Comments on: Spiritual Excuses http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/28/spiritual-excuses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spiritual-excuses Business Development & Communications Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/28/spiritual-excuses/#comment-465 Jon Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:50:09 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/01/28/142/#comment-465 :)<br><br>Good point. I just finished reading about the martyrdom of Polycarp. The early church knew what it meant to be hated for Christ's sake.<br><br>I’m not saying I wish I lived back then… I don’t know how I would respond. But we’ve got it pretty easy. I can be pretty bold in blogger world… but in the workplace I fear I just want people to like me. Mabe if they like me enough they will want to be a Christian???? I'm not sure how that's working out though... <br><br>Why do I fear sharing a message that may not be popular? I haven’t even witnessed any real public burnings lately... :)

Good point. I just finished reading about the martyrdom of Polycarp. The early church knew what it meant to be hated for Christ's sake.

I’m not saying I wish I lived back then… I don’t know how I would respond. But we’ve got it pretty easy. I can be pretty bold in blogger world… but in the workplace I fear I just want people to like me. Mabe if they like me enough they will want to be a Christian???? I'm not sure how that's working out though…

Why do I fear sharing a message that may not be popular? I haven’t even witnessed any real public burnings lately…

]]> By: Jon http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/28/spiritual-excuses/#comment-1786 Jon Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:50:09 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/01/28/142/#comment-1786 :)<br><br>Good point. I just finished reading about the martyrdom of Polycarp. The early church knew what it meant to be hated for Christ's sake.<br><br>I’m not saying I wish I lived back then… I don’t know how I would respond. But we’ve got it pretty easy. I can be pretty bold in blogger world… but in the workplace I fear I just want people to like me. Mabe if they like me enough they will want to be a Christian???? I'm not sure how that's working out though... <br><br>Why do I fear sharing a message that may not be popular? I haven’t even witnessed any real public burnings lately... :)

Good point. I just finished reading about the martyrdom of Polycarp. The early church knew what it meant to be hated for Christ's sake.

I’m not saying I wish I lived back then… I don’t know how I would respond. But we’ve got it pretty easy. I can be pretty bold in blogger world… but in the workplace I fear I just want people to like me. Mabe if they like me enough they will want to be a Christian???? I'm not sure how that's working out though…

Why do I fear sharing a message that may not be popular? I haven’t even witnessed any real public burnings lately…

]]> By: Jonathan Brink http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/28/spiritual-excuses/#comment-464 Jonathan Brink Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:49:13 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/01/28/142/#comment-464 It's an old image I had in my reservoir. It just felt like the right image. It's an old image I had in my reservoir. It just felt like the right image.

]]> By: Jonathan Brink http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/28/spiritual-excuses/#comment-1788 Jonathan Brink Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:49:13 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/01/28/142/#comment-1788 It's an old image I had in my reservoir. It just felt like the right image. It's an old image I had in my reservoir. It just felt like the right image.

]]> By: AdamLehman http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/28/spiritual-excuses/#comment-463 AdamLehman Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:32:09 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/01/28/142/#comment-463 SO TRUE!<br><br>ps. where did the inspiration for the image attached to this article come from? it was surprisingly relative without being cheesy. i like. SO TRUE!

ps. where did the inspiration for the image attached to this article come from? it was surprisingly relative without being cheesy. i like.

]]> By: AdamLehman http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/12/28/spiritual-excuses/#comment-1787 AdamLehman Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:32:09 +0000 http://jonathanbrink.com/2009/01/28/142/#comment-1787 SO TRUE!<br><br>ps. where did the inspiration for the image attached to this article come from? it was surprisingly relative without being cheesy. i like. SO TRUE!

ps. where did the inspiration for the image attached to this article come from? it was surprisingly relative without being cheesy. i like.

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