tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post7463034085269584724..comments2023-09-21T08:53:42.554+01:00Comments on blethers: Sine qua non?Christine McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-64662357181198360252009-05-15T17:39:00.000+01:002009-05-15T17:39:00.000+01:00Tony, I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but...Tony, I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but like all other Blogger blogs with the updated comment facility, it ate my comment. But I just wanted to say that blogging has to be interactive, and that because you commented on my blog I followed you back and read yours!Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-39307807112138740572009-05-15T17:08:00.000+01:002009-05-15T17:08:00.000+01:00I think a fair dose of insanity is required in the...I think a fair dose of insanity is required in the ministry, plus skin like a rhino hiding a softer, inner core.Radical Believerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300295316861209409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-14697265808242182682009-05-12T12:51:00.000+01:002009-05-12T12:51:00.000+01:00Going for piety rather than pedantry, I would offe...Going for piety rather than pedantry, I would offer a calling as an essential for ministry. It is possible to be an excellent teacher, doctor, whatever, without a specific calling to that profession but a minister who has not been called by God is surely in trouble. <br /><br />For the piety points alone that's got to be worth a Fun Sized Mars Bar... or is calling a "given" along with faith?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614417017549146281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-64609414667113431172009-05-02T13:23:00.000+01:002009-05-02T13:23:00.000+01:00Ah, but what if the passion is about the thing tha...Ah, but what if the passion is about the thing that you call pedantry? The Mars is still lurking in the fragmented state in which I imagine emails in transit...Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-21926608871105715842009-05-02T13:04:00.000+01:002009-05-02T13:04:00.000+01:00As one pedant to another, I'd still choose passion...As one pedant to another, I'd still choose passion over pedantry, because it's quite possible to communicate the passion without pedantry, whereas the other way round it doesn't do much, does it?<br /><br />Where's my Mars Bar?Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984017404835261162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-85600569363111647522009-05-02T12:56:00.000+01:002009-05-02T12:56:00.000+01:00Aha - I can't resist this one: pedantry vs passion...Aha - I can't resist this one: pedantry vs passion. Is it not possible that one person's passion is another one's pedantry? Just think of the examples of that one - music, language, historical accuracy ...Christine McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-23683580591125568062009-05-02T11:04:00.000+01:002009-05-02T11:04:00.000+01:00Well, between you and I....hehehe...another one th...Well, between you and I....hehehe...another one that makes my own skin wanna CRAWL!!!!<br /><br />I believe that God has "wired" individuals with particular passions. If we are in tune with Him, he will lead us in the direction we should go. Hmm..that reminds me of a verse in Proverbs! (3:5-6)<br /><br />Perhaps there are those who would say I tend to "spiritualize" everything too much, but I do believe that in the end, it is God whom we are trying to please...not man, nor ourselves. We must remember that in this life, we are as unique as our fingerprints, and each called to fulfill our own mision.<br /><br />My two cents!Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558961417235143567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-68071872618122025822009-05-01T17:59:00.000+01:002009-05-01T17:59:00.000+01:00Oh and I'd choose passion over pedantry any day.
...Oh and I'd choose passion over pedantry any day.<br /><br />Do I get another one?Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984017404835261162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-5276465755688529322009-05-01T17:55:00.000+01:002009-05-01T17:55:00.000+01:00Okay, I'll play.
I think passion, and an ability...Okay, I'll play. <br /><br />I think passion, and an ability to communicate that passion are pretty important attributes for any job where you have to impart your knowledge/wisdom to others. A sense of humour doesn't go amiss either.<br /><br />Do I get a Mars Bar?Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984017404835261162noreply@blogger.com