tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374409643533140881.post1538535448447730928..comments2021-09-28T09:47:50.037-04:00Comments on MARKED: Struggles in Thought and Theology: The Church of the DeadMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00994916532017560644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374409643533140881.post-31359235526912318412009-03-26T20:55:00.000-04:002009-03-26T20:55:00.000-04:00Well put, I think, both Matt and Troy. One of the...Well put, I think, both Matt and Troy. One of the things that I am finally beginning to take so much more seriously as I ponder the "here and now" is how my personal theology is shaping itself up right along these lines. My assumptions about God certainly figure in about the afterlife, but there is nothing that can supplant the incredible value of the present moment. If we are creatures who are obviously created in such a way that we can't help living in the present moment, why bother looking very far into the future, something we have so little control or understanding about to begin with?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443987422516713775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374409643533140881.post-6762364708041087372009-03-26T15:01:00.000-04:002009-03-26T15:01:00.000-04:00First of all, beautifully written. I especially l...First of all, beautifully written. I especially like your line, "People get saved in the pews then die right there in the sanctuary..." I far too often have heard what you are talking about here -- the emphasis on making sure people have a "ticket to heaven" (that expression really bothers me, but that's another blog, maybe) with the sole focus of trying to "save" an entire group of people, "presumably" non-Christian, proclaiming them as "lost" or looking toward a "Christless eternity." Those types of proclamations make my skin crawl. I agree. We are HERE. We are NOW. There is so much that can be missed, right next to you, that can draw you closer to the Great Mystery, God.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549760388256480750noreply@blogger.com