tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post116371290986848985..comments2023-11-02T05:03:01.201-07:00Comments on On Becoming Truer: My Secret Life of DiscipleshipBrian Mashburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126095943719035303noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-36064770734648245802020-10-19T05:20:06.246-07:002020-10-19T05:20:06.246-07:00This is a testimony that i will tell to every one ...This is a testimony that i will tell to every one to hear. i have been married 8 years and on the nine year of my marriage, another woman had a spell to take my lover away from me and my husband left me and the kids and we have suffered for 3 years until i meant a post where this man Dr, Godday have helped someone and i decided to give him a try to help me bring my Husband home and believe me i just send my picture to him and that of my husband and after few hours as he have told me, i saw a car drove into the house and behold it was my husband and he have come to me and the kids and that is why i am happy to make every one of you in similar to met with this man and have your lover back to your self His email: goddayspiritualhome@gmail.com you can also contact him or whatspp him on this +1{919}4956404.Jaccy lamberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670060044792057207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-58158059562612880572012-09-10T12:10:29.135-07:002012-09-10T12:10:29.135-07:00Brian,
I was at Pepperdine when you read this in 2...Brian,<br />I was at Pepperdine when you read this in 2006. It affected me then and still does today. Thanks for your poignant words.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Johnathan DobbsJohnathan Dobbshttp://www.mrdobbs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-957184990481343432010-02-10T10:52:34.391-08:002010-02-10T10:52:34.391-08:00It's as good today as it was in 2006 when you ...It's as good today as it was in 2006 when you wrote it! Keep BRINGING IT! :)David Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224962012899721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-6079152928863780922007-12-25T17:13:00.000-08:002007-12-25T17:13:00.000-08:00What an incredibly well-written article! I echo w...What an incredibly well-written article! I echo what most have said.... God Bless you for articulating what so many of us multi-generational church-of-christers have been thinking for decades.<BR/><BR/>Thank you!<BR/><BR/>-Tim Martin, Riverside Church of Christ, Gassville, ARTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498113118599691994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-39873855629106948122007-12-23T05:54:00.000-08:002007-12-23T05:54:00.000-08:00Brian,One of my elders forwarded this on to a bunc...Brian,<BR/><BR/>One of my elders forwarded this on to a bunch of us....he liked it. So do I.<BR/><BR/>It was too long, but not in the sense you feared. It was too long in coming. Few have put into words what has occupied the hearts of hundreds and thousands spanning generations.<BR/><BR/>Hello to your congregation. I like being with them!Terry Rushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143128192380736154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-75735276977212105612007-11-24T18:32:00.000-08:002007-11-24T18:32:00.000-08:00LOL - it amuses me that two comments back, you're ...LOL - it amuses me that two comments back, you're exhorted by a commentor to "stop hand-wringing" and to "break free already" - by one who signs himself or herself "Anonymous". Now that's freedom!<BR/><BR/>Great post, encouraging to me. I think every denomination is inherently institutional, and the "secret life" is the only life there is. Our goal may not be to get away from the institution (as Anonymous suggests) but to be Christ amidst it. "Monte, why do you always need to be changing things?" it is as if God says to me. "Why can't you just be like Jesus in the venues I give you?" I'm sure not everyone is led that way, but it has given me considerable contentment.<BR/>Best wishes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-74662665357068277192007-05-13T11:32:00.000-07:002007-05-13T11:32:00.000-07:00brian. you have no idea who i am but i wanted to t...brian. you have no idea who i am but i wanted to talk to you. my name is amber and i am friends with jimmy and tiffany sanders of whom you know. every once in awhile i will get to read the wonderful works you do from tiffany and its great so i thought if you do not mind if i ask you two questions: 1. our youth group from our church doesn't really do anything.. well a few people from our youth group(teens) want to let our voices be heard the only thing is that we don't think anyone will realyl listen. any advice? and then 2. what do you feel about clapping in church? well thank you very much!<BR/>amber(mead25@volleyball.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-53455851519860578632007-04-17T19:35:00.000-07:002007-04-17T19:35:00.000-07:00Forgive my bluntness, but please stop with the han...Forgive my bluntness, but please stop with the hand-wringing. There are any number of faith communities where you can pursue Christ without the baggage. And if you are living a "secret life of discipleship" then may I suggest there is a much deeper issue than denominational heritage. <BR/><BR/>Break free already...give yourself permission to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-60882339510345814552007-04-05T14:38:00.000-07:002007-04-05T14:38:00.000-07:00From one of those head butting former CoC who soun...From one of those head butting former CoC who sounded like you and is now 2.5 years removed, you are in my prayers.<BR/><BR/>It was 12 years for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-47391387224941877152007-04-04T20:06:00.000-07:002007-04-04T20:06:00.000-07:00Brian,I read this the other day and struggled with...Brian,<BR/>I read this the other day and struggled with it. I was frustrated over a comment from a friend that we just need to "keep our eyes on Jesus" rather than try to bring about change. <BR/>I agree with the concept in principal, but am frustrated in the fact that in order to create the kind of environment that reaches and ministers to people in a meaningful way, one must remove some of the obstacles that sabotage the efforts to get there. I'm not sure it can be done in the entrenched setting of the Church of Christ (especially in more rural areas). <BR/>I've been trying to make a difference for the past 14 years but have become somewhat skeptical that it can happen in a practical sense. Think of all the people we have failed to reach because our efforts have been so heavily invested in moving the deeply entrenched into the light. I would like to know of some real world examples where real progress has been made and where churches have shed their baggage and have come into the light. <BR/>Otherwise, I think Clem may be right about about the need to just move on. God Bless, DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-44009957285335155282007-04-02T20:33:00.000-07:002007-04-02T20:33:00.000-07:00Brian, I'm coming to this conversation waaay late,...Brian, I'm coming to this conversation waaay late, but a friend of mine linked me to your blog because I just posted very similar thoughts on my own - though not nearly as extensively or clearly as you. