tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458726.post8776418625728440835..comments2023-04-15T16:16:49.077+02:00Comments on Curious : Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01215877954470519727noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458726.post-67169963544766369062007-06-25T12:18:00.000+02:002007-06-25T12:18:00.000+02:00I like to think I'm open minded but can relate to ...I like to think I'm open minded but can relate to what B.F. Hume is saying. <BR/><BR/>We experience this in working with the young people from the town who are coming to church. Do we just continue to love them? Or does a point come when we have to tell them to stop the things that are wrecking their lives? Which is more loving?<BR/><BR/>I was watching a thing on tv yesterday where a mother had tried everything to get her son off heroin. Eventually she tried the tough love of detaching herself from him, throwing him out of the house and changing her locks and phone number. It worked. Now he is off drugs and they are re-united in a loving relationship. Is there a such thing as tough love?<BR/><BR/>I don't know. But the fact that uncomfortable questions are being asked mean that you're doing something good. It would be much easier to settle for a comfortable life where issues like these don't arise.J-Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036628587676158911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458726.post-23106109514940744322007-06-25T10:04:00.000+02:002007-06-25T10:04:00.000+02:00BrianGreat post and deffo helps on my poker query!...Brian<BR/><BR/>Great post and deffo helps on my poker query!<BR/><BR/>I guess it boils down to "loving first" and letting God do the judging. That is how I have always thought of it. Now, I'm not saying that is how I always live it but as a benchmark that is what I strive for.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the insight! Hope the weekend was a good one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458726.post-37361986983562859182007-06-25T03:22:00.000+02:002007-06-25T03:22:00.000+02:00Brian, I enjoy so much reading your blog. Overall ...Brian, <BR/><BR/>I enjoy so much reading your blog. Overall I have been challenged to examine my own heart through your statements. Again, in light of what you shared, I am searching my heart. Yet, I don’t know if I could bring myself to permit a homosexual couple to stay in my home while I was away; or even a heterosexual couple who were engaging in sexual behavior in my home. (Assuming that they might do what couples do) I am really struggling with this: How does this make me less loving than a believer who does open their home to allow such activity to potentially take place. <BR/><BR/>I’m trying to be transparent in asking this question and not provocative or sarcastic. Have I missed the Lord on this? Is this really what Jesus would have done? I would appreciate your feedback and insights. <BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>Brian Francis HumeKingdom Shiftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394870028499539329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458726.post-18027178532364944442007-06-24T20:43:00.000+02:002007-06-24T20:43:00.000+02:00how refreshing to hear ... good on you ... this is...how refreshing to hear ... good on you ... this is true NT living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458726.post-38285130470721097132007-06-24T13:22:00.000+02:002007-06-24T13:22:00.000+02:00Spot on Brian. The gospel is all about being like...Spot on Brian. The gospel is all about being like Jesus. <BR/><BR/>We grade sin to try and make ourselves feel better about ourselves; God isn't some cosmic GCSE or SATS examiner issuing grades in sinfulness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458726.post-62893090264139592872007-06-23T22:08:00.000+02:002007-06-23T22:08:00.000+02:00Woohoo for quick replies!Woohoo for quick replies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17458726.post-69985620503991155522007-06-23T21:11:00.000+02:002007-06-23T21:11:00.000+02:00Completely irrelevant comment- I blogged again, ev...Completely irrelevant comment- I blogged again, even though I had said I wasn't going to. What a failure :-) Let me know what you think of my suggestion for September...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com