Comments for Christian Taylor http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com Reflections Thu, 08 May 2008 15:03:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Education by RIch Hagler http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/education/#comment-10 RIch Hagler Thu, 08 May 2008 15:03:34 +0000 http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/?page_id=20#comment-10 Hey Nukie: Welcome home!! So glad the trip was such a wonderful blessing. Can't wait to hear more, here in your blog reflections, and hopefully by phone, when you get the chance. Love you, bro. Uncle Rich Hey Nukie:

Welcome home!! So glad the trip was such a wonderful blessing. Can’t wait to hear more, here in your blog reflections, and hopefully by phone, when you get the chance.

Love you, bro.

Uncle Rich

]]> Comment on Education by Kyle Taylor http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/education/#comment-9 Kyle Taylor Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:52:08 +0000 http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-9 This is a great quote that I read this morning, and just wanted to share on my brothers' reflections website. Hope you're having a great trip serving God, the orphans and allowing God to move in your heart, mind, soul and body. “Christians are not distinguished from the rest of mankind either in locality or in speech or in customs. They dwell not somewhere in cities of their own, neither do they use some different language, nor practice an extraordinary kind of life…They marry like all other men and they beget children; but they do not cast away their offspring. They have their meals in common, but not their wives… They find themselves in the flesh, and yet they live not after the flesh. Their existence is on earth, but their citizenship is in heaven. They obey the established laws, and they surpass the laws in their own lives… They love all men, and they are persecuted by all. They are dishonored, and yet they are glorified in their dishonor. They are evil spoken of, and yet they are vindicated. They are reviled, and they bless; they are insulted and they respect.” - Mathetes, 2nd Century AD This is a great quote that I read this morning, and just wanted to share on my brothers’ reflections website. Hope you’re having a great trip serving God, the orphans and allowing God to move in your heart, mind, soul and body.

“Christians are not distinguished from the rest of mankind either in locality or in speech or in customs. They dwell not somewhere in cities of their own, neither do they use some different language, nor practice an extraordinary kind of life…They marry like all other men and they beget children; but they do not cast away their offspring. They have their meals in common, but not their wives… They find themselves in the flesh, and yet they live not after the flesh. Their existence is on earth, but their citizenship is in heaven. They obey the established laws, and they surpass the laws in their own lives… They love all men, and they are persecuted by all. They are dishonored, and yet they are glorified in their dishonor. They are evil spoken of, and yet they are vindicated. They are reviled, and they bless; they are insulted and they respect.”

- Mathetes, 2nd Century AD

]]> Comment on Revolution by Brian Callahan http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/revolution/#comment-8 Brian Callahan Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:30:50 +0000 http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-8 First, how's the trip? I hope it is going really well and bringing you new perspectives. Second, how is the book? Do you like it? I felt like commenting on your Education post because I enjoy stimulating conversation and hope you respond when you have time. What is truth to you? Is there such thing as total objectivity? No matter what, a viewpoint is biased in some shape and form. I do not think there is an absolute truth, a complete objective viewpoint. That being said, is American education a half-truth? Does that make non-western education just as much half-truth? There are multiple problems with American education and many positive elements of non-western education. How do you apply that to religion? Where is the truth located between and among competing religions? Is Buddhism any less full of truth than Islam? Is the Book of Mormon any more or less truthful than the Bible? Is your answer to those just as biased because your fundamental beliefs are based in Christian doctrine? Just interested in your thoughts. First, how’s the trip? I hope it is going really well and bringing you new perspectives. Second, how is the book? Do you like it? I felt like commenting on your Education post because I enjoy stimulating conversation and hope you respond when you have time.

What is truth to you? Is there such thing as total objectivity? No matter what, a viewpoint is biased in some shape and form. I do not think there is an absolute truth, a complete objective viewpoint. That being said, is American education a half-truth? Does that make non-western education just as much half-truth? There are multiple problems with American education and many positive elements of non-western education.

