tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post3313526716253836277..comments2024-03-28T09:03:05.404-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Lenten ReflectionFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-85068272242283360632009-03-05T09:27:00.000-06:002009-03-05T09:27:00.000-06:00Years ago I attended a Lutheran church for awhile ...Years ago I attended a Lutheran church for awhile -- just to sing in the choir. My friend went there and they really really really needed a soprano.<BR/><BR/>Once, I asked a Jewish acquaintance if he was Jewish (ethnic) or Jewish (religion) and he told me it was one & the same. I never forgot that answer. Made me consider how people viewed me.... Am I one person on Sunday and someone else the rest of the week?Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-54306038617321706292009-03-04T01:38:00.000-06:002009-03-04T01:38:00.000-06:00Love that bit about wanting a front row in heaven ...Love that bit about wanting a front row in heaven but a back row in church!<BR/><BR/>To answer some of your questions about my spark or kick-sled: The runners are very narrow so you have to balance on them. Sounds difficult but it's not. You don't need to wax them, although they could probably do with sharpening. The blades do not run well in deep snow. When you buy a spark, it comes with rubber coverings that you can put over the blades. These rubber thingies mean that you can then use the spark even in deep snow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-51042265604257883992009-03-04T01:31:00.000-06:002009-03-04T01:31:00.000-06:00I agree with your rhetorical question.Giving up sh...I agree with your rhetorical question.<BR/>Giving up shouldn't be self focused other wise it misses the point. Giving out is every bit a part of my Catholic heritage, it was about giving up self, however that needed to be for the individual. The practice of giving up something should highlight for the Christian just how much we are self-indulgent in our daily lives and how much of our lives are consummed with taking in instead of giving out. Some folks, and this can be true of any denomination, don't really understand what they are doing when they are doing the stuff of their group, and like you said, that can be the good or bad.Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-6458244770298002842009-03-03T21:25:00.000-06:002009-03-03T21:25:00.000-06:00Faith is one word: BelieveThat should work for all...Faith is one word: Believe<BR/>That should work for all of us.<BR/>You have such a nice journal.<BR/>Keep it up...photos and all are very interesting.<BR/>TJTJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510301975315691761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-54157611392531646302009-03-03T15:13:00.000-06:002009-03-03T15:13:00.000-06:00Amen!Amen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com