Comments for The Distillery Church http://thedistillerychurch.org an indie faith community in albany, ny Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Get Real. Will You? by joe http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=740&cpage=1#comment-552 joe Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:02:29 +0000 http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=740#comment-552 wish i could have been there:-( wish i could have been there:-(

]]> Comment on Sufficient…Really? by Kevin http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=736&cpage=1#comment-433 Kevin Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:08:03 +0000 http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=736#comment-433 I agree - abundant life measured in things and "feelings" distorts the whole power of John 10:10. This life coupled with His promise of enough grace, power and certainly love does indeed make this life abundant! I also liked your definition of abundant as over sufficient; in those lean times where His sufficiency is what we cling too, it is nice to know that our whole life still basks in God's abundance. I agree – abundant life measured in things and “feelings” distorts the whole power of John 10:10. This life coupled with His promise of enough grace, power and certainly love does indeed make this life abundant!

I also liked your definition of abundant as over sufficient; in those lean times where His sufficiency is what we cling too, it is nice to know that our whole life still basks in God’s abundance.

]]> Comment on Sufficient…Really? by John http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=736&cpage=1#comment-417 John Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:45:21 +0000 http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=736#comment-417 Moving post Kevin. Thanks for posting and for bringing this subject to our discussion Sunday. I am glad that we have a community of folks that are willing to admit that life sucks sometimes. For me, the abundant life Jesus is talking about is not so much about circumstantial abundance as it is contextual abundance. What I mean by that is that Jesus is not saying, "Everything is going to be great from now on," or "God will make you rich!' He is really saying that "a choice for me" is a choice for "life." "A decision to follow me unto earthly death, is a decision for longterm abundant life." I imagine my life without God, and can easily get in touch with that kind of life because there was a time when I was into everything but following Jesus, and it was a miserable existence at best for me. But now? 28 years into following him? Oh yeah, its hard sometimes and other times damn near impossible. But underneath all of that is this sense of goodness, fullness, rightness (?). One of the definitions I have found on the word "<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abundant" rel="nofollow">abundant</a>" is "oversufficient." When compared to God's grace being "sufficient," it makes a little more sense in that context, does it not? Thanks again for the good post on this subject. Moving post Kevin. Thanks for posting and for bringing this subject to our discussion Sunday. I am glad that we have a community of folks that are willing to admit that life sucks sometimes. For me, the abundant life Jesus is talking about is not so much about circumstantial abundance as it is contextual abundance.

What I mean by that is that Jesus is not saying, “Everything is going to be great from now on,” or “God will make you rich!’ He is really saying that “a choice for me” is a choice for “life.” “A decision to follow me unto earthly death, is a decision for longterm abundant life.”

I imagine my life without God, and can easily get in touch with that kind of life because there was a time when I was into everything but following Jesus, and it was a miserable existence at best for me.

But now? 28 years into following him? Oh yeah, its hard sometimes and other times damn near impossible. But underneath all of that is this sense of goodness, fullness, rightness (?).

One of the definitions I have found on the word “abundant” is “oversufficient.” When compared to God’s grace being “sufficient,” it makes a little more sense in that context, does it not? Thanks again for the good post on this subject.

]]> Comment on The Distillery Church — a Fun Place… Really…. by joe http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=727&cpage=1#comment-412 joe Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:45:50 +0000 http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=727#comment-412 they look like mug shots! they look like mug shots!

]]> Comment on Blue Lips, Blue Veins, Blue. The Color of our Planet from Far, Far Away… by John http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=725&cpage=1#comment-346 John Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:34:32 +0000 http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=725#comment-346 You might need speakers.. or a headset... Sometimes Laptops have lower sound than normal. It is kind of low volume. :) You might need speakers.. or a headset… Sometimes Laptops have lower sound than normal. It is kind of low volume. :)

]]> Comment on Blue Lips, Blue Veins, Blue. The Color of our Planet from Far, Far Away… by AMANDA http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=725&cpage=1#comment-342 AMANDA Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:35:20 +0000 http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=725#comment-342 i couldnt really hear the video....maybe i did something wrong. is it j me? i couldnt really hear the video….maybe i did something wrong. is it j me?

]]> Comment on I didn’t want to come to gathering yesterday by joe http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=720&cpage=1#comment-338 joe Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:58:11 +0000 http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=720#comment-338 i wanted to go, but i could'nt i wanted to go, but i could’nt

]]> Comment on I didn’t want to come to gathering yesterday by AMANDA http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=720&cpage=1#comment-336 AMANDA Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:19:00 +0000 http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=720#comment-336 im glad you came too im glad you came too

]]> Comment on I didn’t want to come to gathering yesterday by John http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=720&cpage=1#comment-334 John Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:28:57 +0000 http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=720#comment-334 Nice. I am glad you came as well. :) Nice. I am glad you came as well. :)

]]> Comment on Escaping Suburbanism by John http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=710&cpage=1#comment-224 John Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:33:28 +0000 http://thedistillerychurch.org/?p=710#comment-224 Jen! Thanks so much for your gracious comments. I wanted to make sure and reiterate that my post here on the evils of Suburbia are not about living in the Suburbs as much as they are about the mindset that we get lulled into there. I must agree with you that I know several people that are doing it right in the burbs. I just wanted to post on my own adventures and what I have learned. Likewise, I love America. The song is about damning this American Empire, which again is the mindset that we must own everything and build our own little Kingdoms and that must work and work and work to have the best of everything etc. Jesus was not about owning a bigger house and having a second or third car, he was about giving what he had and serving others. It's the opposite of the American Empire/dream. So for those that are not living that lifestyle in the suburbs but are instead about other people I commend them. I suspect that includes you. Because I have always known you to be a giving person and a follower of Jesus. Also I agree that we all need community and love and support regardless of where we live. Again, this ws more about the mindset of suburbanism than about where you live. :) Jen! Thanks so much for your gracious comments. I wanted to make sure and reiterate that my post here on the evils of Suburbia are not about living in the Suburbs as much as they are about the mindset that we get lulled into there. I must agree with you that I know several people that are doing it right in the burbs.

I just wanted to post on my own adventures and what I have learned. Likewise, I love America. The song is about damning this American Empire, which again is the mindset that we must own everything and build our own little Kingdoms and that must work and work and work to have the best of everything etc.

Jesus was not about owning a bigger house and having a second or third car, he was about giving what he had and serving others. It’s the opposite of the American Empire/dream. So for those that are not living that lifestyle in the suburbs but are instead about other people I commend them. I suspect that includes you. Because I have always known you to be a giving person and a follower of Jesus.

Also I agree that we all need community and love and support regardless of where we live. Again, this ws more about the mindset of suburbanism than about where you live. :)

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