Comments for ... on the Beach http://wendy.thebaileys.name wonders and reflections in God's presence Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Remembering Jesus by Michael Berg http://wendy.thebaileys.name/2011/12/16/remembering-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-175758 Michael Berg Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:35:41 +0000 http://wendy.thebaileys.name/?p=378#comment-175758 Wendy, this is from an advent sermon a few years ago I did. :-)Funny how we remember things :-)Your Brother Michael I remember as a child every year my farter and mother used to put up an advent wreath, and for the longest time I thought that advent wreath and the nativity scene were all one, you needed one to have the other. That was because my Dad used an old wood Lionel Train tunnel box that he made for his old Lionel trains. He had converted it to be a manger for our Nativity Set, by covering it with Aluminum Foil and wiring in 2 old white Christmas tree bulbs, not the little one we have today but the old C-6 bulbs, to light up the inside. Because all of the pieces had to fit inside, as we used to place it on top of our Magnavox, B&W Console TV, that had tubes in it and only 13 channel knob, and their wasn’t much room on top. Then there were the 5 10D nails sticking up through the top of this box, 4 in like a circle and one in the center. Now mom and my Older --- Sister used to decorate the top with cut off pieces of Christmas Tree branch trimmings and garland. I was too little. Latter I got to put in the light bulbs, because that was “a mans” job. J Then like taking fine silverware from a velvet box, Mom would remove these advent candles from “the special Christmas cardboard shoebox”, They were 3” 4” round and to me at age 4 or so, they had to be at least 2 feet tall, (motion about 6”) if they were an inch, and the center white candle was even longer. we would all stare and ooo as my Dad would place them on there 10 D candle holders. I remember fighting with my sister mostly, on who got to light the candles every night. We would all put the ceramic, lead painted, figures into the manger, except Baby Jesus, he hung out on the back of the TV Top behind the manger / advent wreath till Christmas. Ever frightened that once again he would spend most of the time missing, unnoticed, then rescued from the Kirby bag on Christmas morning. J Mom would burn those candles till we were watching the candle flames through the dried pine needles and branches. Wendy, this is from an advent sermon a few years ago I did. :-) Funny how we remember things :-) Your Brother Michael

I remember as a child every year my farter and mother used to put up an advent wreath, and for the longest time I thought that advent wreath and the nativity scene were all one, you needed one to have the other. That was because my Dad used an old wood Lionel Train tunnel box that he made for his old Lionel trains. He had converted it to be a manger for our Nativity Set, by covering it with Aluminum Foil and wiring in 2 old white Christmas tree bulbs, not the little one we have today but the old C-6 bulbs, to light up the inside. Because all of the pieces had to fit inside, as we used to place it on top of our Magnavox, B&W Console TV, that had tubes in it and only 13 channel knob, and their wasn’t much room on top. Then there were the 5 10D nails sticking up through the top of this box, 4 in like a circle and one in the center. Now mom and my Older — Sister used to decorate the top with cut off pieces of Christmas Tree branch trimmings and garland. I was too little. Latter I got to put in the light bulbs, because that was “a mans” job. J Then like taking fine silverware from a velvet box, Mom would remove these advent candles from “the special Christmas cardboard shoebox”, They were 3” 4” round and to me at age 4 or so, they had to be at least 2 feet tall, (motion about 6”) if they were an inch, and the center white candle was even longer. we would all stare and ooo as my Dad would place them on there 10 D candle holders. I remember fighting with my sister mostly, on who got to light the candles every night. We would all put the ceramic, lead painted, figures into the manger, except Baby Jesus, he hung out on the back of the TV Top behind the manger / advent wreath till Christmas. Ever frightened that once again he would spend most of the time missing, unnoticed, then rescued from the Kirby bag on Christmas morning. J Mom would burn those candles till we were watching the candle flames through the dried pine needles and branches.

]]> Comment on Church Planting Manifesto by Hawk http://wendy.thebaileys.name/2007/01/20/church-planting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-145664 Hawk Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:37:33 +0000 http://wendy.thebaileys.name/blog/2007/01/20/church-planting-manifesto/#comment-145664 Pastor Griffin, I had no other way to contact you, hence I looked you up online. I am so honored and deeply humbled to have been in your presence. I pray that God continues to bless you as you agglomerate your knowledge in God and culture. Bless you brother I pray this is a life long friendship. Your brother in Christ Pastor Hawk. MY email address is jh7145@att.com. Love you man of God. Pastor Griffin, I had no other way to contact you, hence I looked you up online. I am so honored and deeply humbled to have been in your presence. I pray that God continues to bless you as you agglomerate your knowledge in God and culture. Bless you brother I pray this is a life long friendship. Your brother in Christ Pastor Hawk. MY email address is jh7145@att.com. Love you man of God.

