tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632746619833314949.post4568731424683710317..comments2024-02-27T02:16:26.237-06:00Comments on the post-karmic stream: patriotism (day 2)Kyle Burkholderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00319162146102629239noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632746619833314949.post-61891332070427082882007-11-05T00:43:00.000-06:002007-11-05T00:43:00.000-06:00Ok I read your poems and thoughts and frankly I do...Ok I read your poems and thoughts and frankly I don’t like them; not simply because my eyes hurt from trying to read vertically or because I couldn’t understand the non-rhyming parts… but because I had to sit here and think. I have fallen into your trap - just what you wanted. First I became defensive for a lot of reasons, then sad because it’s easy to ignore (1) the ills of the world and (2) the people less fortunate than me, and then … wait… what does this have to do with me? Dude, I have my own problems… but not really in the grand scheme... Now, I think, WWJD? No really – if there were enough people asking how they can be Jesus to the people around them = problem solved.<BR/><BR/>Seek truth, love like Jesus, shine your light<BR/><BR/>PS – I like your tees – have you come across any catsuit dealers? And Mr Gill says hello.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632746619833314949.post-36256614235301111562007-10-31T22:50:00.000-05:002007-10-31T22:50:00.000-05:00How much is done in the name of patriotism, for th...How much is done in the name of patriotism, for the fatherland, even in the name of the "church" when the purpose is gaining personal power? <BR/><BR/>-- from kyle<BR/><BR/>or how much attention is placed on being loyal to such things when christ never set that as a priority for us.<BR/> <BR/>love your neighbor as yourself. love your country as your neighbor? <BR/> <BR/>the danger, in my heart, is that we place the cause, the colors, or the principle above the Source.pittolivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187265238505601007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632746619833314949.post-37538608454415790282007-10-31T01:48:00.000-05:002007-10-31T01:48:00.000-05:00not a bad thing. transcendence is again the issue...not a bad thing. transcendence is again the issue.<BR/><BR/>just another thing to be loyal to that falls short of Him. <BR/><BR/>humans are humans are humans. all creations of One.Kyle Burkholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319162146102629239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632746619833314949.post-74738122876810159572007-10-30T20:15:00.000-05:002007-10-30T20:15:00.000-05:00Many a truck bumper sticker would argue with you.....Many a truck bumper sticker would argue with you...<BR/><BR/>Belonging and group identity is not inherently a bad thing. It is important who the leader is, though. May the Lord raise up leaders who seek first the First.StumblinginHISdusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987354255923921619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632746619833314949.post-82599279076296412442007-10-30T20:11:00.000-05:002007-10-30T20:11:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.StumblinginHISdusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987354255923921619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632746619833314949.post-62574096909308543082007-10-30T13:32:00.000-05:002007-10-30T13:32:00.000-05:00Someone once told me that the primary need of all ...Someone once told me that the primary need of all people is to belong.<BR/><BR/>Patriotism is our way of saying we belong...but what do we belong to...and is the belonging reciprocal?<BR/><BR/>Thank-you God for demonstrating your constant pursuit of us...so that we can know that we truly belong; belong to something (someONE)above subjective belief, value and circumstance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com