tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742879119843856939.post3792871030268016850..comments2024-03-12T18:35:38.601-05:00Comments on Not Dark Yet: "Somebody was wrong, and it wasn’t Jesus"Charles Kinnairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651225996573989932noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742879119843856939.post-63485651524980876342011-11-01T23:30:27.308-05:002011-11-01T23:30:27.308-05:00Very thoughtful. shows growing discernment throug...Very thoughtful. shows growing discernment through the years. I have been on such a parallel track and feel like a real soul brother. we all are a mixture of so many things, capable of change, capable of keeping the best of the past and moving forward in new circles, etc etc. You are on track in how you see old Southern Seminary and those of us who graduated from there. I remember Karen so well. He was a good reflection of the best of that tradition--earnest, dynamic, insightful immersion in scripture without the poison of fundamentalism, racism, "Southern-ism" etc etc thanks, charlie. jerrymoyeJerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742879119843856939.post-61306120580957146422011-11-01T21:50:20.874-05:002011-11-01T21:50:20.874-05:00Charlie,
Your post is a reflection as to why I'...Charlie,<br />Your post is a reflection as to why I've always admired you as a fellow Baptist pilgram even though you may have wondered along other paths. While we share some similar experiences with our baptist college experience there are some significant differences. My high school/college was made up of 67 nationalities. I remember an African American student Moses Peace, that was welcomed to our local Baptist Church and often sang Negro Spirituals for special music at Sunday Morning Worship services. Several of us were greatly distressed when the church wouldn't accept him into membership when he asked to join the church. This caused a major revolt on our part but didn't bring the change we sought.<br /><br />My world changed upon transferring to a baptist college; gone was the international flavor of the campus. I met several preacher boys that were little models of there pastors. Some were positive models and some were poor models. I found an interesting magazine called Sword of the Lord and I subscribed to it to expand my exposure to other concepts. At the same time our school scheduled a great variety of speakers for our chapel times that were highly attended. One chapel speaker was the world renowned archaeologists Richard and Margaret Leakey. Another speaker was Julian Bond at the time a politician from Georgia. I remember my roommate asking him his stance on legalizing Marijuana. This was in 1973.<br /><br />Over the years the pendulum of Baptist life swings back and forth. The majority of my ministry has been in the west so I've escaped the paradigm of the southern christian culture you describe. I am encouraged by the young church planters that I work with here in California. They reflect their culture while representing the best found in faith in Jesus. I can't think of a better time to serve the kindgom of God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742879119843856939.post-63629133268800633992011-11-01T07:10:08.768-05:002011-11-01T07:10:08.768-05:00Thanks for reminding me how much I liked Wayne Fly...Thanks for reminding me how much I liked Wayne Flynt, and I didn't think I was going to when I attend the SPAFER Lestures last spring. Recently I send a letter to the editor here in Tupelo about our airport and library. In both cases the city is holding on to old thinking and trying to make it work in a changed world, sorta like the Christian religion is doing today. I ended the letter with this comment. "When the world changes those who don’t change with it are always left behind."Jim Highhttp://www.highjim.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7742879119843856939.post-14431245743611973012011-10-31T16:01:17.503-05:002011-10-31T16:01:17.503-05:00Hey, I like that quote from Dr. Flynt, too!
I jus...Hey, I like that quote from Dr. Flynt, too!<br /><br />I just bought his latest book and am looking forward to reading it.Jay Croftnoreply@blogger.com