tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post1139670372876326588..comments2024-03-28T13:59:11.445-07:00Comments on Left Behind and Loving It: The Sky Tearing and a Voice Crying D. Mark Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016377712982292924noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-60313371135843646232024-01-20T06:56:17.822-08:002024-01-20T06:56:17.822-08:00Hi Caryn,
This is Mark and I'm just now seein...Hi Caryn, <br />This is Mark and I'm just now seeing this comment, so sorry for the delay. Am I to assume that you are talking about 10:30am and 11:00am PST on Sunday? Of so, I might be able to be there if we don't have anything specific happening after worship that day. <br />You would need to coach me in the process of second life. You can contact me through my church website www.stmarkpresbyterian.org<br />MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-24436492060758315462024-01-09T06:17:05.709-08:002024-01-09T06:17:05.709-08:00Been thinking about 'pneuma' - we say some...Been thinking about 'pneuma' - we say someone is a 'breath of fresh air,' and we sort of know what that means. What would it be to say that there was a 'holy breath' coming into a situation? At least a shift in context? Awakening, reminder? Spirit - School spirit, spirit of the age - none of those are ghostly apparitions...Bill Schlesingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304598437917344802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-13445618376140605892024-01-07T11:55:43.770-08:002024-01-07T11:55:43.770-08:00I finally passed your greeting on to my Bible stud...I finally passed your greeting on to my Bible study, and they said that we should invite you to visit! It's at the Anglican Cathedral of Second Life, held at 10:30 PST for the conversation, with the actual study starting at 11:00. Although we know you might be busy at that time, if you ever got a chance to visit, we'd love to have you! Any other readers, of course, would also be quite welcome.CarynWhttps://religiousleft.quora.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-91784085899099836462021-01-10T10:50:45.934-08:002021-01-10T10:50:45.934-08:00Thanks, Maggie. Maybe this is Mark's answer to...Thanks, Maggie. Maybe this is Mark's answer to Luke's story of angels proclaiming "Glory to God in the highest." Or visa-versa. <br />D. Mark Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016377712982292924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-88804650980096515342021-01-09T04:57:49.287-08:002021-01-09T04:57:49.287-08:00Hi Mark,
thanks for these insights on these Words...Hi Mark, <br />thanks for these insights on these Words - just wanted to share with you a thought, not of my own , but one that got me thinking.<br /> A few years back, listening to a preacher on this in her sermon she reminded me, and those present that the heavens had already been torn open at the time of the birth of Christ when the hosts of heaven sang in that choir. Though this account is more gentle and less 'in your face' the means of direct communications had already been opened. All the major points in the life of Christ showing this , birth , baptism and death - got me thinking anyhow <br />Just wanted to share and add to some of the thoughts growing from your sharing :) Thanks again. Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679845663464001151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-73757848920218807542021-01-05T18:25:54.341-08:002021-01-05T18:25:54.341-08:00I wonder whether the idea is that the spirit desce...I wonder whether the idea is that the spirit descends like a dove descends. However doves descend, of course. No circling but direct/immediate with precise aim??). <br /><br />And is the descent of the spirit into Jesus Mark's version of a holy spirit conception a la Luke?Rick Strelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748454442741602352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-70086209728236662662021-01-05T11:20:51.149-08:002021-01-05T11:20:51.149-08:00Im rolling around in my mind your comment from v. ...Im rolling around in my mind your comment from v. 10 about the breach in separation.Can you say more about this thought? I am hearing that heaven and earth were designed to be kept separate, but 2x in mark that separation was breached . . . im not sure why this stands out to me, but im intrigued to hear more thanks DDSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-31692481020609314622019-06-02T04:24:38.115-07:002019-06-02T04:24:38.115-07:00Thanks for the sharing information on voice over, ...Thanks for the sharing information on voice over, nice blog.<br /><a href="http://studio52.tv/audio/artist/" rel="nofollow">voice over production service</a>studio52https://www.blogger.com/profile/14698625271618744482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-88162738566669509362018-01-04T08:21:50.126-08:002018-01-04T08:21:50.126-08:00"Dove turns harpy like...throws Jesus into wi..."Dove turns harpy like...throws Jesus into wilderness" THIS is profoundly funny, true and challenging at the same time! We're talking the imminent power of the almighty God here! Thanks for the exegesis and insight. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399379118810215587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-77179223118738947722015-01-31T23:58:51.709-08:002015-01-31T23:58:51.709-08:00This is the first time i am reading your post and ...This is the first time i am reading your post and admire that you posted article which gives users lot of information regarding particular topic thanks for this share.<br /><a href="http://www.synapsetalent.com/" rel="nofollow">voice over studios</a> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086551720120046510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-51968521277701230402015-01-11T14:27:18.352-08:002015-01-11T14:27:18.352-08:00Hi Caryn,
Thanks for the note. And please tell y...Hi Caryn, <br /><br />Thanks for the note. And please tell your Bible study group that I said "Hello!" <br /><br />MDD. Mark Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016377712982292924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-87617045354669379182015-01-11T11:54:24.192-08:002015-01-11T11:54:24.192-08:00I'm so glad to see you back, Mark! My Bible s...I'm so glad to see you back, Mark! My Bible study group asked what you had to say, since I so often take your insights to them. As usual, you're thoughtful and thought-provoking. And, Will, great comment! I passed most of it on to my group, too.CarynWhttp://carynw.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-62879770625084008392015-01-07T15:58:12.170-08:002015-01-07T15:58:12.170-08:00Hi Will!
