Comments on: One MIllion Arrows Encourages Christian Parents to Take Discipleship Seriously http://pastoralia.org/books/one-million-arrows-encourages-christian-parents-to-take-discipleship-seriously Welcome. I'm a husband, a father, an ordained minister, and a postmodern pilgrim. You can check out some of the projects I'm involved with below. In this space I mostly write about the intersections of Christianity and culture. Wed, 16 May 2012 14:35:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jason Coker http://pastoralia.org/books/one-million-arrows-encourages-christian-parents-to-take-discipleship-seriously/comment-page-1#comment-1275 Jason Coker Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:43:48 +0000 http://pastoralia.org/?p=1506#comment-1275 That's an interesting perspective you offer about a biblicist reading not taking the bible seriously enough. Usually the argument goes the other way - reading the Bible in a more literary ways is to not take it seriously. I'll def be thinking about that. That’s an interesting perspective you offer about a biblicist reading not taking the bible seriously enough. Usually the argument goes the other way – reading the Bible in a more literary ways is to not take it seriously. I’ll def be thinking about that.

]]> By: steven hamilton http://pastoralia.org/books/one-million-arrows-encourages-christian-parents-to-take-discipleship-seriously/comment-page-1#comment-1265 steven hamilton Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:04:40 +0000 http://pastoralia.org/?p=1506#comment-1265 "Teenagers especially must be brought into an open and safe dialogue with the mystery and skeptical self-critique found in scripture, particularly through the alternative wisdom writings, the prophets, and, of course, Christ himself. When we gloss over the biting critique of these writings in an effort to counter the moody skepticism of adolescence, we rob youth of the raw honesty adolescence craves and invalidate their natural and necessary doubts." amen, amen, and again i say: amen! i often wonder how we can miss this and not bring it up. it's probably me just being judgmental, but i think most people don't take the bible seriously (although they may claim to take it "literally" to justify their own behaviors)...the bible has geat poetic imagery and story-telling, and equally self-critism of religion and wrestling with doubt... “Teenagers especially must be brought into an open and safe dialogue with the mystery and skeptical self-critique found in scripture, particularly through the alternative wisdom writings, the prophets, and, of course, Christ himself. When we gloss over the biting critique of these writings in an effort to counter the moody skepticism of adolescence, we rob youth of the raw honesty adolescence craves and invalidate their natural and necessary doubts.”

amen, amen, and again i say: amen!

i often wonder how we can miss this and not bring it up. it’s probably me just being judgmental, but i think most people don’t take the bible seriously (although they may claim to take it “literally” to justify their own behaviors)…the bible has geat poetic imagery and story-telling, and equally self-critism of religion and wrestling with doubt…

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