tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post3251171041365488696..comments2024-02-08T10:33:22.915+13:00Comments on Available Light: Downtown in the ruined cityKelvin Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-2324976044544011692012-04-29T17:03:32.999+12:002012-04-29T17:03:32.999+12:00God, who knows the deepest fundamental changes wit...God, who knows the deepest fundamental changes within each of the atoms of our bodies and whose mind encompasses the complete detail of the universe still has time to ask man "who are you?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-5329988751544951952012-04-23T11:16:33.207+12:002012-04-23T11:16:33.207+12:00Do I believe in the resurrection? Yes
Do I equate ...Do I believe in the resurrection? Yes<br />Do I equate the instinct to survive with resurrection? No.Kelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-84076454722174398672012-04-22T14:30:08.244+12:002012-04-22T14:30:08.244+12:00I saw a seed on the pavement and thought "Too...I saw a seed on the pavement and thought "Too bad . . this seed will never live. It will never grow and bear fruit. Then I thought of the countless millions of seeds just in this one city that today will never live. This was true yesterday. and it is true today. It doesn't matter how I feel about it or if I bury my head in the sand this is the sad state of life. Now if the resurrection actually did happen then there is hope for all life. If the resurrection didn't happen then I don't see any reason for hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-35362704095246327882012-04-22T08:07:14.647+12:002012-04-22T08:07:14.647+12:00Although my recent visit was one of mixed emotion...Although my recent visit was one of mixed emotions.I too was impressed by the vibrant spirit of hope and renewal I felt in the streets of the city of my childhood.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737875928500105328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-46040361864314410212012-04-22T06:20:50.503+12:002012-04-22T06:20:50.503+12:00The Resurrection is "happening . . always&quo...The Resurrection is "happening . . always" ? You seem to be identifying the instinct to survive with the resurrection. Was this resurrection really "always" happening? Even before Jesus rose from the dead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-74457009216912149872012-04-21T10:02:03.539+12:002012-04-21T10:02:03.539+12:00The grand old buildings fell because they didn'...The grand old buildings fell because they didn't belong here. They were the aspirations and dreams of another place, made of materials and to designs that evolved in and spoke to another hemisphere but which could never last here. The cardboard cathedral is a symbol of where we are, I would agree, but note the power of the symbol: it is not a replacement for the old cathedral, it is a way station. It is a tabenacle in the wilderness as we traverse the awkward space between what was and what is to come. Something else, not yet dreamed of, will replace the old cathedral. <br /><br />Did the resurrection happen? Wrong question. Is the resurrection happening? Yes. Always.Kelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-57712637818414945402012-04-21T09:37:00.790+12:002012-04-21T09:37:00.790+12:00"Downtown in a ruined city" could be cha..."Downtown in a ruined city" could be changed to "Downtown in a ruined Church" Waffle has replaced conviction. The grand old buildings are replaced with cardboard boxes in which people are economic units and commodities to be sold. Yes, the question that really matters is: Did the Resurrection really happen? . . . or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com