can choose the community of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141505552591369412006-03-04T14:52:00.000-06:002006-03-04T14:52:00.000-06:00A-10I WILL RESPOND IN CAPITALS- I AM NOT YELLING A...A-10<BR/><BR/>I WILL RESPOND IN CAPITALS- I AM NOT YELLING AT YOU!<BR/><BR/>I said: "That is why traditional churches are closing there doors faster than you can cough and the fastest rising group of churches is the Pentecostals!????<BR/><BR/>Your response: “Untrue.”<BR/><BR/>TAKE NOTE: Factual response : Fasting growing denominations are:<BR/> Pentecostal<BR/> Baptist<BR/> Calvary Chapels<BR/> SoulPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141494779593628552006-03-04T11:52:00.000-06:002006-03-04T11:52:00.000-06:00A-10I had to pull my response only to edit it to b...A-10<BR/>I had to pull my response only to edit it to be more politically correct!<BR/><BR/>So here is the PC version:<BR/><BR/>A-10<BR/>Your limited experience is showing.<BR/><BR/>You said: "The pentecostal church is trying too many ways to make church appealing to the masses, whereas more traditional liturgical churches are doing fine with the amount of members they have."<BR/><BR/>That is whySoulPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141493628583504212006-03-04T11:33:00.000-06:002006-03-04T11:33:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.SoulPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141490495488105112006-03-04T10:41:00.000-06:002006-03-04T10:41:00.000-06:00Hey 10Just what do you mean that the pentecostal c...Hey 10<BR/>Just what do you mean that the pentecostal church is the leading authority in the selling out process?SoulPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141462718874167782006-03-04T02:58:00.000-06:002006-03-04T02:58:00.000-06:00I would like to rant now. It does feel good to do...I would like to rant now. It does feel good to do that ever so often. <BR/>One of the one BIG concerns that I wrote in my journal when I came back to God, was I will not be a boring Christian. <BR/>It scared me to a degree...because it is easy to get into that rut...like what ilikeyellow said. That was good. There are a lot of Christians who for the sake of safety and protection live in the kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904244664671087589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141412020221138952006-03-03T12:53:00.000-06:002006-03-03T12:53:00.000-06:00And now we have a Christian video game!? I have no...And now we have a Christian video game!? I have no words. . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141401482474379192006-03-03T09:58:00.000-06:002006-03-03T09:58:00.000-06:00When I saw Donald Miller speak in Edmonton he also...When I saw Donald Miller speak in Edmonton he also talked about how we Christians can get so sucked into a Christian bubble. First he stated that within 6 months of becoming a Christian most no longer have non-believing friends. Then he talked about 'the big Christian bubble' . . . we have Christian parents with Christian kids, who go to Christian school, and hang out at their Christian friends Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141350616500650592006-03-02T19:50:00.000-06:002006-03-02T19:50:00.000-06:00I hit that link. I think that the idea of a "CHRIS...I hit that link. I think that the idea of a "CHRISTIAN" (Notice the emphasis) video game is actually pretty dumb. I say dumb because this game is under the label "CHRISTIAN" I tell you; I can't image walking into Blockbuster game section and seeing "Racing, Shooting, Sports, Christian video games." But what I do find cool is that it is showing people what a mess it would be to be left in those Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940932494460969496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141349087251467762006-03-02T19:24:00.000-06:002006-03-02T19:24:00.000-06:00So what do you make out of this one?check out this...So what do you make out of this one?<BR/><BR/>check out this site...<BR/><BR/>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11567350/site/newsweek/SoulPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141312910034768192006-03-02T09:21:00.000-06:002006-03-02T09:21:00.000-06:00Stephanie, you are so right on! Love. What a wonde...Stephanie, you are so right on! Love. What a wonderful concept. And who better shows the true meaning of love than Love Himself; God. Three in one. Jesus. Again, if we (Christians) live who the person of Christ is, fully understanding him, we will love. We could not help ourselves but to love. We will love regardless of who a person is, where a person is at, what a person is doing in their life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141312515704839732006-03-02T09:15:00.000-06:002006-03-02T09:15:00.000-06:00Oops, I made a mistake. In the second last paragr...Oops, I made a mistake. In the second last paragraph, I said, "He expects the same as us." I meant, "He expects the same of us."Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368679304645165576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141309955127179032006-03-02T08:32:00.000-06:002006-03-02T08:32:00.000-06:00Kenny, that was powerful. Thanks. I needed to he...Kenny, that was powerful. Thanks. I needed to hear that. I'm glad that the movie touched hearts and brought people back to God. <BR/><BR/>I had written a post earlier this week, and instead of posting it, I accidentally deleted it. So, I'm going to attempt rewriting it...