How do you apply that to religion? Where is the truth located between and among competing religions? Is Buddhism any less full of truth than Islam? Is the Book of Mormon any more or less truthful than the Bible? Is your answer to those just as biased because your fundamental beliefs are based in Christian doctrine?

Just interested in your thoughts.

]]> Comment on Poor in Spirit by Scott Mac Kechnie http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/14/#comment-7 Scott Mac Kechnie Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:04:50 +0000 http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-7 Hi Christian... Just wanted to wish you a blessed and enlightening trip. You are a fine man who I am proud to know. God will keep directing you and it will be yours to follow. Fondly, Scott Hi Christian… Just wanted to wish you a blessed and enlightening trip. You are a fine man who I am proud to know. God will keep directing you and it will be yours to follow.

Fondly,

Scott

]]> Comment on Christology by Matt Singley http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/christology/#comment-6 Matt Singley Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:04:16 +0000 http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/christology/#comment-6 Your opening line is fantastic: I have gone from knowing exactly what to expect for my future to not having any idea where my life was headed and I couldn’t be happier about it. I feel exactly the same way! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Your opening line is fantastic:

I have gone from knowing exactly what to expect for my future to not having any idea where my life was headed and I couldn’t be happier about it.

I feel exactly the same way! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

]]> Comment on Trip by Justin http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/trip/#comment-5 Justin Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:08:48 +0000 http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-5 Hey CT, hope you have an awesome trip!!! I will be praying for your strength found in God through his grace and mercy, your outward manifestation of Christ with the children, and your heart of service!!! I know God will you use in a greater way, thanks for the encouraging posts, hope you will join us at Athletes Bible Study in the Spring to share your experiences!! Hey CT, hope you have an awesome trip!!! I will be praying for your strength found in God through his grace and mercy, your outward manifestation of Christ with the children, and your heart of service!!! I know God will you use in a greater way, thanks for the encouraging posts, hope you will join us at Athletes Bible Study in the Spring to share your experiences!!

]]> Comment on Todo (Everything in espanol) by Mary Quinton Garcia http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/todo-everything-in-espanol/#comment-4 Mary Quinton Garcia Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:45:17 +0000 http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/todo-everything-in-espanol/#comment-4 Thank you for sharing your insights - they challenge my thinking and my faith. Keep seeking, Christian and challenging yourself and others - you represent the future of faith in America. We need you and other serious young christians to stir us on in perservering for Christ. Thank you for sharing your insights – they challenge my thinking and my faith. Keep seeking, Christian and challenging yourself and others – you represent the future of faith in America. We need you and other serious young christians to stir us on in perservering for Christ.

]]> Comment on Reconcile by paul cater http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/reconcile/#comment-3 paul cater Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:18:06 +0000 http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-3 I would think the underlying theme of both schools of thought would be that sin has entered the world and effects both rich and poor. Everyone needs the saving power of Jesus and to gain freedom from sin so to carry out our purpose on earth. How can this 'liberation theology' have such a hard focus on the literal poor? Though I have not been literally oppressed financially nor by government, i have experienced pain and loss and suffering. Here two questions: What do you think of Che Guevera? What do you make of the verse: blessed are the poor in spirit? I would think the underlying theme of both schools of thought would be that sin has entered the world and effects both rich and poor. Everyone needs the saving power of Jesus and to gain freedom from sin so to carry out our purpose on earth. How can this ‘liberation theology’ have such a hard focus on the literal poor? Though I have not been literally oppressed financially nor by government, i have experienced pain and loss and suffering.

Here two questions:
What do you think of Che Guevera?
What do you make of the verse: blessed are the poor in spirit?

]]> Comment on Love by Rhett Smith http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/10/#comment-2 Rhett Smith Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:17:16 +0000 http://christiantaylor.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/10/#comment-2 Christian, Nice looking blog. Great thoughts on memorizing scripture. There is something about the memorization that really allows it to enter our hearts and move us towards action. Christian,

Nice looking blog. Great thoughts on memorizing scripture. There is something about the memorization that really allows it to enter our hearts and move us towards action.

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