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Comment on Cool Hand Luke by John

John — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:00:18 +0000

Because Luke was COOL. He was a mellow, tneikhr type. He didn’t care about being in jail. He was going to do things his way. And when he broke out and sent he prisoners that magazine with his photo in it ( the one with the ladies in the bar), the other guys thought that was COOL . Plus, what ever situation he got himself into, he handled it in a COOL manner.I think Paul Newman was one COOL dude in that movie.

Comment on Cool Hand Luke by Gembel

Gembel — Sat, 05 May 2012 02:37:26 +0000

He was named that because stomeimes nothin’ can be a real cool hand. Dragline gave him that name after Luke beat him bluffing at poker with a nothing hand, and having done the same in the boxing match earlier that day (and he kept coming at me with nothin’ ). It was Luke’s tenacity and indomitable spirit that got him the victory in both cases, rather than any real advantage. Dragline was impressed and gave him the name based on Luke’s comment above.

Comment on Cool Hand Luke by Jim Diehm

Jim Diehm — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:06:21 +0000

Orgasmic? Really? If you lead with the senior pastor referring to a scene of the movie as orgasmic, your ratings will go right up.

Comment on Armageddon by jim diehm

jim diehm — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:55:20 +0000

Great piece. Very thought provoking.

Comment on Joseph’s Advancement by Karl Hanf

Karl Hanf — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:06:31 +0000

Thanks Jim. Great comments. I don’t believe Jesus is a correction to how God used to do things in the Old Testament, but rather a continuation of God’s revelation and final efforts to repair creation that we see at work in the Old Testament. I believe though that it was not to the fullest revelation of God in Jesus, that God’s own followers got it. God loves me powerfully, not because I follow the law, but because God created me. God loves my neighbor powerfully, too, because God created them, too. This is who God has always been, and after we realize this we can read the Old Testament stories with “Jesus glasses” and gain new insights. It is just sometimes I read with these “Jesus glasses” and I stumble across a line like this that doesn’t fit.

Comment on Joseph’s Advancement by Jim Diehm

Jim Diehm — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:51:58 +0000

Pastor Karl comments on the phrase “God was with him” versus Joseph being with God. I think this concept of God choosing to be with someone might play out fine with me, if I think of it in context. During the times of the Old Testament, many concepts of gods and deities had rules and dogma around what the person was to do to gain the god’s favor. So logically, if the person was blessed with wealth, they had done something directed to the god to gain the god’s favor. (I’m assuming then that the rules, steps and actions required to keep the god close to you could easily become complicated and tiresome). The reverse would have to be true, if they weren’t doing well in life, they must have angered a god. What Christ brings to us is the gift of reversing this. We do not live life trying to determine what we need to do to keep God happy and near us. Rather we live expressing God’s love for us to the world.
If I own a cool bike and I’m happy with it’s features and usefulness and then I receive another bike as a gift, it doesn’t hold much meaning for me. But if I have never owned a bike and I receive a cool bike as a gift – imagine how happy I would be.
So, I think the concept of God being with David holds meaning for me, because it allows me to appreciate the gift of Christ’s death and resurrection.

Comment on Joseph’s Coat by Karl Hanf

Karl Hanf — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:05:35 +0000

Thanks Jim. Thadd and I were wondering if anyone was listening. The book is really very good. It is Wrestling with Angels, by Naomi Rosenblatt. It moves through the entire story of the Patriarchs in Genesis.
Karl

Comment on Joseph’s Coat by Mike Sneed

Mike Sneed — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:50:59 +0000

Sorry about that. I’ll try to enuciate a little clearer. Her name is Rosenblatt. Thanks for the feed back.

Comment on Joseph’s Coat by jim diehm

jim diehm — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:35:49 +0000

Rosen______who?

Rest assured, someone is listening.

Comment on 1 Peter by Pastor Karl Hanf

Pastor Karl Hanf — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:36:11 +0000

Well said, Jim. I wish you had been in the room when we taped this conversation. I think your ideas can be mixed in with the overall idea that Peter felt shame at that moment at being exposed: exposed for not trusting Jesus, arrogance in thinking he knew more at least about fishing than Jesus, for not believing that Jesus was any more than a great rabbi. You have captured well why someone might say “Get away from me”, when he or she is confronted in that moment of shame, whether they are 15 or 45. Thanks for this.