tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.comments2023-07-25T20:41:25.368-04:00The ThoughtspotC.H. Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13361171651965412236noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-18307165056902153802023-07-25T17:41:10.733-04:002023-07-25T17:41:10.733-04:00Thank you for breaking that down so clearly. I und...Thank you for breaking that down so clearly. I understood the importance of Issue 1 on a theoretical level, but this is the first I’m seeing this connection between Issue 1 and the November issue. It isn’t surprising this one-two punch is veiled by occupying separate elections. I have even seen commercials stating that Issue 1 is not about abortion, which is like saying the jab is not about the uppercut, but one sets you up pretty good for the other. The language in this November issue makes my skin crawl and also makes me that much more eager for the return of Jesus. Colinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-47854641607491897532023-03-24T16:57:52.927-04:002023-03-24T16:57:52.927-04:00Thanks--it really is a treasure to read (in his wo...Thanks--it really is a treasure to read (in his words and documents) about this part of his life. He was born in '23, so he was doing these things when he was 21 and 22 year old.C.H. Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361171651965412236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-58788179237457322392023-03-24T16:03:34.729-04:002023-03-24T16:03:34.729-04:00What a treasure your dad left to you in those pict...What a treasure your dad left to you in those pictures, logs, charts, and journals! Thanks for sharing and bringing the story to life for us!Colinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-27497897933521031912023-03-21T13:15:39.364-04:002023-03-21T13:15:39.364-04:00It’s great to revisit the history of who was then ...It’s great to revisit the history of who was then my soon to be husband - of the courage he exemplified in the Pacific during WW2. I will always stand in awe of his many contributions to endto that dreadful Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-29388610286869573362023-03-09T10:24:26.270-05:002023-03-09T10:24:26.270-05:00Excellent account, Chris.Excellent account, Chris.John L Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-59548112629804837702023-03-09T02:54:20.149-05:002023-03-09T02:54:20.149-05:00Great read. I have much greater appreation now fo...Great read. I have much greater appreation now for the men who flew those birds. Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-86538901398710624902023-03-08T09:49:20.294-05:002023-03-08T09:49:20.294-05:00Pastor, very interesting. Actually history (witho...Pastor, very interesting. Actually history (without revision) is so refreshing!Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-50673935962354235282023-03-08T01:11:10.128-05:002023-03-08T01:11:10.128-05:00Well done, Chris!Well done, Chris!Lou Cobbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-47903701139448353532023-03-07T11:53:41.341-05:002023-03-07T11:53:41.341-05:00Wonderful! Looking forward to the next installment...Wonderful! Looking forward to the next installment!Lorelei Aubreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-78334236108934010242021-07-12T20:19:17.220-04:002021-07-12T20:19:17.220-04:00Hey, Chris; Thanks for sharing these excellent tho...Hey, Chris; Thanks for sharing these excellent thoughts! I've always been intrigued by the scene in Matt. 8:2-3 describing Jesus' encounter with the leper, and how at the very outset of His earthly ministry, He transcended OT law in a way that demonstrated that He was indeed, the One who had been prophesied the Savior of His people (Matt. 1:21b). I also find it fascinating that two prominent members of the Jewish ruling council, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, both handled the body of Jesus, not caring that by doing so they would be made ritually unclean and therefore prohibited from participating in Passover (John 19:38-40). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884320288009408311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-63564909887588996932021-07-12T10:43:39.509-04:002021-07-12T10:43:39.509-04:00I often try and put myself in the shoes of those m...I often try and put myself in the shoes of those mentioned briefly but profoundly touched by Jesus during his years of earthly ministry. What was the father of the dead/dying girl thinking? How far did he have to walk to see Jesus? Was it a walk or a run? The Bible is infinitely interesting and gives us so much to think about. Great blog.Jake Robinsonhttp://www.jakeknowsbibles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-73842305192203249892020-11-23T09:34:06.263-05:002020-11-23T09:34:06.263-05:00This is a terrific commentary on the collateral da...This is a terrific commentary on the collateral damage caused by marijuana use. Thanks for adding it to the post. As a biblical counselor I have seen the havoc wreaked within families by the use of this drug, and I have observed its gateway effects into multiplied new patterns of sin. You have done an excellent job of fleshing that out. Thanks again.C.H. Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361171651965412236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-82129538634350304912020-11-23T09:17:23.455-05:002020-11-23T09:17:23.455-05:00Thank you for your work on this topic Pastor Chris...Thank you for your work on this topic Pastor Chris. There are so many perception points this can be approached from, and I believe you have chosen an appropriate and valid Biblical case regarding non-medical use of cannabis.<br />I propose 4 separate but entwined thoughts on the mindset and state of a recreational cannabis user. There are no doctrinal statements or scientific ponderings intended by the following. Simply an eye into the mind of a person who struggled with and submitted to cannabis use for much of his life.<br />1. Someone who is high has given some degree of control over their mind to being influenced by someone/something other than God. There should be little to no argument that the physical-world effects of that influence are demonstrated through the loss of facilities. In my experience, the effects would include (but not limited to) tendency to panic/anxiety; inability to mentally focus on a set goal which also affects deductive reasoning; self-centered irritability; decreased sensitivity to the difference between right/wrong (i.e., righteousness/rebellion); perceptual alterations; fear and depression are subject to unreasonable levels. There may be aspects of being recreationally high that are spoken of in a positive manner, but most (if not all) reasons center around self-amusement or relaxation. If cannabis is a priority in your life, you must deduce that shallow self-pursuits is also a priority, if not THE priority in your life. This is idolatry defined and the opposite of the example Jesus lived as an example for us.