Comments on: There’s Always A Day Before

By: Really living while chirping about worshiping Joel « the journey is the destination

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:10:28 +0000

[...] 1: The Internet Monk always has some good, thought provoking stuff, but this post about living in the day is truly [...]

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:44:07 +0000

I was searching your site, looking for information on Gary, and came across this entry. I have been thinking a lot about “lay offs” and “your world being turned upside down.”. It took the lay off to see that my world was upside down and now it is right side up! My new position is very demanding, about 10x more than where I used to work. I work about sixty hours a week, at least. I was very overwhelmed and saw little hope of being productive in my new environment. This week has been a blessing though. I am depending on God, the one who holds all the knowledge of the universe, to guide me in the direction that I need to go, to do the assignment that He has so graciously given me. My children are thriving and buying our first home is in the near future. What I thought I could never live without, is the very thing that I needed to let go of, to do what God wants me to do. Thank you for all that you have done for my family.
You and your family have been and always will be a blessing to our family.

By: Living on the Brink of God Knows What | Civil Religion | STLtoday

Living on the Brink of God Knows What | Civil Religion | STLtoday — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:15:17 +0000

[...] morning I read a post from Michael Spencer, of Internet Monk.Â He speaks directly to what’s been weighing on my [...]

By: Annette DiMarco

Annette DiMarco — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:25:25 +0000

I believe with all my heart that our Lord directed me to your web-site. I was not looking for another
“Blog,” believe me! But I did want to be ministered to as I went through the somewhat tedious task of reading and answering my mail at work and at home.

I’m an administrator of a Christian Radio station and have the privilge of hearing God’s Word taught by many celebrated preachers, most of whom I’ve enjoyed and from whom I’ve learned. But your ability to translate Truth and then package and deliver it with such clarity of wisdom is astounding to me.

I am a new-comer to your site but I am not hesitant to put your name out there. Every article I’ve read has transformational power and the ability to provoke deep thought. You are blessed and gifted. The Day Before is every man’s story …

One last thing, I’m even encouraged reading the responses to your posts!

By: Patrick Lynch

Patrick Lynch — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:59:36 +0000

My dad talks to me about the Christian life and death almost every day..

So far, to no effect. It’s weird to think that his reward in heaven will certainly be great on account of him seeing so clearly the liminality of this life when I (and many of us here) can’t acknowledge that reality other than superficially: he’s talking about the soul and immortality, and I’m agreeing to platitudes. Ever notice yourself doing that?

By: Patrick Lynch

Patrick Lynch — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:52:17 +0000

Sorry about it all, Anthony; I hope you will receive the grace that lightens and clarifies the spirit in bitter times, and I’ll pray for your ex-wife.

By: dumb ox

dumb ox — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:11:43 +0000

“If we, with all our apparatus of rational mind, are to live carefree lives it can only be through realizing that the point of comparison between our life and that of the birds is not their animal immersion in the instant but their exposure to all the weather there is, and then choosing to live the life of faith. ” – J. Neville Ward from “Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy”; ch. 3.

http://www.amazon.com/Five-Sorrow-Ten-Joy-Meditations/dp/1596280123/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257538235&sr=8-2

By: Greg R

Greg R — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:31:28 +0000

Found this today in Henri Nouwen’s “Bread for the Journey”, for the Aug 22 entry (small devotional)

“Living Our Passages Well”
Death is a passage to new life. That sounds very beautiful, but few of us desire to make this passage. It might be helpful to realize that our final passage is preceded by many earlier passages. When we are born, we make a passage from life in the womb to life in the family. When we go to school, we make a passage from life in the family to life in the larger community. When we get married, we make a passage from a life with many options to a life committed to one person. When we retire, we make a passage from a life of clearly defined work to a life asking for new creativity and wisdom.

Each of these passages is a death leading to new life. When we live these passages well, we are becoming more prepared for our final passage.

Lord help us prepare, today, for each and every passage
Greg R.

By: dumb ox

dumb ox — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:47:42 +0000

Has anyone read this book by Barbara Ehrenreich: “Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America”?

http://www.amazon.com/Bright-sided-Relentless-Promotion-Positive-Undermined/dp/0805087494/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257533065&sr=8-1

By: Tigger23505

Tigger23505 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:28:27 +0000

The Day before the Cole Bombing

If we insist on living day by day, we can easily rob ourselves of he blessings of G-d’s presence. I am trying, and failing, to be like Job, saying each day — … Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
(Job 1:21)