<BR/><BR/><BR/>This may be outside some people's comfort zones, but please, just see if it's in context in Scripture or Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368679304645165576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141309028573958922006-03-02T08:17:00.000-06:002006-03-02T08:17:00.000-06:00The McPassion... From some of the reactions, I get...The McPassion... <BR/><BR/>From some of the reactions, I get the impression that I was supposed to not find it funny. Is there some reason for this? Because, frankly, I was nearly on the floor laughing.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955907239059784620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141278567013242232006-03-01T23:49:00.000-06:002006-03-01T23:49:00.000-06:00Kenny...Great Post...For an interesting read go to...Kenny...<BR/>Great Post...<BR/>For an interesting read go to <BR/>http://emergentvoyageurs.blog.com/478437/SoulPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141278133720530812006-03-01T23:42:00.000-06:002006-03-01T23:42:00.000-06:00I have not seen the McPassion film as my computer ...I have not seen the McPassion film as my computer does not get it! But firstly, I loved the Passion. Regardless of how it was promoted...who said what...who made money off it...it freakin touched me. I did not watch it until the summer of 2005. When it was released, I refused to go to it...because it was a "Christ" movie...and I was pretty far away from "Christ". So I did not hear about kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904244664671087589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141274914495840882006-03-01T22:48:00.000-06:002006-03-01T22:48:00.000-06:00I must say, the disrespect that the McPassion film...I must say, the disrespect that the McPassion film demonstrated definitely bothered me. And it was supposed to, right? I think the sick feeling in the pit of my stomach is a good thing. When promoting the gospel as a means of getting a profit is portrayed so blatantly like in this short film, it makes it easier to see how that is actually happening in churches. I do believe Hollywood used theStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368679304645165576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141272591104986292006-03-01T22:09:00.000-06:002006-03-01T22:09:00.000-06:00I Watched the McPassion movie and read the intervi...I Watched the McPassion movie and read the interview. I'm neither shocked nor riled up about it. I think Rik makes a good point that people will use Christian things to make money. I don't think it's wrong though for pastors to have endorsed "the Passion" when it came out. It was a powerful film that opened the door to non-christians. So Mel Gibson made tons of money, who cares. At least the Little Worshiperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673069759659959167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141265231990547862006-03-01T20:07:00.000-06:002006-03-01T20:07:00.000-06:00I haven’t read the comments yet...but... here is a...I haven’t read the comments yet...but... here is a word of my own. <BR/>They are everywhere! People who say that they are Christians and live absolutely different ways. We all know that. But what bugs me is how ridiculously out of control it gets. I don't want to offend anyone but I think that I you want to be someone somewhere you at some point will throw the Christian title above your head. <BRJordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940932494460969496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141254916853988682006-03-01T17:15:00.000-06:002006-03-01T17:15:00.000-06:00THIS JUST INThe McPassion of the FilmmakerRik Swar...THIS JUST IN<BR/>The McPassion of the Filmmaker<BR/>Rik Swartzwelder didn't like the way churches pitched The Passion from their pulpits a couple of years ago. So the young filmmaker made a biting satire about it—and you can watch it today.<BR/>by Mark Moring | posted 03/01/06<BR/><BR/><BR/>Watch this film http://www.themcpassion.com/<BR/><BR/>Rik Swartzwelder is a nervous wreck—and he's the SoulPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141254232517262252006-03-01T17:03:00.000-06:002006-03-01T17:03:00.000-06:00Yellow!Enjoy the moment! If you feel called....we ...Yellow!<BR/>Enjoy the moment! If you feel called....we can talk!!!!<BR/>Welcome and looking forward to your commentary!SoulPastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141245666653616292006-03-01T14:41:00.000-06:002006-03-01T14:41:00.000-06:00soulpastor, I am sure I am not a pastor . . . Did ...soulpastor, I am sure I am not a pastor . . . Did I sound like one? Was that bad? Too much? I sure do know how to use a soapbox. Maybe I should get a blog rather than 'preaching' on someone elses?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141183463632482092006-02-28T21:24:00.000-06:002006-02-28T21:24:00.000-06:00SERIOUSLY NOW, tell me that this Kayne West person...SERIOUSLY NOW, tell me that this Kayne West person is not what is cool nowadays. I just checked out his site and....<BR/><BR/>You wonder why animals eat their young.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-1141171593306221262006-02-28T18:06:00.000-06:002006-02-28T18:06:00.000-06:00ilikeyellow...thanks for that...Jesus is often lef...ilikeyellow...thanks for that...Jesus is often left out. In my return to faith, it has been my quest to know Jesus better, to know the word and ask the Holy Spirit that dwells within me to reveal what it means. It is spending time in the presence, it is being transformed by the renewing of our minds. Everything in this world will fade away, but the message of Christ will remain forever. So yakennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904244664671087589noreply@blogger.com