Comments for Michael Rinehart

Comment on 5-27-12 is Pentecost B by Christine Donahue (@StineBoat)

Christine Donahue (@StineBoat) — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:57:01 +0000

For our contemporary service, we’ll be singing some of these: “Shine Jesus Shine,” “Light the Fire” (from Lutherhill), or “All Who are Thirsty” which has a verse of “Holy Spirit Come,” and even “Oh For A Thousand Tongues to Sing”- David Crowder does a great more modern version of it.

Comment on “Our denominational systems continue to resist change by protecting archaic structures… Entrenched organizational bureaucracies resist accountability …” UMC Pastor Mike Slaughter by barnababaruch

barnababaruch — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:28:05 +0000

We must pull the log out of our own eyes first. I will go first okay? LOL! Besides I was Methodist and Lutheran–pros and cons both ways. Bureaucracies, bureaucracies, bureaucracies–guess what in the end love and God always wins (just read Revelations) hahahahaha!

Comment on “A healthy forest has trees of various ages.” — Houston Mayor Anise Parker by barnababaruch

barnababaruch — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:21:54 +0000

I remember after Hurricane Ike–stayed in town and saw the character of this area then. People came out, checked on their neighbor, cleared the road, piled debris. As the rations came out people got things for each other and had large barbeque parties or gave away to people who had refrigeration. No surprise above. I just think we do not realize sometimes the specialness of this multicultural area and it willingness to help whether you are in their tribe or not.

Comment on May 20, 2012 is Ascension B by barnababaruch

barnababaruch — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:41:36 +0000

One of my Hindu frieds replied about your blog and liked it. He wanted you to know the following. His name is Rajiv Karran but his mother and dad were devout HIndus and he went to a private Christian Catholic school so he is familiar with the new testament and all of HInduism. Here is what he had to say. I will find out more about the 7 levels–he is in Kerala at a camp with his daughter they ill with fever Your bishop is right as far as the story goes, but where he is wrong is that he chose to refer to an epic rather than the vedas to substantiate his thesis. I am not saying that the vedas deny ascensiions or support them, but as far as Hinduism goes, only the Vedas and Upanishads are holy books; the rest are stories that reflect vedic beliefs and values mostly. In any case, the soul or atma is eternal in Hinduism, and it is said that the soul has 7 levels of existence or 7 births in different forms and places. In short, the soul has the capability to transcend levels while the mortal body cannot. That’s it for now, and I will catch you this weekend. I should be starting back tomorrow.

Comment on “Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” – Frank Zappa (1940-1993) by barnababaruch

barnababaruch — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:36:15 +0000

Agreed. That is what Christ, Buddha, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King and Luther himself did. Not the norm. I am afraid the United States has lost some of its center core values and are guilty of many of those. I listen as they blame our young and this time it not true. It is us baby boomers who are the problem and our young are doing there best to balance it.-Children of divorce have said enough is enough and plan on closing some of those doors.Anyway that is what my son Jake tells me.

Comment on May 20, 2012 is Ascension B by Mary Page (@theano7203)

Mary Page (@theano7203) — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:31:32 +0000

I had time to read further. Some links work and some I can search, The Word press took some of your links and gave them an alternative path you may or may not have intended. May want to discern whether the Spirit needed this. I said a prayer. Just wanted to let you know –God is in the mistakes sometimes that is between you and Him.

Comment on May 20, 2012 is Ascension B by barnababaruch

barnababaruch — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:26:11 +0000

Thanks for the links to Luther sermons, Brueggeman and reference to the Hinduism and how the faith stories show up over and over again. All the more reason to read the Bible for yourself so one recognizes it in other faiths, cultures and ways. I sent your link to Hindu friends. Many like your blog and pass it on in India through FaceBook. They appreciate the nod to their faith story in their form.

Comment on Thx 4 a gr8 assembly everyone! #Tlgcs12 by Jay Alanis

Jay Alanis — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:34:27 +0000

I felt most welcome and felt the support of our partnership at LSPS! Muchas Gracias!

Comment on Workshops & Locations by barnababaruch

barnababaruch — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:21:19 +0000

I believe your musician self is influencing Love the flyer.

Comment on Lutherans, Get a couple of these signs: #TLGCS12 by barnababaruch

barnababaruch — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:05:20 +0000

LOL! So we are getting signs. Now the issue is if we can read them—who has the gifts of interpretation for signs! Hahahahahah