tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.comments2023-10-28T05:46:49.958-06:00zéteóPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comBlogger1089125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-57584534050997460812011-08-13T11:45:06.785-06:002011-08-13T11:45:06.785-06:00Oh thats interesting Josh, I would love to hear ab...Oh thats interesting Josh, I would love to hear about your research sometime!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-35094128001569590632011-08-13T11:21:56.366-06:002011-08-13T11:21:56.366-06:00Last semester in my Church and Culture class we ha...Last semester in my Church and Culture class we had a four-way debate based on Sweets Church Model matrix (Glen, Garden, Park, Meadow). I was on the team that was debating that the message changes, but the method stays the same. We pretty much won the debate anyway, but this video would have been helpful to our class in preparing for our discussion. His concept of presence never came up in any of our research, unfortunately, because it is a really strong argument.Josh Nightingalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039154161205399359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-34366402913778976832011-05-07T01:42:30.350-06:002011-05-07T01:42:30.350-06:00to PAVEL MORGUNSKI/ Paul Morgun
MIKHAIL_MORGUNSK...to PAVEL MORGUNSKI/ Paul Morgun <br /><br />MIKHAIL_MORGUNSKY/Q/rambler.ru<br /><br />hello, are you really PAVEL MORGUNSKI of Polish origin, m.b. went to Canada from Ukraine? To my knowledge, Morgunski family in Ukraine comes only from the Polish settlement in Lyubar. By the way, link to this page was only one true result for "Morgunski" name in Google search.<br />Pls, write to my email above if you have some relationships to Polish-Ukrainian origin, wbr, Mikhail Morgunskiy, Kiew, UkraineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-91454573094456971242011-02-17T20:34:22.700-06:002011-02-17T20:34:22.700-06:00by George Steiner in his book about Martin Heidegg...by George Steiner in his book about Martin HeideggerPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-40513155754791888552011-02-17T17:46:46.056-06:002011-02-17T17:46:46.056-06:00This poem offers perhaps the most direct illustrat...This poem offers perhaps the most direct illustration of Hopkins’s theory of “inscape.” The term is hard to define precisely—even Hopkins struggled to articulate it—and critics have carped at length over its exact meaning. Coined on the model of the word “landscape,” the term refers to the unifying designs by which the unique interior essences of a thing are held together. The word does not merely refer to what is particular and individual about an object, but posits a kind of inner order or pattern by which these individual essences form a kind of harmonious composition. Moreover, inscapes imply a creator; by paying close enough attention to observe inscapes, one might hope to be lifted to a closer contemplation of God. Hopkins often took the idea of inscape as a standard for the kind of order and beauty that poetry might hope to achieve. The rich density and careful patterning of his poems reflect, therefore, a theological belief in a world whose character is one of subtle and magnificent design.<br /><br />As with many of Hopkins’s sonnets, this poem turns from a physical first part to a spiritual, moral, or theological second part. More specifically, the poem shifts its focus from being (the mere passive possession of essential, defining characteristics) to the more active notion of self-expression, and then to action itself. Hopkins first draws on the physical being of kingfishers, dragonflies, and stones: each aspect he describes is a part of the unchanging nature of the object. However, the sound of the bell moves us more into the realm of deliberate self-expression. Hopkins uses the word “tongue” to link the involuntary ringing to the conscious power of speech. The bell’s ringing is equivalent to a “fling[ing] out of its broad name,” because the sound is so unique to the bell that it defines the object the way a name defines a thing. All of the world’s objects possess and assert uniqueness in the way the bell does, Hopkins declares. And though the objects he has mentioned so far are all insensate or unconscious, he prepares us for the next stanza by extending the characteristic to “each mortal thing.” The use of “selves” as a verb is one of the most remarkable things about this poem; by making the noun “self” into an action word, Hopkins enacts his thematic shift from the idea of substance or essence to a phase of activity and purpose.<br /><br />Now in the sestet Hopkins makes the promised extension from inanimate object to human being; yet the self-asserting that seemed such an inevitable process for the objects described in the octave takes on a different character when applied to man. The process is complicated for human beings, because human beings possess a moral capacity. Thus the enacting of the self cannot happen unconsciously or automatically; rather, it means becoming one’s highest self, or acting to the highest of one’s capacity. A man is not just, Hopkins asserts, until he behaves justly, or “justices.” Furthermore, the implication is that he is not fully a man unless he does so—that being just is part of the essence of man, insofar as the striving for moral perfection is part of his basic existence. Hopkins then extends this concept to the theological idea of God’s immanence in the world, and the Christian belief that Christ dwells within the hearts of men. It is by the grace of God that humans are what they are; more specifically, it was through divine grace that Christ came to redeem men from sin. Hopkins therefore asks that men “keep grace.” This phrase describes the humble acceptance of God’s grace that is the first gesture of Christian life. This acceptance will lend grace to their everyday comings and goings, and will allow man to act “in God’s eye what in God’s eye he is”—that is, to become one with Christ and so fulfill the purpose of his being. Through Christ, this daily activity can become truth, and the loveliness of bodies and faces can correspond to a loveliness of soul in a perfect Christian inscape.