<br />2. Even small amounts of cannabis consumption lead to conviction deficiencies, especially in the areas of self-discipline and drunkenness. While your facilities experience increased absence of conviction, you are now more vulnerable to act on more temptations and to consume more cannabis. This further subtracts from control over your own facilities and you descend to another level of apathy toward conviction of sin. This can and often does expose your mind to everything you have ever perverted in a rebellious act towards God (new sin in your life is also at arm’s length when your physical brain is altered). Even long held personal beliefs about which you have strong convictions, now have a more blurred line because of your altered state.<br />3. The spiritual interacting with physical is always at work in your life. Two realities under the sovereignty of God, which He uses to work good in our lives and together for His glory. When you indulge in pleasures which are devoted exclusively to self, the negative implications and consequences of these two realities are now on an expedited downward progression as you tear through hurdles between you and sin. As I see it, these hurdles were put in place by God as you practice obedience and are enabled by God to overcome particular sins in your life as a part of the sanctification process. In the moments between being high, you can witness the damage resulting from your submission and compromise to sins that you should already have victory over. The less time you have between being high, the less time you have to evaluate the damage done. Sooner or later, you no longer care and/or lose hope because of your inability to pull yourself out of sin.<br />4. Reasons become excuses when you strip away shallow reasoning and apply Biblical wisdom. Cannabis does not help with deep rooted stress. It magnifies it! Contentment is never achieved no matter how much you consume and leaves you with guilt. It is as if your idol mocks and accuses you after you accept it as a viable option. There are many legal and more healthy ways to relax or battle insomnia without the psycho-active effects of cannabis. Whatever reason you (or I) have ever used for dependence or just occasional use of cannabis is a superficial covering that attempts to hide the reality of self-worship. Self worship eventually becomes self-loathing leaving men and women alone with and loyal to their idol, leaving a sordid tale of disappointment and heartbreak in their trail.<br />Quit Now! It isn’t worth it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-19662554398843432732020-11-20T13:15:16.892-05:002020-11-20T13:15:16.892-05:00He goes into it so carefully because it forms the ...He goes into it so carefully because it forms the foundation of Critical Theory. The distinction between PoMo and applied PoMo is very slight, and frankly arbitrary. Applied PoMo has decided that the problem of oppression is objective and actual, not socially constructed. That's effectively the only difference. Consequently, practically every aspect of classical PoMo is foundational to Critical Theory (including all the glaring weaknesses).C.H. Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361171651965412236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-30115028591103893972020-11-20T12:48:38.998-05:002020-11-20T12:48:38.998-05:00I just picked this up as an audio book. On chapter...I just picked this up as an audio book. On chapter 2 so a ways to go, seems they are dealing with the history of postmodernism a great deal (understandable as Critical thought comes out of postmodernism).Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059987084382981161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-84097968331622057022020-11-16T21:04:38.251-05:002020-11-16T21:04:38.251-05:00Not really. At the end of the book they have have ...Not really. At the end of the book they have have four examples of how to respond to Theory in different areas, but it's less a soup-starter for conversation than it is a list of affirmations and denials.C.H. Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361171651965412236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-20235226349861085352020-11-16T19:18:04.495-05:002020-11-16T19:18:04.495-05:00I am curious if this book has ides as to how to ha...I am curious if this book has ides as to how to have a conversation with a "woke" person?Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059987084382981161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-82664870576534772362020-10-02T16:46:16.333-04:002020-10-02T16:46:16.333-04:00I have thought often over the past months about He...I have thought often over the past months about Henry Marshall, I too wish his name was on the ticket!<br /><br />I appreciate this post, and look forward to the next.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879609269765112979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-9092773553757029402020-06-03T00:01:57.564-04:002020-06-03T00:01:57.564-04:00Thank you so much for this post!!Thank you so much for this post!!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205773827764576011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-60859806277919986262020-06-02T14:52:11.211-04:002020-06-02T14:52:11.211-04:00Well said as always. Well said as always. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596636585068503093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-79917587712592650132020-02-07T23:31:45.465-05:002020-02-07T23:31:45.465-05:00I appreciate this review. You perfectly articulate...I appreciate this review. You perfectly articulated some of the things that I have admired and other things I have been concerned about with regard to Francis Chan in the past few years. I especially appreciate your comments about not glamorizing the early church, since it’s honestly portrayed in the book of Actsrrysdykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073288832860567642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-83812149240687264832019-10-02T08:52:25.562-04:002019-10-02T08:52:25.562-04:00You always have a way of helping keep my perspecti...You always have a way of helping keep my perspective. I am blessed to have such a wise and caring pastor.Brian Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570157639669131132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-54687279742122539422019-08-16T22:14:07.187-04:002019-08-16T22:14:07.187-04:00I love you too, Rory!! :)I love you too, Rory!! :)C.H. Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361171651965412236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-43023273585388580822019-08-16T20:18:02.347-04:002019-08-16T20:18:02.347-04:00XD Oh Granpa ☺ I love you! <3XD Oh Granpa ☺ I love you! <3Rory (Catmagic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531274089200881991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000702248277348099.post-13489206683866389852019-02-06T19:44:43.486-05:002019-02-06T19:44:43.486-05:00Thanks for the recommendation.Thanks for the recommendation.Chris Nylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064137830450413687noreply@blogger.com