Comments for Acceptable Offering http://acceptableoffering.com the preaching ministry of Bob Clark Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Women of the Old Testament by Resources for Judges 4:8 - 10 http://acceptableoffering.com/2011/04/19/women-of-the-old-testament/#comment-381 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:49:06 +0000 http://acceptableoffering.com/?p=2626#comment-381 [...] 1Women of the Old Testament « Acceptable Offering SUBMIT [...]

]]> Comment on Open Arms by willnorrid http://acceptableoffering.com/2012/01/19/open-arms/#comment-378 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:46:11 +0000 http://acceptableoffering.com/?p=2798#comment-378 Enjoyed this, Bob! I am linking it to our church blog. I hadn’t been here in a while and it was good to see you had updated. Always enjoy hearing your perspectives. Blessings to St. Louis from Dresden, TN!

]]> Comment on Into the Quiet by Anna http://acceptableoffering.com/2011/09/26/into-the-quiet/#comment-360 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:36:33 +0000 http://acceptableoffering.com/?p=2777#comment-360 Oh to shut it all down even for a moment. Where is that switch? And once I finally locate it, dust it and flip it off, will I want to turn it back on? That thought scares me too.

]]> Comment on Into the Quiet by Darlene Millson http://acceptableoffering.com/2011/09/26/into-the-quiet/#comment-359 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:51:03 +0000 http://acceptableoffering.com/?p=2777#comment-359 I have not been to that place of silence in a long time. This reminds me and causes a urge to go there!

]]> Comment on Love in the Details by Margaret Deaton http://acceptableoffering.com/2011/08/18/love-in-the-details/#comment-354 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:57:08 +0000 http://acceptableoffering.com/?p=2744#comment-354 This is a wonderful story, Bob. Looking forward to seeing you in just a couple of weeks!

Love,
Margaret

]]> Comment on Love in the Details by Mary Lou Horigan http://acceptableoffering.com/2011/08/18/love-in-the-details/#comment-351 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:06:46 +0000 http://acceptableoffering.com/?p=2744#comment-351 Love it!! Love it!! I was just talking about you today with Diane Smith and sharing what an impact you both had in my life and the lives of so many others in VB/Chesapeake.

Love and Peace to you both,
Mary Lou

]]> Comment on Years Ago in a Church Far Away by Brad Carman http://acceptableoffering.com/2011/08/02/years-ago-in-a-church-far-away/#comment-344 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:29:16 +0000 http://acceptableoffering.com/?p=2738#comment-344 While I admire and appreciate the patience and gentleness with which you sought to restore the brother, those same qualities can become enabling of lies and discension. Godly reputations are ruined by well intentioned silence. In so doing the innocent lose confidence in those who are good and loving shepherds of the flock. It can be handled privately as long as it is private. When the adulterer does what this person did, it becomes a matter of a little leaven influencing everything around it. We cannot control how others act but we can hopefully limit the effects of their actions.

]]> Comment on For the Love of God by Bob Clark http://acceptableoffering.com/2011/07/21/for-the-love-of-god/#comment-343 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:50:15 +0000 http://acceptableoffering.com/?p=2730#comment-343 Thanks, Kevin. The concert exceeded my ridiculously high expectations. Had a great, if brief, visit with Keith and family!

]]> Comment on For the Love of God by Kevin T Leahy http://acceptableoffering.com/2011/07/21/for-the-love-of-god/#comment-342 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:57:07 +0000 http://acceptableoffering.com/?p=2730#comment-342 Bob,

I enjoyed today’s acceptable offering. I hope you were able to enjoy you time with family and friends this past weekend. I also hope the U2 concert was all that you hoped for.

Trusting in Him,

Kevin

]]> Comment on Restrictive passages, part 2 — 1 Corinthians 14:34 by Will Norrid http://acceptableoffering.com/2011/07/19/restrictive-passages-part-2-1-corinthians-1434/#comment-341 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:10:04 +0000 http://acceptableoffering.com/?p=2723#comment-341 I have always struggled with this passage more than the verses in Paul’s letter to Timothy. The vast majority of congregations obviously don’t practice the first reading (total silence) on communication that is perceived as non-authority based (singing, teaching other women/children, commenting in a class setting). We seem to pick and choose what speech is permitted and what is restricted. Across the broad range of our fellowship this is done to varying degrees. The congregation I serve is fairly open to women make mission presentations, announcements and commenting in Bible discussion; however, our congregation (most of the women as well as men) would largely not be comfortable with a woman presenting the sermon or teaching adult men. I believe this is where we often fall into the “tradition trap.” Is it possible for us to completely step outside of our normative and view Scripture without social and cultural bias?

Also, what part do you think family roles play in this? It was assumed by Paul that a woman would have a husband to ask. Many times in our day the woman is single, divorced, widowed or married to a non-believer. I believe this is important to understanding the situation in Corinth versus the situation in our 21st century congregations.

It has been and will continue to be a challenging issue for believers that want to do all they can in and for the Kingdom but still be within the bounds of what Scripture approves.

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