tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post112195372399622067..comments2023-07-11T08:11:27.571-04:00Comments on Ragamuffin Ramblings: What do we do with the weeds?Steve F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1122400264881536622005-07-26T13:51:00.000-04:002005-07-26T13:51:00.000-04:00I am definitely a weed...whenever I struggle to do...I am definitely a weed...whenever I struggle to do right, invariably I end up falling. I am not perfect...I am a mess. Yet, in spite of and because of my messiness, I am a delight to God. He finds joy in my bumblings and shortcomings. It's sad that people who think they are "judging" like God would, in reality, are condemning their own people who are just like them.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12687767500393426461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1122123671182539282005-07-23T09:01:00.000-04:002005-07-23T09:01:00.000-04:00We forget: "weeds" are stubborn survivors. And one...We forget: "weeds" are stubborn survivors. And one of Jesus' most powerful metaphors is the "heaven as mustard seed" parable. <BR/><BR/>Mustard is a takeover plant. Let it get in a field, and that's all you got in a year or two. Farmers in Manitoba, where we lived for three years, would apply huge amounts of Roundup herbicide and plough a swath 3 metres wide around the edge of their fields--just Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052081819882002321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1122085220407302342005-07-22T22:20:00.000-04:002005-07-22T22:20:00.000-04:00"For so long, my primary fear of Christians was (a...<I>"For so long, my primary fear of Christians was (and, God help me, still can be) this: What if they find out how "weedy" I really am? Won't they just yank me up by the roots, and throw me on the fire?</I><BR/><BR/>I get that. I really get that.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045801745534184703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1122047451048053472005-07-22T11:50:00.000-04:002005-07-22T11:50:00.000-04:00An acquaintance of mine, Travis Stanley, spoke on ...An acquaintance of mine, Travis Stanley, spoke on the same subject Sunday, <A HREF="http://www.travisstanley.net/2005/07/19/weeds-and-wheat/" REL="nofollow">Weeds and Wheat</A>. He has some good thoughts beyond the "usual," too.Keith Brentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370891993969932472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1122042787018982502005-07-22T10:33:00.000-04:002005-07-22T10:33:00.000-04:00Hey brother, nice to "hear your voice".What I like...Hey brother, nice to "hear your voice".<BR/><BR/>What I like about this story is that God decides who is the wheat and the weeds. <BR/><BR/>When I read about neo-Puritans (I think I just coined a new phrase)<BR/>wanting to separate from the weeds and plant their own field of wheat I now know why I am so troubled.<BR/><BR/>Hope all is well.<BR/><BR/>Peace, brother.<BR/><BR/>RickNew Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07328837865727756374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1122037962697050562005-07-22T09:12:00.000-04:002005-07-22T09:12:00.000-04:00If we think of the weeds and the wheat not as indi...If we think of the weeds and the wheat not as individuals or groups within the community, but instead as aspects of ourselves, it can be a fruitful reflection. As I mature, I discover that some of my best qualities, my "virtues", are just the flip side of some of my worst vices. For example, I can be a great helper, but that is a flip side of being a manipulative control freak. Do I stop Michael Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942287172727040371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1122014496834078582005-07-22T02:41:00.000-04:002005-07-22T02:41:00.000-04:00I've always missed the question, "Did you not plan...I've always missed the question, "Did you not plant good seed?" Doctrines such as "we are all born in sin" and "total depravity" trouble me. What a beautiful picture - the best wheat ever gets pulled up because God loves a weed like me. Thanks Steve for pointing to Amazing Grace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com