tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post8548677523622384057..comments2023-10-11T02:53:32.035-07:00Comments on Five Cent Stand: The DealioSeth Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-52103775918600801472007-03-12T09:35:00.000-07:002007-03-12T09:35:00.000-07:00Good thoughts. Yes, this is a great outlet for co...Good thoughts. Yes, this is a great outlet for communication. I think if you begin to care too much about anything in general then you should take a short break from it. <BR/><BR/>I also think that every Christian should have at least one non-Christian friend. There is something beautiful about the community of believers but we should never remember our great command "Go and tell" We more closely resemble the statement of "Sit around with each other and talk about going and telling"Seth Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-43358346925398276612007-03-11T08:28:00.000-07:002007-03-11T08:28:00.000-07:00I hear you -- all the way, my friend.Even though I...I hear you -- all the way, my friend.<BR/><BR/>Even though I've excused myself due to busy-ness for the last few months (which is true, I have been busy), I would also say that as much as anything, I had wearied myself internally with too much churning and grinding over too many weighty matters, while unable to really <B>do</B> all that much about them in my real, day-to-day life.<BR/><BR/>So even though I have continued to read blogs, I haven't really had the extra energy and passion to comment or be too terribly involved.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I don't want to diss the people who are in a blogging mood. Certainly, the fact that I feel a tad burned out (with blogging, or life in general) doesn't mean there's anything wrong with what's going on with blogging.<BR/><BR/>I love that we have this outlet of communication. So much of it has been so fruitful and thought-provoking. Even thought-provoking in a life-changing way. It's not just stuff to talk about and light chit-chat. It really is fruitful and productive.<BR/><BR/>I've never really had much tolerance for "everything is perfect here behind the walls" Christianity. Not because I'm better than those people, but because I'm not very good at small talk and maintaining a front.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if anyone ever did the math and figured this out about me, but "Chaotic Hammer" as a nickname, was given to me for my drumming style. Very hard rock drumming. Done in clubs and bars and at rock festivals. Even though the smell of cigarettes makes me cough and I can't stand the taste of alcohol, I do enjoy the company of "sinners". I do enjoy shining the Light and Joy I've found in dark places. It's what we're wired up for, I think, as we're being re-made.<BR/><BR/>The good news is that where I am now, I have something I've enjoyed much more than "safe church". The small group is "real church". It's been messy and imperfect and uncomfortable, but it's been real. And so maybe now that I'm plugged into the Body in a solid way, I'm thinking it's time for me to start doing something here in Nashville that I haven't really had the chance to do since I left California -- find out where the sinners are and go make some friends. But that's a lot harder than it sounds when you lead a very domestic life and have a lot of responsibility to care and provide for a family the Lord has given me.<BR/><BR/>So I guess I accept that I am where I am with my life right now, and enjoy it thoroughly and with thankfulness, and keep looking for the Lord with all my heart, and hope that He shows me the next thing that I should be doing with my energy and passion.Chaotic Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713799579650424883noreply@blogger.com