Comments on: Reflecting our Values http://aaronmonts.com/2009/11/24/reflecting-our-values/ life. beauty. truth. generosity Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cliff Minifield http://aaronmonts.com/2009/11/24/reflecting-our-values/comment-page-1/#comment-42634 Cliff Minifield Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:59 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/?p=2067#comment-42634 By far the most concise and up to date information I found on this topic. Sure glad that I navigated to your page by accident. I’ll be subscribing to your feed so that I can get the latest updates. Appreciate all the information here By far the most concise and up to date information I found on this topic. Sure glad that I navigated to your page by accident. I’ll be subscribing to your feed so that I can get the latest updates. Appreciate all the information here

]]> By: Nella Lynde http://aaronmonts.com/2009/11/24/reflecting-our-values/comment-page-1/#comment-42601 Nella Lynde Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:55:44 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/?p=2067#comment-42601 Great post mate! Where?s the subscribe button? Haha Great post mate! Where?s the subscribe button? Haha

]]> By: Erik http://aaronmonts.com/2009/11/24/reflecting-our-values/comment-page-1/#comment-42594 Erik Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:59:20 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/?p=2067#comment-42594 It is true that the 3 of us might have "missed it", but I can't take your word for it, considering your point flows out of a completely hypocritical statement. Please tell me you already knew this? What's so very sad is... an intelligent thread could be threatened by a classically conservative argument where the issue being discussed is trumped by a vague "God card" in support of your own personal agenda (even when the opposite side of the discussion has referenced Jesus more in support of their idea). How can you make the statement you made and still find yourself reading the "words of men" on this blog, INCLUDING YOUR OWN? It is true that the 3 of us might have “missed it”, but I can’t take your word for it, considering your point flows out of a completely hypocritical statement. Please tell me you already knew this?

What’s so very sad is…

an intelligent thread could be threatened by a classically conservative argument where the issue being discussed is trumped by a vague “God card” in support of your own personal agenda (even when the opposite side of the discussion has referenced Jesus more in support of their idea). How can you make the statement you made and still find yourself reading the “words of men” on this blog, INCLUDING YOUR OWN?

]]> By: Dan http://aaronmonts.com/2009/11/24/reflecting-our-values/comment-page-1/#comment-42593 Dan Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:24:44 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/?p=2067#comment-42593 It's so very sad when we focus on man's words than God's. Mclaren is an educated man, however, educated does not mean bright or well versed. Big picture, you've missed it, he's missed it, and Aaron has missed it. It’s so very sad when we focus on man’s words than God’s.

Mclaren is an educated man, however, educated does not mean bright or well versed.

Big picture, you’ve missed it, he’s missed it, and Aaron has missed it.

]]> By: Erik http://aaronmonts.com/2009/11/24/reflecting-our-values/comment-page-1/#comment-42591 Erik Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:40:00 +0000 http://aaronmonts.com/?p=2067#comment-42591 I believe Aaron proved via the numbers that our priority is overwhelmingly "protecting our country" even though I'd dispute that, given, a nation who lives by the sword will also die by the sword. However If a certain percentage of our military budget was used for the good of all (both here at home as well as globally), wouldn't we as a nation be better off? Brian Mclaren wrote "Jesus' good news alerts us to our derangement and dislocation from our true place in God's world and God's story. It presents to us a new framing story that Jesus called "the good news of the kingdom of God," and that, I've proposed, we might also call the transforming story of God's divine peace insurgency, God's un-terror movement, God's new global love economy, or God's sacred ecosystem." That's big picture, and I think Aaron is on to it. I believe Aaron proved via the numbers that our priority is overwhelmingly “protecting our country” even though I’d dispute that, given, a nation who lives by the sword will also die by the sword.

However

If a certain percentage of our military budget was used for the good of all (both here at home as well as globally), wouldn’t we as a nation be better off?

Brian Mclaren wrote “Jesus’ good news alerts us to our derangement and dislocation from our true place in God’s world and God’s story. It presents to us a new framing story that Jesus called “the good news of the kingdom of God,” and that, I’ve proposed, we might also call the transforming story of God’s divine peace insurgency, God’s un-terror movement, God’s new global love economy, or God’s sacred ecosystem.”

That’s big picture, and I think Aaron is on to it.

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