Comments on: Abuse By Negligence

By: mraley

mraley — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:00:11 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation, Joe! I’ll check into Hellerman’s book.

By: Joe Miller

Joe Miller — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:47:28 +0000

Hi, an excellent alternative to Viola's book is "The Ancient Church As Family" by Dr. Joe Hellerman. His work is well researched and addresses many of the "pagan" influences on our faith. Dr. Hellerman's contribution is a blend of good history AND respectful discourse.

By: mraley

mraley — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:27:32 +0000

“On our knees”:

Right now, given the magnitude of what we face, that’s the place to be!

By: len

len — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:51:13 +0000

Matthew, that’s a good question. I really appreciate that you have spun out the complexity of the problem also. it really is systemic. Sometimes I think I expected my church to solve all this for me, when it came back to looking at my own home and my own commitment and skill as a father. But when we participate in so much brokenness — in our neighborhood, town, country and world and in our own families and extended families — solutions elude us and we end up where we should be .. on our knees.

As for models, my love and respect for Brian McLaren continues to increase. He models for me what I have always seen in Paul – strength, but great vulnerability and humility.