Comments on: Ascension http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/05/17/ascension/ Conscious Living....Deliberate Living. Deciding what I want to strive for and then setting goals to get there... "But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people because they think their dreams into reality with eyes wide open." Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:06:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Brian Glass http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/05/17/ascension/#comment-26353 Brian Glass Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:21:37 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/05/17/ascension/#comment-26353 Tia, Just wanted to say thank for this post. Ever since I read it (over a year ago now), I have been investigating Orthodoxy (Fr. Stephen's blog is indeed profound). I haven't become Orthodox yet, but my theology has significantly changed and my horizons have broadened. My Christianity had stagnated and this post revived it. Thanks. Tia,

Just wanted to say thank for this post. Ever since I read it (over a year ago now), I have been investigating Orthodoxy (Fr. Stephen’s blog is indeed profound). I haven’t become Orthodox yet, but my theology has significantly changed and my horizons have broadened. My Christianity had stagnated and this post revived it. Thanks.

]]> By: Beth http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/05/17/ascension/#comment-17350 Beth Sat, 19 May 2007 12:14:20 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/05/17/ascension/#comment-17350 This is one of those things the Catholics have screwed up, imho. At least here in America, Ascension Thursday is observed on Sunday! How screwy! It's like when Martin Luther King or George Washington or whoever had their birthday's civil observance changed to Monday, because it made it nicer for the postal workers to have a long weekend! I want Ascension Thursday celebrated on... (forgive me! I think this sounds obvious!) ... Thursday! OK, rant over. I feel better now. :-) This is one of those things the Catholics have screwed up, imho. At least here in America, Ascension Thursday is observed on Sunday! How screwy! It’s like when Martin Luther King or George Washington or whoever had their birthday’s civil observance changed to Monday, because it made it nicer for the postal workers to have a long weekend! I want Ascension Thursday celebrated on… (forgive me! I think this sounds obvious!) … Thursday!

OK, rant over. I feel better now. :-)

]]> By: 2cfamily http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/05/17/ascension/#comment-17306 2cfamily Fri, 18 May 2007 04:52:14 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/05/17/ascension/#comment-17306 We, too, read the blog by Fr. Stephen and can thankfully say that we already knew of what we would call "essential elements." The basics of Christianity can easily be learned...one just needs to "Study to shew thyself approved unto God..." (2 Timothy 2:15). The problems with "Christians" in general --particularly in this day and age when we have God's word at our fingertips -- is that they don't study the scriptures as they should and as commanded by God. (On a secondary note, most Christians also don't put themselves under solid Bible preaching.) They seem to solely rely either on "the man of God" to impart some "manna from heaven" once or twice a week or on some books of "spirituality". This should not be. Learn the basics, as well as the "meat" of the word, by studying (not just reading) God's word daily -- by topic/subject matter, by chapter, whatever is placed upon your heart to study. This should be a grave priority over any "man of God's" impartations or "spiritual" books. Take notes. [The use of a good concordance (Stong's) will help you with word studies.] And before you know it, you will grow more in your knowledge of the word as well as -- and more importantly -- in your relationship with the Lord. Thank God for the "man of God" -- but thank God even more for His precious word which we can study daily and grow thereby. We, too, read the blog by Fr. Stephen and can thankfully say that we already knew of what we would call “essential elements.” The basics of Christianity can easily be learned…one just needs to “Study to shew thyself approved unto God…” (2 Timothy 2:15). The problems with “Christians” in general –particularly in this day and age when we have God’s word at our fingertips — is that they don’t study the scriptures as they should and as commanded by God. (On a secondary note, most Christians also don’t put themselves under solid Bible preaching.) They seem to solely rely either on “the man of God” to impart some “manna from heaven” once or twice a week or on some books of “spirituality”. This should not be.

Learn the basics, as well as the “meat” of the word, by studying (not just reading) God’s word daily — by topic/subject matter, by chapter, whatever is placed upon your heart to study. This should be a grave priority over any “man of God’s” impartations or “spiritual” books. Take notes. [The use of a good concordance (Stong’s) will help you with word studies.] And before you know it, you will grow more in your knowledge of the word as well as — and more importantly — in your relationship with the Lord. Thank God for the “man of God” — but thank God even more for His precious word which we can study daily and grow thereby.

]]> By: Mary http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/05/17/ascension/#comment-17299 Mary Fri, 18 May 2007 01:47:24 +0000 http://www.sixredheads.com/2007/05/17/ascension/#comment-17299 It is, I think, a wonderous life-long learning through the journey (like everyone's Christian walk). Within Orthodoxy, I too have that sense of learning something which is complete in a way which I did not have the opportunity to discover within my former background. BTW: I didn't realize today was Ascension either-- until I read the post you reference. And that post brought me a new aspect of the event I hadn't seen before. I too struggle to know very basic things. It is, I think, a wonderous life-long learning through the journey (like everyone’s Christian walk). Within Orthodoxy, I too have that sense of learning something which is complete in a way which I did not have the opportunity to discover within my former background.

BTW: I didn’t realize today was Ascension either– until I read the post you reference. And that post brought me a new aspect of the event I hadn’t seen before. I too struggle to know very basic things.

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