http://icrucified.com/icruciblog/archives/442 Pressing on to be like Jesus Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://icrucified.com/icruciblog/archives/442/comment-page-1#comment-1875 jeff Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:56:30 +0000 http://icrucified.com/icruciblog/?p=442#comment-1875 thanks for the reply and may the Lord bless your journey and quest for knowledge. I continue to ask questions and seek Jesus. We have a "great cloud of witnesses" that have gone before us and we have their experience and tradition to build upon. Peace, Joy, and the Love of Christ be yours. thanks for the reply and may the Lord bless your journey and quest for knowledge. I continue to ask questions and seek Jesus. We have a “great cloud of witnesses” that have gone before us and we have their experience and tradition to build upon. Peace, Joy, and the Love of Christ be yours.

]]> http://icrucified.com/icruciblog/archives/442/comment-page-1#comment-1867 Matt Lucas Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:20:39 +0000 http://icrucified.com/icruciblog/?p=442#comment-1867 I have the OSB and am looking forward to using it. I especially appreciated your comment about your journey in Christianity often being influenced more by culture than the history of Christianity. I live in the Appalachian region of Ohio, and I find that the Christianity I was raised with and is prevalent in this area is largely enmeshed with Appalachian culture to the point that even questioning the way certain things are done in church is seen as almost heretical. Looking at what the Bible actually teaches and how those teachings have largely been interpreted throughout Christian history can be very surprising for people in this area. While I don't find myself necessarily in agreement with every Eastern Orthodox belief, I continue to be fascinated by learning more about their viewpoints. I have the OSB and am looking forward to using it. I especially appreciated your comment about your journey in Christianity often being influenced more by culture than the history of Christianity. I live in the Appalachian region of Ohio, and I find that the Christianity I was raised with and is prevalent in this area is largely enmeshed with Appalachian culture to the point that even questioning the way certain things are done in church is seen as almost heretical. Looking at what the Bible actually teaches and how those teachings have largely been interpreted throughout Christian history can be very surprising for people in this area. While I don’t find myself necessarily in agreement with every Eastern Orthodox belief, I continue to be fascinated by learning more about their viewpoints.

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