Comments on: are our interactions life giving? http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2007/11/01/are-our-interactions-life-giving/ digging deep, stretching up, reaching out Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Duncan McFadzean http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2007/11/01/are-our-interactions-life-giving/#comment-1390 Duncan McFadzean Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:33:03 +0000 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2007/11/01/are-our-interactions-life-giving/#comment-1390 Mak, great post. That grace and encouragement and welcoming attitude is a reflection of God's character, it's an attractive attribute in a group of people, and massively counter cultural also. Mak, great post. That grace and encouragement and welcoming attitude is a reflection of God’s character, it’s an attractive attribute in a group of people, and massively counter cultural also.

]]> By: Mak http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2007/11/01/are-our-interactions-life-giving/#comment-1382 Mak Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:02:11 +0000 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2007/11/01/are-our-interactions-life-giving/#comment-1382 oh, I'm not sure "the wrong foot" - at least not on my end. glad to see you here Lori :) but anyway, yes, there certainly is that. I think it's more than common ground, yes grace, but even more than that... I think it's a humble apologetic unlike anything I've seen elsewhere. It's not just "tolerance" which speaks to a lack of conviction (emerging people have LOADS of conviction) or "balance" which speaks to a lack of passion (emerging people do not lack passion) - - it's humility and an embracing and seeing God in the other. This is of course not singular in emerging-missional/pomo types but I personally have seen it in a more striking way than any other stream I have traveled in. thanks for stopping by :) oh, I’m not sure “the wrong foot” - at least not on my end. glad to see you here Lori :)

but anyway, yes, there certainly is that.

I think it’s more than common ground, yes grace, but even more than that… I think it’s a humble apologetic unlike anything I’ve seen elsewhere. It’s not just “tolerance” which speaks to a lack of conviction (emerging people have LOADS of conviction) or “balance” which speaks to a lack of passion (emerging people do not lack passion) - - it’s humility and an embracing and seeing God in the other. This is of course not singular in emerging-missional/pomo types but I personally have seen it in a more striking way than any other stream I have traveled in.

thanks for stopping by :)

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