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Comment on Book Review: “Why Men Hate Going To Church,” by David Murrow by Brad

Brad — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:28:22 +0000

Tom,

Well said! I agree! Neither Murrow nor Eldridge are attempting to give a theological answer to the issue. They both recognize that there is a foundation that they work off of (i.e. their readers are Christian), but neither are “reformed.”

Many men are tired of fighting for the sake of fighting. Their reason for fighting is divorced from any real reason to do so in the first place. These are the men that Murrow is trying to bring into the church to hear the gospel to establish that foundation. Many men have heard that reason and believe in it, but their action stops there. It becomes a copout or a security blanket that excuses them from taking risk. These are the men that Eldridge is trying to wake up.

As with most of theology, it is a “both/and” argument.

Comment on Book Review: “Why Men Hate Going To Church,” by David Murrow by Tom Savage

Tom Savage — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:08:23 +0000

Hey – I read this book a while back when it came out…and this is good to hear….BUT –

What about the John Elderidge take on the church and Christianity…?? he calls MEN into that passionate love relationship???? I don’t know. I’m struggling with all of this. I think MEN are tired of having to FIGHT and would rather have a KING who has already WON IT ALL and now allows them to feast at his table, smoke cigars, drink, talk, interact, go deep, and invite others to the feast. I think, frankly, that the church is asking OF MEN too much. We must be great fathers, husbands, leaders, servants, battle goers, etc…and I just think MANY men also want to be rescued.

What do you think? Most men that I know need the rescuing of the GOSPEL to give them what they need to then GO OUT and resue and battle. I think maybe the rub is that the church is calling men into a “love” relationship that STOPS THERE… and SHOULD actually MOVE us to fight, battle for others out there in need of his grace and love.

What do you think?

-Tom

Comment on Morality without Religion… Is it even possible? by Gyaneesh Chaturvedi

Gyaneesh Chaturvedi — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:34:37 +0000

I have read your blogs and also gone through the working of your mind .It was very interesting to read anothers mind .Thank you.
In India the epic hero Rama is called “MARYADA PURUSHOTTAM”…meaning thereby that Rama was the person having values before anything .for him there was nothing higher than values..It is also imbied through centuries of traditions in India ,what Rama did was the morality.In course of time the morality has taken an edge over the religion..what is called..”PANTHA ” in India.In my opinion Ravana the opponent of Rama was also having morality but they were not based on human morality,but demon morality,and morality which Rama propounded became DIVINE MORALITY in course of time.It is so sad in India that even prior to birth of Rama the great Sanskrit poet Valmiki has nerated the actions and reactions of Rama ,how he would act in a given situation in his epic RAMAYANA.so the human morality is precursor of any religion of the world .