Great to hear from you again.
I'm e...Hi Will! <br />Great to hear from you again. <br />I'm especially drawn toward your first interpretation, particularly when it comes to the temple veil as a humanly-made construct. It was intended (with great intentions) to protect ... what? If it is to protect the holy from the people, then it may be ill-considered. If it is to protect the people from the holy (after all, the holy is incredibly powerful!), then it is in line with the command (for example) that God gave the Israelites not to approach the mountain when God was meeting with Moses. God is just too darned powerful for human perception. I also expect that is why the adage "No one can see God and live" had so much power in the Jewish imagination. <br />The veil of the sky that tears may suggest that the temple veil is not simply a human construct, but is something much more germane to how the world is. There is God; there is us. There is heaven; there is earth. One is reminded of Barth's warning not to reduce God to 'man with a loud voice.' The distance and difference between us and God is grounded in reality - and not simply a human construct. <br />But, with the tearing, that essential reality is transformed. In Christ, it is broken down. So, so powerful. <br />Again, great to hear from you. It's been a while since our trip to Cuba, but I think of it often and hope to return one day. <br />MarkD. Mark Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016377712982292924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-77506622327037954162015-01-07T10:50:36.065-08:002015-01-07T10:50:36.065-08:00Hey Mark. Will Sparks here from Surrey BC. We were...Hey Mark. Will Sparks here from Surrey BC. We were in Cuba together some years ago.<br />Thanks for your work here, and I agree- great title. <br />I have been playing around with the "tearing" of the heavens and your connecting it with the tearing of the temple curtain. Although it is a bit of an exegetical stretch I think, at least there is a sense in which these two tearings book-end the gospel. The first tearing is the heavenly veil allowing Jesus (at least) to experience Spirit un-veiled. This tearing open shows that there is more going on than even Jesus knew up til then. The second tearing is in Jerusalem, tearing the curtain that separates the holy stuff from the commonplace stuff at the Temple. <br />Two ways I am playing with this. Religion often seeks to hold power by setting up a kind of a magical curtain. We are the keepers of the holy stuff behind the curtain, be it knowledge, sacred blessing, access to God... In Jesus, God is tearing the curtain. The second way to play with this is to talk about the human condition, seeing through a glass dimly. All of life is infused with the sacred but we can't often see it. In these weeks after Epiphany, we celebrate the revelation of the sacred in our midst. The January fog lifts, the scales fall away, the holy one calls us, and the veil is torn. Sometimes that tearing is painful, (as in tragedy hits and we suddenly see what things really mean), and sometimes it is more blessing ("you are my beloved").<br />Thoughts? <br />Will Sparks (Surrey, BC)Will Sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15232331014014715917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-75679097795542077542015-01-07T07:58:45.680-08:002015-01-07T07:58:45.680-08:00Mike, Thanks for your comment. I look forward to e...Mike, Thanks for your comment. I look forward to exploring your blog as well. <br />MDD. Mark Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016377712982292924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320313747187588188.post-17105238064392200532015-01-06T08:49:36.291-08:002015-01-06T08:49:36.291-08:00Hello Mark, big blessings for your blog title; and...Hello Mark, big blessings for your blog title; and many thanks for your translation and comment. I absolutely agree with your summing up. This is no more gentle that the notorious still small voice in Kings! <br /><br />I'm also blogging on Mark presently in tandem with Genesis. You can find this on: emmock.com/ bible blog 1611 forward. <br /><br />My email is: mvamair@gmail.com<br /><br />All good wishes,<br /><br />Mike Mair (Dundee, Scotland)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com