Comments on: A Note To Weed-Eaters

By: Stacy McDonald

Stacy McDonald — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:23:14 +0000

Excellent Article! Thank you for so graciously approaching this topic!

By: The Guy from Knoxville

The Guy from Knoxville — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:55:29 +0000

Sorry for the poor writing and grammar in the previous comment – not that good with to begin with but it looks exceedingly bad today. Long week it’s been.

By: The Guy from Knoxville

The Guy from Knoxville — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:53:00 +0000

Michael,

This is probably better addressed in a post dealing with it but, something that I’ve had on my mind today and, to some degree, mentioned in many of the comments above is this: How much of what we say is of God really is of God??

How many times have all of us heard from people, regardless of the circumstance, in church and outside of church, that God lead us to ____________
fill in the blank. I’m not saying that God doesn’t lead in our lives and churches – far from it he does but, I wonder in some situations just how much of “God’s direction” is more man’s direction, what we want personally or based on popularity etc.

Certainly many watchbloggers take the appoach that all they do is God directed and ordained from the beginning of time – not so! Some of them may, and most likely are, God directed or God called but many are not.

I’m going to leave it there for the moment. Michael, maybe, as I said above, this needs addressing in it’s own post at some point.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:28:44 +0000

Thank you for an excellent post. It pretty much sumed up my thoughts on the “throw down match” and the harm we can do when we allow our pride and our need to be right in all things scriputal to get in the way of Jesus. As a gardener like ProdigalSarah, I too have often wondered why Jesus used mint and dill as an example…while being good and useful, both these plants unchecked can be more invasive than most weeds. Mint, left to it’s own devices in a very short time chokes out everything around it and dill can pop up clear across the yard where you never planted it….ummm? Watchbloggers…good or bad? Don’t know, but,for me, I think I’ll put my weed eater in the garage for a while and go back to pulling them by hand. You get a much closer look at the garden that way and I really don’t mind a little dirt on my knees or under my fingernails.

By: rabanes

rabanes — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:51:00 +0000

Brilliant. Just brilliant….TY. I’m gonna have to link this one, fer sure.

Richard Abanes

By: James the Mad

James the Mad — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:24:57 +0000

As one who is exploring the state of the church today this was an excellent reminder to watch my attitude and to make sure what I’m doing will actually serve to build up the church, not just tear people down.
Thank you.

By: tigger23505

tigger23505 — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:34:17 +0000

Mat 13:24-30 KJV Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: (25) But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. (26) But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. (27) So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? (28) He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? (29) But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. (30) Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:10:49 +0000

Having been in Jr. High more recently that most of the average readers here, I concur that Imonk’s depiction of the first weed-eating experience to precisely describe the emotion of it all. Exactly how I remember it. The illustration struck me powerfully as I am just now starting to pick up the figurative “weed eater.”

By: iMonk

iMonk — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:06:52 +0000

Patrick: People who want to go down the road with “John” have dozens of websites happy to pay the bill. I have better things to do.

Some people think I’m the devil. Great. Next…….

By: Matt Edwards

Matt Edwards — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:49:06 +0000

Great writing and a poignant post.

Small fences are no obstacle to a boy convinced that some stray sprig of wayward grass is attempting to survive the Day of the Weed-eater.
That made me laugh so hard I sprayed coffee out of my nose.