Comments on: From the iMonk Archives: When I Am Weak: Why we must embrace our brokenness and never be good Christians

By: ConsciouslyFrugal

ConsciouslyFrugal — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:36:00 +0000

Oh, this was so very beautiful and so very necessary. Thank you.

By: Tom (aka Volkmar)

Tom (aka Volkmar) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:02:02 +0000

Glad I read that. I often need permission to not fake being a “good Christian”. Also tracks well with what Jesus said in Matt. 7:3-5…I need to have the perspective that my sins are greater than those around me. Paul practiced this as evidenced by his honesty–”I (am) the chiefest of sinners…”

By: Headless Unicorn Guy

Headless Unicorn Guy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:07:08 +0000

So you just keep it inside untl one day it all just explodes.

By: Headless Unicorn Guy

Headless Unicorn Guy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:06:18 +0000

I like that point about testimonies: we like hearing about how screwed up we were, not how screwed up we are.

And sometimes not even that. There’s a reason the spectacular testimonies (including My Life Of Sin Before I Was Saved — JUICY! JUICY! JUICY!) were originally associated with travelling Evangelists who’d blow into and out of town like tumbleweeds.

By: Headless Unicorn Guy

Headless Unicorn Guy — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:04:37 +0000

“We’ll Pray For You” is Christianese for doing nothing.

By: Michael Spencer: When I Am Weak « Everyone's Entitled to Joe's Opinion

Michael Spencer: When I Am Weak « Everyone's Entitled to Joe's Opinion — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:22:46 +0000

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By: emily

emily — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:12:55 +0000

I am definetly adding this to my ever-growing list of “things I must read at least once a month”. By the end I was close to tears– I probably would be crying a lot if my roomate wasn’t sitting right in front of me. (I hate crying in front of people– partly an issue of pride and partly because I don’t like making the situation awkward)

What I really hate is that I feel more comfortable exposing my flaws and failings around my non-Church friends, because I know they are much less likely to judge me about it and they are generally more supportive. At the same time, I feel like I can’t show my flaws and failings around my non-Church friends because that isn’t being a Good Christian Witness… whatever that is supposed to really mean. :/

So there is no place to go and really allow myself to be flawed and imperfect. Not that I think my imperfections are somehow “good” or desirable… but they are very real and not going away simply because I pretend they do.

By: areopaguy » A Great Article from the Internet Monk

areopaguy » A Great Article from the Internet Monk — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:28:36 +0000

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By: Linkie Goodness # 2 « Should Know Better By Now

Linkie Goodness # 2 « Should Know Better By Now — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:02:33 +0000

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By: mannyr

mannyr — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:09:02 +0000

Man, what a wake up call! a sanctified slap in the puss. long over due and sorely needed in our present lives in the fantasy land of present day Christianity. Thank you for stating what some of have felt and struggled with daily. Gee Alice we have not yet arrived. like you said: we need Jesus every minute of every day —less we forget and believe a lie.