tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post113768377585009741..comments2023-10-06T06:24:23.622-04:00Comments on don't eat alone: guinness for strengthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1138836704729491302006-02-01T18:31:00.000-05:002006-02-01T18:31:00.000-05:00Toscaninis (http://www.tosci.com/) is home to easi...Toscaninis (http://www.tosci.com/) is home to easily accessible, already-made-for-you Guiness ice cream, if you want to taste it before you attempt the recipe. I'm not a fan of Guiness, so I've not tasted it, but other people have told me it's like a little bit of heaven in a cone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1138027859531957332006-01-23T09:50:00.000-05:002006-01-23T09:50:00.000-05:00Woo Woo!How great to hear from you. Yes, my bro is...Woo Woo!<BR/><BR/>How great to hear from you. Yes, my bro is headed to Big D. <BR/><BR/>Help him.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Miltondon't eat alonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407613063346798197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137993543198956212006-01-23T00:19:00.000-05:002006-01-23T00:19:00.000-05:00Thanks to Tim for leading me to your blog. What ...Thanks to Tim for leading me to your blog. What a treasure you are!!!!! So...someone's moving to Dallas????<BR/><BR/>HMMMMMMM.<BR/><BR/>Pax,<BR/><BR/>HarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137791278692010482006-01-20T16:07:00.000-05:002006-01-20T16:07:00.000-05:00Well done again.Well done again.Real Live Preacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757644935379896122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137723559491039412006-01-19T21:19:00.000-05:002006-01-19T21:19:00.000-05:00I guess these kinds of meetings aren't just at chu...I guess these kinds of meetings aren't just at church. I will pray for you.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Miltondon't eat alonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407613063346798197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137722984121390992006-01-19T21:09:00.000-05:002006-01-19T21:09:00.000-05:00I'm facilitating a faculty meeting 1/24 that is ma...I'm facilitating a faculty meeting 1/24 that is making me sick. Thanks so much for your insight. I might just be able to sit up and take a little nourishment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137719418284995242006-01-19T20:10:00.000-05:002006-01-19T20:10:00.000-05:00Thanks, LisaThanks, Lisadon't eat alonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407613063346798197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137710191139623342006-01-19T17:36:00.000-05:002006-01-19T17:36:00.000-05:00In our little liberal Baptist church in Austin, we...In our little liberal Baptist church in Austin, we had a difficult situation many years ago when we ordained a gay man as deacon. Many people who had been members of the church for decades felt it necessary to leave. Many others were moved by their love and respect for the individual involved to re-examine their beliefs on the matter. Some of those stayed, a few did not. It was painful for almost everyone. To those who left, I said almost the same words you did to the church member you spoke of -- I told them I knew they had to do what they felt was right, but that we would always love them and welcome them in our church. I wish I could say that, suddenly, the church started thriving and all was beautiful. We are still, as we were before, a struggling, small congregation in a big old building that is in constant need of repair. But we have a lot of love for each other, and much less tension in our church conferences, and we are here to serve God until there's no more money left to do God's work. All this to say I know a little about what y'all are going through and I pray that you will come out well on the other side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137709981027265952006-01-19T17:33:00.000-05:002006-01-19T17:33:00.000-05:00Just came to this blog for the first time. I visit...Just came to this blog for the first time. I visited the Guinesses Brewerary in St. James, Dublin over Christmas and was taught how to draw a pint. It was really sweet. I'll have to make this icecream at some point!Valerie Sillimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716498736157684730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137709166434756712006-01-19T17:19:00.000-05:002006-01-19T17:19:00.000-05:00It is interesting to me that the ones with the mos...It is interesting to me that the ones with the most tender hearts are some of those who have felt the need to leave, and they have left in good spirits. It's the bitter ones who dig in: "This is MY church!" And, I suppose, in a way they didn't mean, they are right.<BR/><BR/>As for Johnny Damon, the latest T-shirt in Boston says: Johnny looked like Jesus, threw like Mary, and left like Judas.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Miltondon't eat alonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407613063346798197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137704777400397912006-01-19T16:06:00.000-05:002006-01-19T16:06:00.000-05:00Yeah, but Johnny Damon went to the Yanks.Sometimes...Yeah, but Johnny Damon went to the Yanks.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, folks have to leave. It's not a failure if they leave. It's more about how they leave and why. It sounds like you did much to open people's hearts last night (and yes, you're right - old hurts take more than an evening to heal). Now, if they leave, it may be for the right reasons and not the wrong ones.<BR/><BR/>You're in my prayers...and if you think Guinness ice cream is an odd mix of flavors, can you imagine the creativity that led to oyster stew?mibi52/ The Rev. Dr. Mary Brennan Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02129758906278501568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137702399134659062006-01-19T15:26:00.000-05:002006-01-19T15:26:00.000-05:00FenBeing fairly new to all of this myself, I under...Fen<BR/><BR/>Being fairly new to all of this myself, I understand your sense of wonder at how we can feel so connected by a few web pages. I was telling my wife yesteday how I felt as though i had found a new community of friends by writing regularly. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your care and concern. I look forward to reading your stuff as well.<BR/><BR/>Peace<BR/>Miltondon't eat alonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407613063346798197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137702064928294762006-01-19T15:21:00.000-05:002006-01-19T15:21:00.000-05:00I am new to the blogging world. I just recently c...I am new to the blogging world. I just recently created my own. I'm both confused by the concept and drawn to it.<BR/><BR/>I woke up this morning wondering how things went at your meeting last night. That amazes me. I live in Texas. You and I will most likely never meet, this side of Heaven. And yet I woke up thinking about the hurt and turmoil in people I'll never know who live across the country. I realized that I'd been impacted by what is going on in your life. It's not that I'm lacking drama in my own life by any means! I'm just moved by a group of people striving to live together and love each other.<BR/><BR/>I've looked forward all day to reading about the meeting. It sounds like things went about as well as they could have - healing happened but there is still work to be done. That sounds pretty healthy to me. I'm hoping that the man who has decided to leave the church will realize that your care for him and the care of others for him is far more valuable than almost any issue that might arise. It's a lot easier to rally around an issue than to rally around messy people. I hope he chooses to do the latter. Glad you've chosen the latter as well.<BR/><BR/>On an unrelated note, I like that you share about the music that moves you. I've been deeply touched by Andrew Peterson's music and occasionally by Billy Crockett's as well. Fun to know that some of what moves me moves others. Makes the world feel a little smaller.<BR/><BR/>Blessings on the journey.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971924116248682896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137701182614166672006-01-19T15:06:00.000-05:002006-01-19T15:06:00.000-05:00BillThanks for the link. Good stuff. The danger of...Bill<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link. Good stuff. The danger of partisanship is always strongest when we think we're right. <BR/><BR/>Peace<BR/>Miltondon't eat alonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407613063346798197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-1137684910634780602006-01-19T10:35:00.000-05:002006-01-19T10:35:00.000-05:00That scene from "The American President" kept play...That scene from "The American President" kept playing in my head as I wrote this morning. If we don't believe church can be what ir was created to be, what are our alternatives?<BR/><BR/>I mean the Red Sox won the World Series, didn't they?<BR/><BR/>Peace<BR/>Miltondon't eat alonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407613063346798197noreply@blogger.com