Comments for The World Is My Parish

Comment on Values by Value voter.

Value voter. — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:07:25 +0000

[...] read a post by Matthew Johnson, and I realized I’d forgotten what to [...]

Comment on Values by Sam.

Sam. — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:41:12 +0000

Thanks for sharing your journeying Matthew. You’ve got me thinking too this morning with your post.

Comment on Terribly excited by Matthew Johnson

Matthew Johnson — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:24:35 +0000

Thanks guys. Love you both.

Comment on Terribly excited by Jeff Melton

Jeff Melton — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:11:59 +0000

I’d love to be able to read about and be affected by the change God is working in your life, Matt. I don’t mean to pile onto any guilt you may be feeling about not blogging, but your own experiences (with Twitter) show how you can be touched by another person’s internet ramblings. Peace. Grace. Rest.

Comment on Terribly excited by Brett

Brett — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:40:06 +0000

Praying for you, brother.

Comment on I Have an Enemies List by Rudy

Rudy — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:32:59 +0000

Matt,
I love that I came across your name on internet monk. Thats fantastic man.

I can’t believe that the ownership group that manages the Pirates isn’t on this list. How many losing seasons in a row? How many more to come?

Enjoy football season, should make things better for all of you in the keystone state. I pray you and your wife are well.

-Rudy

Comment on I Have an Enemies List by Ralph Howe

Ralph Howe — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:56:14 +0000

Have you considered the Number One Enemy: satan?

Comment on I Have an Enemies List by Andrew C. Thompson

Andrew C. Thompson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:51:04 +0000

Yes, I would add a few more:

15. “We’ve always done it this way” attitudes
16. LSU and Bama (but I think we’re gonna beat LSU)
17. The “once saved always saved” mentality
18. Cookies (“Stop tempting me, evil ones!”)
19. Lukewarm discipleship
20. Mosquitoes. You know, the big nasty ones.

Comment on I Have an Enemies List by John Leek

John Leek — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:29:09 +0000

Looks like a pretty good list to me!

Comment on Best Post I’ve Read in Some Time by Matthew Johnson

Matthew Johnson — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:00:42 +0000

One of the things I like about this guy’s post is that often our ways of “getting closer to God” are completely insular. A group Bible study or prayer group only reaches, typically, a group of like-minded people. Asking forgiveness of someone else, treating some random person kindly and even serving them some way, even tipping well is a way of mimicking Jesus that teaches us about the heart of of a God who sent the Son.

I get the anger and frustration with the local church. No, really, I GET it. In many ways I’ve lowered my expectation of her just to emotionally survive. I don’t like that. I also think that every single one of us has an idealized vision of what the Church (capital “c”) would look like that runs the spectrum of mega-church to house church and everything in between that will never be realized. Some days I want house church, some days local church of about 100, other days I’m jealous of the huge churches. I’ve finally just thrown up my hands and said, “Jesus will redeem it all and I hope he does it soon!”