<br /><br />(this is NOT my commentary on the poem, but a helpful one)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-28876156819314094392010-11-20T18:05:43.920-06:002010-11-20T18:05:43.920-06:00I really enjoyed it too, thanks for stoping by.I really enjoyed it too, thanks for stoping by.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-53003109112071825192010-11-20T16:37:30.965-06:002010-11-20T16:37:30.965-06:00Ohhhhhhh....I love these things. This one is fanta...Ohhhhhhh....I love these things. This one is fantastic, and I saw it here first when I was strolling through The High Calling member blogs! <br /><br />Thanks for posting it--I just watched and feel as delighted as the unsuspecting shoppers!Ann Kroekerhttp://annkroeker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-36568912908317631832010-07-16T20:35:48.644-06:002010-07-16T20:35:48.644-06:00Thanks for stoping by Megan.Thanks for stoping by Megan.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-82512295599256247002010-07-06T12:30:06.622-06:002010-07-06T12:30:06.622-06:00forgetting that game is the only thing that explai...forgetting that game is the only thing that explains popularity of baseball in USA ;)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-57132284911397320852010-07-06T08:35:14.386-06:002010-07-06T08:35:14.386-06:00Lots of fun...of course the joke only works becaus...Lots of fun...of course the joke only works because we here in the USA have even forgotten there was a game. God Bless.Doughttp://www.somescenes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-84170498383882150342010-06-29T19:15:21.373-06:002010-06-29T19:15:21.373-06:00Great quote. I might have to "borrow" it...Great quote. I might have to "borrow" it:) This and some mentions I've hear Ravi Zacharias make have me really interested in Nietzsche's take on Christianity.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13229873505463921052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-79478068918437291602010-06-23T19:31:09.441-06:002010-06-23T19:31:09.441-06:00I like that picture. What a totally cool lollipop....I like that picture. What a totally cool lollipop.<br /><br />Tender sentiments (not about the lollipop :).L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-55933174230940349272010-06-23T16:41:47.680-06:002010-06-23T16:41:47.680-06:00Thanks for stoping by Cheryl!Thanks for stoping by Cheryl!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-43865814552740066622010-06-23T14:43:52.330-06:002010-06-23T14:43:52.330-06:00I saw this video a few weeks ago, and it still mak...I saw this video a few weeks ago, and it still makes me smile. Love it! If only I were that hip. <br /><br />Great to find you through High Calling Blogs.Cheryl Smithhttp://www.culturesmithconsulting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-11868794770840221252010-06-20T15:48:21.478-06:002010-06-20T15:48:21.478-06:00What a great post - made me all teary too!
Love yo...What a great post - made me all teary too!<br />Love you and happy Fathers Day!highestformhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826067531025380874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-24631789512182666512010-06-20T13:12:09.332-06:002010-06-20T13:12:09.332-06:00thanks mom and dad!thanks mom and dad!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-66228282668382985502010-06-20T12:44:23.343-06:002010-06-20T12:44:23.343-06:00You made me cry!! What a wonderful father you are,...You made me cry!! What a wonderful father you are, Happy Father's Day!!<br />Love mom and dad WallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-28602028363061254342010-06-18T19:01:51.709-06:002010-06-18T19:01:51.709-06:00Thanks Kelly!Thanks Kelly!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-9452346538868555392010-06-18T17:21:05.058-06:002010-06-18T17:21:05.058-06:00love this post! and that sweet boy!love this post! and that sweet boy!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861185251151419654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-79219975925365454842010-04-11T09:37:40.394-06:002010-04-11T09:37:40.394-06:00sarah you might just like them,.
Anon then reggie...sarah you might just like them,.<br /><br />Anon then reggie is alright!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-19826453802489062062010-04-11T08:51:44.050-06:002010-04-11T08:51:44.050-06:00Sounds alittle like Reggie McNeal in "Mission...Sounds alittle like Reggie McNeal in "Missional Rennaisance".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-18570705810967162462010-04-07T10:53:54.626-06:002010-04-07T10:53:54.626-06:00Yeah that was my reaction too when I read it. :)Yeah that was my reaction too when I read it. :)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-69177941670902386382010-04-06T20:09:09.445-06:002010-04-06T20:09:09.445-06:00Wow, beautiful. Wow.Wow, beautiful. Wow.Sarah Gingrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945952771166732861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-77027813913823139532010-03-31T12:20:52.622-06:002010-03-31T12:20:52.622-06:00Love it. I think I may need to purchase his books...Love it. I think I may need to purchase his books : ).Sarah Gingrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945952771166732861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598107.post-83234781466627256102010-02-24T13:03:19.670-06:002010-02-24T13:03:19.670-06:00Yeah he is really good. I have really appreciated...Yeah he is really good. I have really appreciated his discourse on history. We often like to re-write it for something other then it was to fit our likes, feelings or opinions. I like how he tackles the historical inaccuracies.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858971251271104372noreply@blogger.com