Comments on: born and raised http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/ when faith like a child isn't enough Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:36:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Kevin http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-59 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:51:50 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-59 When reading this, I couldn't help but think of children from different families in the Bible and how their offspring turned out: Adam and Eve's kids, David's kids, Solomon's kids, etc. Yowza. When reading this, I couldn’t help but think of children from different families in the Bible and how their offspring turned out: Adam and Eve’s kids, David’s kids, Solomon’s kids, etc. Yowza.

]]> by: Dan http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-58 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:51:48 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-58 Hey Jenny, I just started reading your blog. I really agree with your comment about being jealous of those who can just believe. Thanks for pointing Dylan to Stupid Church People because he pointed me to it... I like it. Miss you lots. Let's do nuggets some time. Hey Jenny,

I just started reading your blog. I really agree with your comment about being jealous of those who can just believe. Thanks for pointing Dylan to Stupid Church People because he pointed me to it… I like it.
Miss you lots. Let’s do nuggets some time.

]]> by: Phil http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-57 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:23:16 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-57 I also remember Christmases at the parsonage... looking back on it now, it's quite incredible what those people would do for their pastors. I don't think I had a good grasp of it at the time though. And yeah... I dunno about the whole rebelling thing... I guess I'm not one to rock the boat (at least, not overtly. ;) ) But I certainly don't feel comfortable with a lot of the baptist/evangelical traditions/attitudes. And sometimes I even convince myself that this equals a weaker faith on my part... I think the somewhat strange thought for me is that if I hadn't grown up in a Christian home, I would very likely not be a Christian today. In fact, I'd probably consider myself "far too intelligent" for something like that and look upon it with condescension. So by all rights, I should be rejecting it, except for the traditional place within my life. It's a bit of a puzzle, yes. I also remember Christmases at the parsonage… looking back on it now, it’s quite incredible what those people would do for their pastors. I don’t think I had a good grasp of it at the time though.

And yeah… I dunno about the whole rebelling thing… I guess I’m not one to rock the boat (at least, not overtly. ;) ) But I certainly don’t feel comfortable with a lot of the baptist/evangelical traditions/attitudes. And sometimes I even convince myself that this equals a weaker faith on my part…

I think the somewhat strange thought for me is that if I hadn’t grown up in a Christian home, I would very likely not be a Christian today. In fact, I’d probably consider myself “far too intelligent” for something like that and look upon it with condescension. So by all rights, I should be rejecting it, except for the traditional place within my life. It’s a bit of a puzzle, yes.

]]> by: Jenny http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-56 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:22:10 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-56 Word up B & D. I realized reading Dylan's comment that all the people he lives with are pastors' kids! Heh. Funny how things work out. I, like your girls, am a second-generation pastor's kid, as well... fascinating how these things happen. When it comes to the Church We Know So Well, I wonder how things would have turned out had we stayed there longer... maybe I would have ended up feeling more pressure? I don't know. Though I don't know, I still don't get nothing but love from those people, even 20 years later. Stu and Jan still send me birthday money every year. Of course, like I said, presents =/ love, not always anyway. Love is sitting with my mom while my dad was in open-heart surgery for 6 hours, like Jan did a few years ago. Love is making sure I got settled in when I left home for the first time, and so on. ANYWAY. I love you both. The end. Word up B & D. I realized reading Dylan’s comment that all the people he lives with are pastors’ kids! Heh. Funny how things work out. I, like your girls, am a second-generation pastor’s kid, as well… fascinating how these things happen.

When it comes to the Church We Know So Well, I wonder how things would have turned out had we stayed there longer… maybe I would have ended up feeling more pressure? I don’t know. Though I don’t know, I still don’t get nothing but love from those people, even 20 years later. Stu and Jan still send me birthday money every year. Of course, like I said, presents =/ love, not always anyway. Love is sitting with my mom while my dad was in open-heart surgery for 6 hours, like Jan did a few years ago. Love is making sure I got settled in when I left home for the first time, and so on.

ANYWAY. I love you both. The end.

]]> by: Bonnie http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-54 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:28:29 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-54 Yeah, I envy the fact that you didn't feel the pressure to "set an example". I did. And as one who had gone from being a pastor's kid to a pastor's wife, I am feeling the freedom now that Dylan's not employed by one particular church. Of course, he couldn't stop being a pastor any more than he could stop breathing... But that's one of the many things I love about him. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate it, and you. :) Yeah, I envy the fact that you didn’t feel the pressure to “set an example”. I did. And as one who had gone from being a pastor’s kid to a pastor’s wife, I am feeling the freedom now that Dylan’s not employed by one particular church. Of course, he couldn’t stop being a pastor any more than he could stop breathing… But that’s one of the many things I love about him.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate it, and you. :)

]]> by: Dylan http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-53 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:02:41 +0000 http://www.steeplesandpeople.com/blog/2006/02/12/born-and-raised/#comment-53 wow jenny. thanks. as a pastor with kids, it gave me a lot to think about. maybe even more so because of the church you refer to that i know so well. and i don't think faith is ever easy for people... they just become good at faking it or minimalizing it. real faith is always hard. wow jenny. thanks. as a pastor with kids, it gave me a lot to think about. maybe even more so because of the church you refer to that i know so well. and i don’t think faith is ever easy for people… they just become good at faking it or minimalizing it. real faith is always hard.

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