tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post116544918757584753..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Milton on callingbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-38667596180441853022008-03-30T23:57:00.000+01:002008-03-30T23:57:00.000+01:00Thanks for clarifying. I agree that the minimalist...Thanks for clarifying. I agree that the minimalist understanding of calling is too simplistic, though as I read it, it is a reaction against what is sometimes an obscurantist account in which a mysterious inner feeling becomes the unquestionable basis for significant life decisions. I'm not saying this is what you think, just that one caricature has produced another.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-10006555445028188692008-03-30T22:57:00.000+01:002008-03-30T22:57:00.000+01:00What have you wondered about it? Do you think that...<I>What have you wondered about it? Do you think that God's calling is the same for everyone?</I><BR/><BR/>My comment was in relation to Ben's quote. <BR/>I have heard it said that to go into Christian ministry you don't need to really have a sense that God has called you into it, so you might as well do it. <BR/><BR/>If my understanding of Ben is right , the attitude of not having to have heard Craig Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588042075470456058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-32965086689880416992008-03-30T12:30:00.000+01:002008-03-30T12:30:00.000+01:00I have often wondered about the idea regarding cal...<I>I have often wondered about the idea regarding calling in some circles. That it doesn't matter what we do, so you might as well become a preacher / minister without needing the urge of having a personal calling from God to do so. </I><BR/>What have you wondered about it? Do you think that God's calling is the same for everyone?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your experience too!byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-84857537186589468402008-03-30T09:35:00.000+01:002008-03-30T09:35:00.000+01:00Particularly relevant for those of us who find our...<I>Particularly relevant for those of us who find our own urgent sense of importance paralysing our ability to serve.</I> <BR/><BR/>This is a powerful comment Byron. <BR/><BR/><I>To be called by God is not the same as achieving things for God. To be called by God is to wait on God, to be ready for God’s voice.</I><BR/><BR/>Ben made this comment regarding Milton's poem. <BR/>I have often wondered Craig Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588042075470456058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1165558463516549872006-12-08T06:14:00.000+00:002006-12-08T06:14:00.000+00:00Your words are particularly resonant of course...Your words are particularly resonant of course...michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1165547982819497152006-12-08T03:19:00.000+00:002006-12-08T03:19:00.000+00:00Thanks, Byron. "... our own urgent sense of import...Thanks, Byron. <BR/><BR/>"... our own urgent sense of importance" -- nicely put!Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.com