tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post112684795438882355..comments2023-07-11T08:11:27.571-04:00Comments on Ragamuffin Ramblings: Not "What am I?" but "Whose"...Steve F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1126903544659455832005-09-16T16:45:00.000-04:002005-09-16T16:45:00.000-04:00Every time I read or hear someone use the term "la...Every time I read or hear someone use the term "label" now, I automatically think of Max Lucado's (<I>You Are Special</I> - don't be put off by the title of this children's book) little Wimmicks ... and the Wimmicks to whom the stars and grey stickers would not stick ....Keith Brentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370891993969932472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1126884152331520322005-09-16T11:22:00.000-04:002005-09-16T11:22:00.000-04:00I am a lurker who is always touched by your insigh...I am a lurker who is always touched by your insights. I'm writing because you wrote something that puzzles me. How do we know God's opinion of us? I live in fear that my God's opinion of me is just my opinion of God's opinion of me. Can we really know God's opinion of us? Keep the insights going, my Christian brother, and I'll keep learning at your feet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1126882501477061612005-09-16T10:55:00.000-04:002005-09-16T10:55:00.000-04:00I have been following following you for the last s...I have been following following you for the last several months. Ted pointed me your way. You have are on an interesting journey and an inspiration in the way you express your progress. Always the story teller and always passionate about your story. We all struggle with what we are but forget "Whose we are". <BR/><BR/>A friend of Jacques.<BR/><BR/>Jim CCobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807773373032876368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1126880332656524422005-09-16T10:18:00.000-04:002005-09-16T10:18:00.000-04:00I don't think it's the labels themselves, but how ...I don't think it's the labels themselves, but how we let them get in the way.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again, Steve. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1126878331234539722005-09-16T09:45:00.000-04:002005-09-16T09:45:00.000-04:00Tom, I guess I'm not bothered by the labels - beca...<EM>Tom, I guess I'm not bothered by the labels - because you're right: they are each a facet of who and what I am. Maybe it's the word before the label - "you're <STRONG>just</STRONG> a..." </EM><BR/><BR/>So don't pay any attention to the word "<EM>just</EM>" - it that's what they know about you, that's what they know about you. Who cares? Nobody has the time to get to know more than a few of Tom Scharbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397752812367691354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1126876380337063762005-09-16T09:13:00.000-04:002005-09-16T09:13:00.000-04:00Thank you, everyone (especially Peter and Tom), fo...Thank you, everyone (especially Peter and Tom), for some beautiful and powerful thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Actually, it was Peter's post on the MASH quiz that made me think of this whole topic, because his reaction was exactly like mine. And I appreciate the affirmation, brother. Though miles apart, we walk much the same road.<BR/><BR/>Tom, I guess I'm not bothered by the labels - because you're right: Steve F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1126875472983732502005-09-16T08:57:00.000-04:002005-09-16T08:57:00.000-04:00I remember years ago giving a "witness talk" at ma...I remember years ago giving a "witness talk" at mass about how my faith played out in my life ... eight minutes.<BR/><BR/>During the preparation process, my pastor, Jack Farry, told me that what I said in the first five sentences was the first thing most people would know about me, and the only thing many of them would ever know about me. So ask, he said, "Is that the first thing I want people Tom Scharbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397752812367691354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1126868949914833222005-09-16T07:09:00.000-04:002005-09-16T07:09:00.000-04:00THese quizes are getting on my nerves, too, and no...THese quizes are getting on my nerves, too, and not just the lame MASH quiz--they all suck.<BR/><BR/>You're not lame in the second-rate sense at all, Steve. You're lame because you're wounded and scarred, and still getting up each single day and trying your best. And if you limp now and again, and wince, or even cry out, hey, it goes with the territory. <BR/><BR/>I was thinking about what you Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052081819882002321noreply@blogger.com