tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post3719435515490367027..comments2023-10-29T00:27:50.643-07:00Comments on 2012: Ups and DownsRyan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-47698919842527697332007-01-19T07:25:00.000-08:002007-01-19T07:25:00.000-08:00damn, bruh. i feel ya… on so many levels…
if you ...damn, bruh. i feel ya… on so many levels…<br /><br />if you ever find a way to make deposits in the kingdom of God without making simultaneous withdrawals in the other kingdoms around, let me know. i'm debt-weary myself.<br /><br />a year and a half into a dedicated search for some kind of economic stability, a search that seems to get frustrated at every turn, i've come to a profound realization: shit happens... and the way of Jesus seems to lead right into it. it's another way that seeks to avoid struggle, not caring that it's in struggle that we learn and grow and find our being (at least that's what I'm telling myself right now).<br /><br />thank you for your willingness to live in the struggle for the sake of the kingdom (i join the others in saying you inspire me). may you find sustenance there (hear us, oh God). and don't forget to clue the rest of us in when you do ;-).<a href="http://melvinbray.com"><b>Melvin Bray</b></a>, coordinating storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499300990901184888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-7739675846467086652007-01-18T23:33:00.000-08:002007-01-18T23:33:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.<a href="http://melvinbray.com"><b>Melvin Bray</b></a>, coordinating storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499300990901184888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-74749743165695020462007-01-18T13:27:00.000-08:002007-01-18T13:27:00.000-08:00I would like to offer up some encouragement too an...I would like to offer up some encouragement too and to let you know that I just prayed for you after reading the post. Your lives are truly inspirational to me and I am in awe of the gifts that God has given both of you. I still wish I was rich and could buy Holly's art for lots and lots of cash. I agree with Josh that it is refreshing to read that this fascinating life you are living isn't all carefree and easy. It's a great metaphor for living the Kingdom. Nobody said it's easy to be a Christ-follower, but that's why many people "join up." <br /><br />So I guess I can just say "thank you" for who you are and the life you live. Keep living it. It matters.Eric Wakelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409416768260345039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-47252946546014134752007-01-18T11:25:00.000-08:002007-01-18T11:25:00.000-08:00Would love to echo that comment too... you guys re...Would love to echo that comment too... you guys really inspire me and encourage me to stand up and act for the things I want to see happen in my life, and not just to sit back and let the world steal away my love and compassion and desire to give. <br /><br />Though also know where you're coming from with the student debt stuff (not the baby!). I'm a first year student, 3 more years to go. Crazy ccrazy amounts of debt. But where are the ways round it? There is bound to be some??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-79751500021883510592007-01-18T10:17:00.000-08:002007-01-18T10:17:00.000-08:00if its any encouragement, just know that anna and ...if its any encouragement, just know that anna and i find you and your life inspirational. i know it's not always the romanticized bullshit that most people think it is, but its still inspiring. i'm a freelance designer too. she's working towards freelancing in photography and design as well. and we've started up the whole communal living thing with some friends. we wouldn't be in places like that without people like the sharps. <br /><br />but besides that trite little note, i know the overwhelming, almost suffocating tension between security and flippancy. you're not the only one so perhaps there is solace in taht.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com