Comments for MaryAnn McKibben Dana http://theblueroomblog.org The Blue Room Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on When Bad Theology Happens to Good People by When Bad Theology Happens to Good People | Gulf Shores First Presbyterian Church http://theblueroomblog.org/whenbadtheologyhappenstogoodpeople/#comment-5738 When Bad Theology Happens to Good People | Gulf Shores First Presbyterian Church Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:54 +0000 http://theblueroomblog.org/?p=3395#comment-5738 [...] blog post that is worth reading this morning in response to the Oklahoma tornadoes entitled “When Bad Theology Happens to Good People” at her The Blue Room [...]

]]> Comment on When Bad Theology Happens to Good People by Deborah Lewis http://theblueroomblog.org/whenbadtheologyhappenstogoodpeople/#comment-5737 Deborah Lewis Tue, 21 May 2013 12:40:00 +0000 http://theblueroomblog.org/?p=3395#comment-5737 There are things worth merely reacting to (I can’t believe she wore that to the Oscars) and things that take time to even know how to react, much less to respond thoughtfully. Thanks for helping us to think about the movement from reaction to reflection.

]]> Comment on When Bad Theology Happens to Good People by MaryAnn McKibben Dana http://theblueroomblog.org/whenbadtheologyhappenstogoodpeople/#comment-5729 MaryAnn McKibben Dana Tue, 21 May 2013 11:09:43 +0000 http://theblueroomblog.org/?p=3395#comment-5729 I was amazed that my cousin was able to send out a Facebook message. And it went out pretty quickly, all things considered. I expected it to take a while. Thankful for infrastructure that we so often take for granted.

]]> Comment on When Bad Theology Happens to Good People by Bob Braxton http://theblueroomblog.org/whenbadtheologyhappenstogoodpeople/#comment-5728 Bob Braxton Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:57 +0000 http://theblueroomblog.org/?p=3395#comment-5728 There were those few days in the wake of superstorm Sandy on a chain saw “first responders” crew (actually second responders) and then the evening of training on First responders – giving me / us just a glimpse of what those trained people are up against.

]]> Comment on When Bad Theology Happens to Good People by MaryAnn McKibben Dana http://theblueroomblog.org/whenbadtheologyhappenstogoodpeople/#comment-5727 MaryAnn McKibben Dana Tue, 21 May 2013 11:01:13 +0000 http://theblueroomblog.org/?p=3395#comment-5727 I read recently about a series of studies that suggest that exposure to Christian ideas—or even standing in the shadow of a cathedral—nudges people in the direction of black-and-white thinking.
http://www.psmag.com/blogs/news-blog/christian-concepts-decrease-tolerance-for-ambiguity-57884/

That doesn’t serve us well. I think we need to fight that.

]]> Comment on When Bad Theology Happens to Good People by Oklahoma | CATERPICKLES http://theblueroomblog.org/whenbadtheologyhappenstogoodpeople/#comment-5725 Oklahoma | CATERPICKLES Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48:15 +0000 http://theblueroomblog.org/?p=3395#comment-5725 [...] When Bad Theology Happens to Good People (The Blue Room) [...]

]]> Comment on When Bad Theology Happens to Good People by Susan http://theblueroomblog.org/whenbadtheologyhappenstogoodpeople/#comment-5724 Susan Tue, 21 May 2013 10:46:20 +0000 http://theblueroomblog.org/?p=3395#comment-5724 Thank you.

]]> Comment on When Bad Theology Happens to Good People by Kelley http://theblueroomblog.org/whenbadtheologyhappenstogoodpeople/#comment-5713 Kelley Tue, 21 May 2013 03:46:09 +0000 http://theblueroomblog.org/?p=3395#comment-5713 Yes. Amen.

]]> Comment on A Pentecost from the Archives by Bob Braxton http://theblueroomblog.org/a-pentecost-from-the-archives/#comment-5697 Bob Braxton Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:17 +0000 http://theblueroomblog.org/?p=3380#comment-5697 should have shouted “it is a metaphor, it is a metaphor!” – Pentecost fire for the frozen chosen is not a bad idea.

]]> Comment on A Pentecost from the Archives by Anna Siefken http://theblueroomblog.org/a-pentecost-from-the-archives/#comment-5693 Anna Siefken Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:19 +0000 http://theblueroomblog.org/?p=3380#comment-5693 Paul Siefken and I laugh every time we think of this story. I believe he might have been the carrier of the font that day.

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