Comments for Ragamuffin Soul http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com Carlos Whittaker's Weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Fevers, Crap, & Good Theology by Stacy Littlejohn http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2012/02/fevers-crap-good-theology/#comment-523104 Stacy Littlejohn Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:35 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=13388#comment-523104 Sweet, perfect reminder. Sweet, perfect reminder.

]]> Comment on Fevers, Crap, & Good Theology by Steph http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2012/02/fevers-crap-good-theology/#comment-523102 Steph Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:45:12 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=13388#comment-523102 Oh this is so, so good!!! Oh this is so, so good!!!

]]> Comment on Fevers, Crap, & Good Theology by Steph http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2012/02/fevers-crap-good-theology/#comment-523101 Steph Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:44:32 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=13388#comment-523101 Yes. Yes! A thousand yeses! Yes. Yes! A thousand yeses!

]]> Comment on I’m Embarrassed By Tim Tebow by Greg Tuten http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2012/01/tebow/#comment-523099 Greg Tuten Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:50:44 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=13271#comment-523099 Im not! We need more people to stand up for Jesus. He sometimes hides behind the bench and prays not to draw attention to himself. I can assure you he does not pray for wins. He prays for Gods will to be done. I know non Christains dont underrstand that but that is exactly what he does. We need many more Tim Tebo's. He has affected more people for Jesus in the past caople of years than all the preachers in the world combined. I dont want him to tone it down I say kick it up! Im not! We need more people to stand up for Jesus. He sometimes hides behind the bench and prays not to draw attention to himself. I can assure you he does not pray for wins. He prays for Gods will to be done. I know non Christains dont underrstand that but that is exactly what he does. We need many more Tim Tebo’s. He has affected more people for Jesus in the past caople of years than all the preachers in the world combined. I dont want him to tone it down I say kick it up!

]]> Comment on Fevers, Crap, & Good Theology by MysTree http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2012/02/fevers-crap-good-theology/#comment-523096 MysTree Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:10:53 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=13388#comment-523096 Thanks for this reminder...very relevant right now! Thanks for this reminder…very relevant right now!

]]> Comment on Fevers, Crap, & Good Theology by Virgil http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2012/02/fevers-crap-good-theology/#comment-523093 Virgil Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:27:08 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=13388#comment-523093 BOOM. Great insight. I also thank you in advance, as I fully intend to steal this. BOOM.

Great insight. I also thank you in advance, as I fully intend to steal this.

]]> Comment on Fevers, Crap, & Good Theology by Stephanie http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2012/02/fevers-crap-good-theology/#comment-523092 Stephanie Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:53:46 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=13388#comment-523092 Awesome! I got a reminder from my 4 yr old last year when our 2 yr old lost her favorite little teddy bear...the bear that my mom (who died a year ago from cancer) gave her when she was an infant. That bear is her favorite friend in the whole world. The bear went missing at preschool one day. Nobody found it. I cried as hard as the 2 yr old did. For days, I'd given up hope, thought we'd never see the bear again. I learned a big lesson from my 4 yr old in all that, much like you learned from your awesomely cute son. My 4 yr old daughter prayed diligently every night at bedtime, "Dear Jesus, please bring back Vanessa's bear. It's her favorite bear and Nana gave it to her. Mommy misses Nana so much. Could you please help whoever took the bear to bring it back?" Then she'd say to me, "Don't worry, Mommy. God will make it happen. Jesus will bring Boo Boo's bear back." After a bit over a week, the bear showed up in our 2 yr old's cubbie at preschool one day. When we all saw the bear, my 4 yr old said to me, "See Mommy? Jesus loves us so much! He answered MY prayer! He brought Vanessa's bear back! Thank you Jesus!" She had more hope than I did. Out of the mouths of babes. Awesome!

I got a reminder from my 4 yr old last year when our 2 yr old lost her favorite little teddy bear…the bear that my mom (who died a year ago from cancer) gave her when she was an infant. That bear is her favorite friend in the whole world. The bear went missing at preschool one day. Nobody found it.

