tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post116059105387713276..comments2023-12-27T11:23:38.346-05:00Comments on Vanguard Church - Bob Robinson: What gets you through the hard timesBob Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-10886309541382503632006-10-19T11:16:00.000-04:002006-10-19T11:16:00.000-04:00My pov is that all theology has been historical an...My pov is that all theology has been historical and contextual and that us becoming cognizant of that fact is a good thing. <br /><br />It's a way of laying our cards on the table. From my time in Seminary, I find that often it is what is not said than what is said that disturbs me some about modern theologies. <br /><br />So I don't like theo-drama as much if it undermines the critical importance of theology for guiding our praxis. <br /><br />I am interested in seeing what Jurgen Habermas has to say. I think I can appreciate his preference for Thomas Aquinas over more recent theologies, as it is more holistic and less polemical. It is the way theology was done prior to the Protestant-Catholic Schism and the 30 years war. <br /><br />My grandpa has now passed away and I've been blessed by my time spent with him, as you can read at my blog.<br /><br />I also am hoping to get a 2-5 year economics teaching position at St Thomas in MN for next year that is not too far from my family.<br /><br />cheers,<br />dlwDLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709279441985086959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-82686855190112239032006-10-17T09:04:00.000-04:002006-10-17T09:04:00.000-04:00dlw,
I'd agree with you that Creation-Fall-Redemp...dlw,<br /><br />I'd agree with you that Creation-Fall-Redemption is the biblical meta-narrative (or the biblical worldview), but now that I've read Kevin VanHoozer, I think all theology is best understood as Theo-Drama. Systematic Theology, which had its hey-day in modernity, will give way to Theodrama in a postmodern context. Therefore, I see C-F-R as "theology" now, more than merely "meta-narrative."<br /><br />I've prayed for you and your grandfather. It is a difficult thing to go through!Bob Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-19312568522949400292006-10-16T21:09:00.000-04:002006-10-16T21:09:00.000-04:00I think Creation-Fall-Redemption is better labelle...I think Creation-Fall-Redemption is better labelled the Biblical "meta-narrative", Bob. Technically speaking, a theology would have to be more than just that...<br /><br />Though, I am glad you are doing well. I am dying to myself and glad. I will no longer need to stay up at night with my grandfather, which is good for me, but he will probably die within days. But he's 91 and we've known it was coming for a long time and I think we've been able to anticipate and prepare ourselves for the event...<br /><br />I had some amazing time praying for him last night as I stayed up with him non-stop. He is blind and cannot stand and yet he kept wanting to get out of bed and so I gave him some meds and stopped him from getting out of bed and prayed for him, I sang for him some too and I got him to pray some, simple prayers like help me lord. It was quite intense but I think it helped me deal with my own anxiety problem...<br /><br />dlwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-11732883190620404812006-10-12T21:29:00.000-04:002006-10-12T21:29:00.000-04:00Bob,
Your post is a keeper. Thanks for passing on ...Bob,<br />Your post is a keeper. Thanks for passing on what was helpful to you. What you shared was some valuable pastoral wisdom.<br /><br />Glad you are on the other side of your surgery.Jim Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439815249502910190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-55921996766615709212006-10-12T20:24:00.000-04:002006-10-12T20:24:00.000-04:00You wrote: "I asked [my pastor] to reaffirm with m...You wrote: "I asked [my pastor] to reaffirm with me that God is good, and that what he created is good. I asked him to help me remember that the Fall causes terrible suffering, from a crazed man killing Amish girls to Hurricanes to aortic aneurysms.<br /><br />And then I asked him to pray for redemption to take place . . ."<br /><br />Wow . . . what incredible wisdom in the face of suffering. Maybe more eloquent than you know. <br /><br />It seems that in the haste to awaken the American church (which I believe is definitely happening) so many want to leave sound theology behind. I think to many it feels restrictive. But I think that is only because it has been used by so many as a stick to beat people back in line with. <br /><br />What a refreshing, practical application you have shown of the wonderful reassurance that comes in knowing God and His Word. Thanks.Andy Blankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037699659323753810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1160631253147031232006-10-12T01:34:00.000-04:002006-10-12T01:34:00.000-04:00"Lord of the Starfields," thank YOU for this examp..."Lord of the Starfields," thank YOU for this example of your redemption in my friend's life!<BR/><BR/>Shalom!<BR/><BR/>MicheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1160613283989829612006-10-11T20:34:00.000-04:002006-10-11T20:34:00.000-04:00Wow, Bob, this is the best thing I've read in ages...Wow, Bob, this is the best thing I've read in ages.<BR/><BR/>Glad to have you back safely.ScottBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351891814953244831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1160592739259630392006-10-11T14:52:00.000-04:002006-10-11T14:52:00.000-04:00I mean other sources taht they should not, such as...I mean other sources taht they should not, such as many of the self-help stuff in bookstores.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1160592692038917782006-10-11T14:51:00.000-04:002006-10-11T14:51:00.000-04:00Bob, Great to see you back!Wow. Breathtaking. Yes,...Bob, Great to see you back!<BR/><BR/>Wow. Breathtaking. Yes, we certainly need the theology found in the Story of God in Scipture in the way you express here. I think wrong thinking has set up many people for the destruction of their faith. And right thinking according to Scripture and the Story therein is surely important. Somehow I think that is why Christians turn to other sources of help in time of need, including watered down and syncretistic theologies.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.com