Creating Relational Boundries: Being a whole person.

For those of you who learn visually these are some personal notes I was working out in my own mind. Notice in the third graph the blue is slightly transparent I think that variable represents many relationships. Where we may have some boundaries but they are not very solid or in the wounding process growth was halted. Which graph represents your relationship?
(graph ap via crappygraphs)

Update:
For those of you who don't like my graphs here is a photographic representation of what I am talking about. (photo from gneborg.org)

Talk, Feel and Trust: Calvary Style

Calvary Chapel Pastor from my old hometown Daniel Fusco in Marin County
discusses hi six issues with the church network, denomination, movement,
non-denominational ministry. Good for him for speaking out. Taking some risk and having an opinion. I hope he continues to become self aware.

I also hope he takes a further step out of denial. I think many CC leaders are addicted to money and power and will continue to overtly and covertly manipulate wounded and upright people in the name of Jesus. (I said many not all.)

That said am I against Calvary? Not at all, it is hard to judge one fellowship against another, however, the pattern of those in leadership is clear and yet to be addressed.

I was born again and attended Calvary Chapel for 19 years. While I do not attend Calvary now I am no more 'of' my current fellowship or against it. I am for Christ and his blood. His truth that shames my misdeeds and heals and forgives them.

I do take odd with one of the things Mr. Fusco states: "the word of God is clear" concerning women teaching. I don't find this clearly stated in the scriptures at all sir. I think this out a of all the issues is the most grieving to the Spirit. Calvary has an awful record on how it treats it's women. The voice of women in the body is so important to what Jesus is doing today, yet I believe that in this movement it is by in large being stifled do to a lack of love, transparency, humility, and misuse of scripture. I once was guilty of this attitude and God had to change my heart. Jesus did not teach that women were anything but equal. Any religion, denomination, or creed that teaches that any person is a 'less then' is to be rejected by me. Galatians 3:28



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Dath Vader drawn away from the Dark side?

I love it when the news covers a testimony. Who would have thought sharing there faith with an evil overlord would go national? This story about actor Hayden Christiansen who played young Darth Vader, who survived an 8 hour tow truck ride with one of them 'born agains' is encouraging.

Quote:

“ Although I’m atheist, I defer to Jesus on beggar-related matters. He said, if a man asks for your coat, give him your cloak too... Jesus did not say: First, administer a breathalyzer test to the supplicant, or, first, sit him down for a pep talk on “focus” and “goal-setting.” He said: Give him the damn coat."

Stephen J. Dubner/Freakanomics

The Economics of Street Charity

via jackcanty

Happy Birthday To My Wife!

Quote:

If you're going through hell, keep going.

-Winston Churchill-