I cried as hard as the 2 yr old did. For days, I’d given up hope, thought we’d never see the bear again.

I learned a big lesson from my 4 yr old in all that, much like you learned from your awesomely cute son. My 4 yr old daughter prayed diligently every night at bedtime, “Dear Jesus, please bring back Vanessa’s bear. It’s her favorite bear and Nana gave it to her. Mommy misses Nana so much. Could you please help whoever took the bear to bring it back?” Then she’d say to me, “Don’t worry, Mommy. God will make it happen. Jesus will bring Boo Boo’s bear back.”

After a bit over a week, the bear showed up in our 2 yr old’s cubbie at preschool one day. When we all saw the bear, my 4 yr old said to me, “See Mommy? Jesus loves us so much! He answered MY prayer! He brought Vanessa’s bear back! Thank you Jesus!”

She had more hope than I did. Out of the mouths of babes.

]]> Comment on Fevers, Crap, & Good Theology by Maurice Overholt http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2012/02/fevers-crap-good-theology/#comment-523091 Maurice Overholt Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:11:34 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=13388#comment-523091 Your thoughts here remind me of the book I was listening to this morning: Ann Voskamp's One Thousand Gifts. In chapter 9 she talks about life from the perspective of a child and how as we grow as Christians we actually ought to be lowering ourselves and humbling ourselves rather than trying to gain stature. "He must become more, I must become less," says John, and that is what we should be saying. Ann's point is that in that surrender we find joy. I needed that reminder, and I appreciate your words here. Your thoughts here remind me of the book I was listening to this morning: Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts. In chapter 9 she talks about life from the perspective of a child and how as we grow as Christians we actually ought to be lowering ourselves and humbling ourselves rather than trying to gain stature. “He must become more, I must become less,” says John, and that is what we should be saying. Ann’s point is that in that surrender we find joy.

I needed that reminder, and I appreciate your words here.

]]> Comment on The Dreamer Myth by Sarah http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2011/03/the-dreamer-myth/#comment-523089 Sarah Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:42:25 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=11781#comment-523089 If reaching the late 30's has taught me anything at all it is that nothing happens the way we hope or plan for it to. Our expectations have NOTHING to do with God's plans. Nothing. The very best we can do it throw ourselves with abandon into the arms of the One who created us and knows us and has plans for our lives. You and I were created for a purpose and we need to stop second guessing what that grand purpose is and take the next step when God shows it to us. This is not to say that our talents, interests and skills do not play into that plan, but it IS to say that we need to keep looking to God for that plan. Our "independence" is a slap in the face of God and it is tossing in his face the very blessings he is bestowing through the trials. Just because we face setbacks, trials and disappointments does NOT mean that God's plans for our lives are off track... it only means that he has more to grow in us to prepare us for the next step and he loves us to much to give us that next step while we are unprepared for it. GREAT post. Really got a lot of wheels turning... thank you! If reaching the late 30′s has taught me anything at all it is that nothing happens the way we hope or plan for it to. Our expectations have NOTHING to do with God’s plans. Nothing. The very best we can do it throw ourselves with abandon into the arms of the One who created us and knows us and has plans for our lives. You and I were created for a purpose and we need to stop second guessing what that grand purpose is and take the next step when God shows it to us. This is not to say that our talents, interests and skills do not play into that plan, but it IS to say that we need to keep looking to God for that plan. Our “independence” is a slap in the face of God and it is tossing in his face the very blessings he is bestowing through the trials. Just because we face setbacks, trials and disappointments does NOT mean that God’s plans for our lives are off track… it only means that he has more to grow in us to prepare us for the next step and he loves us to much to give us that next step while we are unprepared for it.

GREAT post. Really got a lot of wheels turning… thank you!

]]> Comment on Fevers, Crap, & Good Theology by Sandy http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2012/02/fevers-crap-good-theology/#comment-523088 Sandy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:26:39 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=13388#comment-523088 Thanks Los needed that one today praying for little los Thanks Los needed that one today praying for little los

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