Ian Morgan Cron's Blog, page 6

Comment on Do Christian Music Festivals Make You Want to Switch Religions? by Irene

that made the difference. If she had said it when he first waekld in, he could have reacted very differently. Love came first. The staged “interruption” by someone asking for money was a great way to challenge what we do compared with what we say.

Comment on Are You One of the Exiles? by Catocha

Well if we are talking about lost kids that don’t have godly pratnes… as a missionary (now SAHM and wife to a missionary) with Child Evangelism Fellowship I must say you (the church) must go to the kids. It’s not good enough to teach sunday school classes of kids “About” Jesus. You MUST share the Gospel with them! Most of our churches teach Bible stories to children… which obviously I have no issues with… but I bet the reason these kids end up leaving is because they never became Christians! As someone who taught kids sunday school for a long time I can tell you most of the curriculum DOES NOT share the gospel… or it does once every 5 weeks or something like that. That isn’t good enough! You can’t expect kids to stay in church if they never accepted Christ as their personal Savior. For kids outside of the church? Go to where they are. Schools (yes you can do it, visit cefonline.com) community centers, parks, wherever kids are and tell them why Jesus came.Kids should know Bible Stories but if they don’t know the Gospel then they can’t be saved and won’t stay in church.

Comment on Are You a Christian Mystic? by Joshua Tilghman

Loved this piece. It’s funny…many Christians think Christian mysticism is a bad thing, but then if you ask them about an experience they have had with god, many will give you a mystic’s perspective.

Semantics maybe?

Comment on When You Realize You’re Not the Hero of Your Own Story by grace at {Gabbing with Grace}

First of all, thanks for this great piece, Jeff. Really, really good words here. So insightful. I think this exactly what I’m going through right now in terms of not wanting to be in my own doggone story… parenting two energetic boys is probably a big one, a close second is trying to get a book finished…the work aspect of it is so much more less romantic then when I started…or the absolute aura that surrounded me when it was just a dream. Now that it’s a reality with all of it’s grit and grime and unorganization I’m plain flummoxed. anyway, this is such a great, great reminder of facing the hard, and pushing through and trying to remember that one day I’ll be so glad I did this especially with my boys and hopefully with my book! Thanks, Ian for hosting this!

Comment on More Thoughts On Believers in Exile…A New Christian Diaspora? by Bill W

I loved your response to the article. It really resonated with me as that description described me as well….I would love to spark up a conversation if your interested my intuition tells me …. wfwilder@gmail.com Bill W

Comment on Thoughts on Spiritual Practices by Introverted Small Talk and God’s Happy Place | sacredmargins

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Comment on Thoughts on Spiritual Practices by Ian

Hi Darrell,

Thanks for listening to the podcast! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it. It’s great you don’t have a performance hangup with God!

Cheers,

Ian

Comment on Thoughts on Spiritual Practices by Darrell

Just listened to the podcast and appreciate the discussion around “being vs. doing”

Your example of how Andy view’s his children was an eye opener for me. God’s love for me is greater than my love for my 3 children. He enjoys me just being in his presence and me noticing his handy work in the creation. My desire should be to please Him, but he is not impressed with my “daily disciplines” if they do not also bring me joy.

Thanks for the insights.

Comment on Are You One of the Exiles? by Ian

The Diaspora does seem to be growing. If you leave the church, find a faithful community of some kind–a house church, a ministry where you’re with like-hearted people. Find a place where God is happening.

Peace, Ian

Comment on Why Everyone Should Write a Six-Word Memoir by Ian

Beautiful!