]]> Comment on Church Planting Manifesto by Albert Griffin http://wendy.thebaileys.name/2007/01/20/church-planting-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-136706 Albert Griffin Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:02:21 +0000 http://wendy.thebaileys.name/blog/2007/01/20/church-planting-manifesto/#comment-136706 I am so encouraged by this blog/site. I will check in on you frequently. On March 1, 2009 I will officiating the ceremony which will set aside Adullam Baptist Covenant Church in Vineland NJ. I am also a student of culture as well. Currently attending Biblical Theological Seminary in Hatsfield, Pa, in Urban Ministry Leadership. I have grown to appreciate the lessons learned through studing the emergent church movement and the foundational purposes of such a movement. To address the post-modern culutre of today with the gospel of Jesus Christ. I will be borrowing a portion of your manifesto for our ceremony. I pray you approve. Keep chasing Jesus, leading as you move closer to Him. Albert I am so encouraged by this blog/site. I will check in on you frequently. On March 1, 2009 I will officiating the ceremony which will set aside Adullam Baptist Covenant Church in Vineland NJ. I am also a student of culture as well. Currently attending Biblical Theological Seminary in Hatsfield, Pa, in Urban Ministry Leadership. I have grown to appreciate the lessons learned through studing the emergent church movement and the foundational purposes of such a movement. To address the post-modern culutre of today with the gospel of Jesus Christ. I will be borrowing a portion of your manifesto for our ceremony. I pray you approve. Keep chasing Jesus, leading as you move closer to Him.
Albert

]]> Comment on To PC or not to PC? That is the question. by Quotidian Grace http://wendy.thebaileys.name/2008/12/07/to-pc-or-not-to-pc-that-is-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-131918 Quotidian Grace Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:15:31 +0000 http://wendy.thebaileys.name/?p=256#comment-131918 It is SO worth it, Wendy! My daughter convinced me to switch 4 years ago and I found it very easy. Macs are much more intuitive than pc's. Plus now you can run your windows programs on them if you really want to. But I do just fine with just the mac programs because you can export them as word documents etc. One really great feature is that you can save anything you send to a printer as a pdf file without having a full acrobat program. No viruses, no complicated virus programs. What's not to love? Go for it... It is SO worth it, Wendy! My daughter convinced me to switch 4 years ago and I found it very easy. Macs are much more intuitive than pc’s. Plus now you can run your windows programs on them if you really want to. But I do just fine with just the mac programs because you can export them as word documents etc.

One really great feature is that you can save anything you send to a printer as a pdf file without having a full acrobat program.

No viruses, no complicated virus programs. What’s not to love?

Go for it…

]]> Comment on I wish God spoke to me as clearly … by Jeremy http://wendy.thebaileys.name/2006/01/22/i-wish-god-spoke-to-me-as-clearly/comment-page-1/#comment-131716 Jeremy Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:15:34 +0000 http://wendy.thebaileys.name/blog/2006/01/22/i-wish-god-spoke-to-me-as-clearly/#comment-131716 my last entry should have read "I suggest you are BE like a shepard to the sheep" my last entry should have read “I suggest you are BE like a shepard to the sheep”

]]> Comment on I wish God spoke to me as clearly … by Jeremy http://wendy.thebaileys.name/2006/01/22/i-wish-god-spoke-to-me-as-clearly/comment-page-1/#comment-131715 Jeremy Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:13:55 +0000 http://wendy.thebaileys.name/blog/2006/01/22/i-wish-god-spoke-to-me-as-clearly/#comment-131715 William, I agree wholeheartedly with all you've said. We can't box God into what we want Him to be, eg. "I THINK that God..." We need a reliable source to know God, and that is, I am convinced, the Bible. Thoughts are thoughts and nothing else. They can be true, false, misleading and misinformed. They are just thoughts. Let's not do God the huge injustice of trying to "figure Him out". He's already told us all he wishes to, in his word. One thing though, brother (william) - i think you need to be aware of your tone. saying things like 'So stop quibbling and crying over not being who you aren’t' isn't loving. I admire your passion, but I would suggest you are like a shepard to the sheep - all loving. God Bless William, I agree wholeheartedly with all you’ve said. We can’t box God into what we want Him to be, eg. “I THINK that God…” We need a reliable source to know God, and that is, I am convinced, the Bible. Thoughts are thoughts and nothing else. They can be true, false, misleading and misinformed. They are just thoughts. Let’s not do God the huge injustice of trying to “figure Him out”. He’s already told us all he wishes to, in his word. One thing though, brother (william) – i think you need to be aware of your tone. saying things like ‘So stop quibbling and crying over not being who you aren’t’ isn’t loving. I admire your passion, but I would suggest you are like a shepard to the sheep – all loving. God Bless

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