Comments on Wineskins for Discipleship: Unlearning What You Have Learned

Great thoughts, Heather. I often thought that as ...

2009-07-01T14:01:25.145-05:00

Great thoughts, Heather. I often thought that as I was going through seminary. I feel like I was rewarded for parroting back the answer they wanted me to say...not for thinking on my own. I understand the need for orthodox theology, but I also see great value in thinking for ourselves, and thinking outside of the box.

Thanks for this post.

Heather, such a great thought. I have been challen...

2009-07-01T09:23:51.306-05:00

Heather, such a great thought. I have been challenged recently by that very thought...too often the church gets so use to "doing things the way they have always been done" we do not allow the creativity to flow. This causes the church to become complacent and stagnant and lose their ability to reach generations that need Christ. Thanks for reminding us to "unlearn what we have learned." Blessings!
Cheryl

I wonder if "calculating" the risk might be part o...

2009-06-30T00:42:41.585-05:00

I wonder if "calculating" the risk might be part of the problem?? (or maybe I should say "over-calculating." Don't think there's anything wrong with calculations, but God is a God who is above the statistics!! When He calls us, He calls us to live in faith (which means we've gotta live above the stats too.)

By the way, I love the idea that children are born artists. (They're born "in His image" and He is "Creator.")

Such a great reminder, especially for someone like...

2009-06-27T16:15:42.136-05:00

Such a great reminder, especially for someone like me who wants to be creative and blaze new paths - but often gets somewhat paralyzed with regret when things don't go well. Learning from failure instead of fearing it is such a valuable thing!