Comments on: Who Knew Acts Was So Fabulous? http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/ The manic mind of the minister -- Auntie Mame Meets Cotton Mather Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:08:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Sun Warrior http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3116 Sun Warrior Sat, 28 Oct 2006 22:33:01 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3116 I find Acts refreshing. All the chaos. No one really knowing what to do. Just this crazy spirituality going on with so few reference points for people to grab onto.<br/><br/>Hmmm... how can we do that again? No. We would lose too many people. Look at poor Peter... told he's the leader but given no instruction manual. He's paid the price ever since, lol! I find Acts refreshing. All the chaos. No one really knowing what to do. Just this crazy spirituality going on with so few reference points for people to grab onto.

Hmmm… how can we do that again? No. We would lose too many people. Look at poor Peter… told he’s the leader but given no instruction manual. He’s paid the price ever since, lol!

]]> By: PeaceBang http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3115 PeaceBang Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:30:53 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3115 But why did Anaias and Sephora have to DIE?<br/>(Now she'll always be Sephora to me)<br/>Dan, I have to think about that. I think it may have been the NIV that brought it alive, come to think of it... <br/>what a great thing to check! But why did Anaias and Sephora have to DIE?
(Now she’ll always be Sephora to me)
Dan, I have to think about that. I think it may have been the NIV that brought it alive, come to think of it…
what a great thing to check!

]]> By: Dan http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3113 Dan Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:19:19 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3113 OK, I gotta know... did you read Acts in the RSV the first time round, and in some other translation now? No, really, I have a serious reason for asking. I could never get through the NT until college when an evangelical Quaker gave me a copy of the NIV, and suddenly the whole thing made sense to me and I could read it. Was it just me growing up? Did the spirit move me suddenly? Or was it that that translation worked better for me? I think the latter, because I still go back to the NIV when I really want to make sense of something. (Sometimes I think there's a good reason for all the translations we have.) And I've always wondered if other people had similar experiences.... OK, I gotta know… did you read Acts in the RSV the first time round, and in some other translation now? No, really, I have a serious reason for asking. I could never get through the NT until college when an evangelical Quaker gave me a copy of the NIV, and suddenly the whole thing made sense to me and I could read it. Was it just me growing up? Did the spirit move me suddenly? Or was it that that translation worked better for me? I think the latter, because I still go back to the NIV when I really want to make sense of something. (Sometimes I think there’s a good reason for all the translations we have.) And I’ve always wondered if other people had similar experiences….

]]> By: Ron http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3114 Ron Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:18:45 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3114 And when you read it back to back with its volume one, Luke. Oh my God! And when you read it back to back with its volume one, Luke. Oh my God!

]]> By: Quotidian Grace http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3112 Quotidian Grace Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:08:02 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3112 Acts is one of my favorite books to teach because the Holy Spirit is its protagonist.And maybe also because I love history.<br/><br/>Christians today can be encouraged by the fact that Peter, Paul and James couldn't always get along and yet the faith continued to spread and thrive. <br/><br/>And yes, the supernatural stuff is pretty riveting, too! Acts is one of my favorite books to teach because the Holy Spirit is its protagonist.And maybe also because I love history.

Christians today can be encouraged by the fact that Peter, Paul and James couldn’t always get along and yet the faith continued to spread and thrive.

And yes, the supernatural stuff is pretty riveting, too!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3111 Anonymous Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:48:10 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3111 I love the way they're totally trying to make up how to keep following Christ in Acts. And what do they do at the outset, in the midst of flummoxdom? Have an election!<br/><br/>Acts is also very useful-- particularly along with Galatians-- to help churches understand that disagreement and strenuous, emotional argument have been with the church from the get-go.<br/><br/>Have you enjoyed the book of Judges lately? I like it a lot. It's like falling down a very long, dark hole.<br/><br/>(You've already heard that it's Joseph (carpenters) and not Jude (impossible causes), so I just endorse that one.)<br/><br/>Thanks for allowing anonymous comments these days, BTW! As a livejournal person I've been loath to apply for a blogger account just to comment on your psots. :D<br/><br/>Mary Ann I love the way they’re totally trying to make up how to keep following Christ in Acts. And what do they do at the outset, in the midst of flummoxdom? Have an election!

Acts is also very useful– particularly along with Galatians– to help churches understand that disagreement and strenuous, emotional argument have been with the church from the get-go.

Have you enjoyed the book of Judges lately? I like it a lot. It’s like falling down a very long, dark hole.

(You’ve already heard that it’s Joseph (carpenters) and not Jude (impossible causes), so I just endorse that one.)

Thanks for allowing anonymous comments these days, BTW! As a livejournal person I’ve been loath to apply for a blogger account just to comment on your psots. :D

Mary Ann

]]> By: boyinthebands http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3110 boyinthebands Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:33:32 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3110 I love Acts.<br/><br/>Remember, it is Anaias and <em>Sapphira</em>, not Anaias and <em>Sephora</em>. I love Acts.

Remember, it is Anaias and Sapphira, not Anaias and Sephora.

]]> By: anniesmom http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3109 anniesmom Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:04:26 +0000 http://www.peacebang.com/2006/10/25/who-knew-acts-was-so-fabulous/#comment-3109 We bury St. Joseph, not St. Jude, in the back yard. Even deep-in-the-Bible Belt Southern Baptist physicians bury St. Joe when trying to sell. And it works, too. We bury St. Joseph, not St. Jude, in the back yard. Even deep-in-the-Bible Belt Southern Baptist physicians bury St. Joe when trying to sell. And it works, too.

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