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>(A brief aside: I don't know if you remember me, but I was friends with Brantley Pearce.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-59872445815288124562007-04-01T16:54:00.000-07:002007-04-01T16:54:00.000-07:00Brian,I offer my condolences for your struggle. Y...Brian,<BR/>I offer my condolences for your struggle. You are much more patient than I. I have found it simpler and much more direct to simply "move on" without the denominational ties to the Church of Christ (as opposed to the church Of Christ.)<BR/>There are many of us out here who are with Bible-based, Jesus-emulating, God-loving and God-fearing disciples who have shed the constraints of those who would shackle us the way the Pharisees of Jesus' time attempted.<BR/>I made a 10-year effort at lovingly drawing my brothers in the cofc into the beauty of the differences you so wonderfully articulate here, only to have my forehead go soft from all the brick walls I butted.<BR/>I wish you well and pray you have every success, I just don't see the need for the effort: those who truly love God and seek Him will find Him - within or without the confines of a Church of Christ fellowship (or, more likely, building.) We did.<BR/>Planting the seed, showing the loving concern and prayerfully offering them up to God has become my final solution, as my own spiritual health was at risk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-85330579966179769072007-04-01T07:01:00.000-07:002007-04-01T07:01:00.000-07:00I felt like you were reading my mind. It is great...I felt like you were reading my mind. It is great to know that we are not alone. Maybe the Churches of Christ can be redeemed.<BR/><BR/>Drew Baker<BR/>YM in rural TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-72271578586607755842007-03-31T13:47:00.000-07:002007-03-31T13:47:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558000908154681294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-54133333513383840162007-03-31T13:42:00.000-07:002007-03-31T13:42:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558000908154681294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-66980376705759903182007-03-30T19:49:00.000-07:002007-03-30T19:49:00.000-07:00I just read your blog and am reminded how wordy th...I just read your blog and am reminded how wordy those who come from the tradition of the Campbells are. Stone might be more toward shouting and dancing but none of that for Alexander the child of the enlightenment.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Brother as i have told you after 30 plus years out of "the church" being asked to leave, i have watched the move of the Holy Spirit<BR/>though those who thought he did not do that kind of stuff. It is beautiful and now that i am back in it, I see grounds for so much hope. Press on to know Him whom to know is life everlasting and from to turn is to be lost forever.<BR/><BR/>the country lawyer loves you<BR/>john acuffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-31369122176159544112007-03-30T15:57:00.000-07:002007-03-30T15:57:00.000-07:00Brian,Articulate and well thought out.Really, I ha...Brian,<BR/><BR/>Articulate and well thought out.<BR/><BR/>Really, I had to get away from the CofC before I could actually appreciate and begin to inculcate into my life much of what you spoke to.<BR/><BR/>Still in the school of Discipleship.<BR/><BR/>VVolkmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602468335600046640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-53185303774067718672007-03-30T13:49:00.000-07:002007-03-30T13:49:00.000-07:00Brian,Thank you so much for your thoughts. My hus...Brian,<BR/>Thank you so much for your thoughts. My husband and I have been having these same feelings for several years. They have recently come to a head because our oldest daughter is in a serious dating relationship with a young man who happens to be a Baptist minister. Needless to say in the CoC we have gotten alot of negative remarks. We truly believe this young man is a true believer in Christ and loves the Lord and only wishes to serve Him. Your article may be just what we need to explain where we are coming from to our parents and others within our small congregation. Again, thanks so much! We praise God for your courage and ability to put into words what so many who have grown up in the CoC must be feeling!<BR/>Blessings, Tim and TammieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-85613116622658344842007-03-30T10:17:00.000-07:002007-03-30T10:17:00.000-07:00I found this so much more compelling than "A Chris...I found this so much more compelling than "A Christian Affirmation 2005." Where do I sign?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-50878749512023335042007-03-30T05:50:00.000-07:002007-03-30T05:50:00.000-07:00Brian,Just read your blog on "My Secret Life of Di...Brian,<BR/>Just read your blog on "My Secret Life of Discipleship" and I must tell you that it is geat to hear. We broke out into the open a few years ago and worship with a group of like minded Christians. It's as if the clouds parted and for the first time I began to truely see Christ as He wants me to see Him.<BR/>I would love to add your blog to mine. Just let me know.<BR/>mgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948815408614818879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-65295567603423666322007-03-30T05:49:00.000-07:002007-03-30T05:49:00.000-07:00Brian,Just read your blog on "My Secret Life of Di...Brian,<BR/>Just read your blog on "My Secret Life of Discipleship" It came to me on a GracEmail taht I received today. I must tell you that have hit the mark. We broke out into the open a few years ago and worship with a group of like minded Christians. It's as if the clouds parted and for the first time I began to truely see Christ as He wants me to see Him. My family has grown spiritually in the past few years more than in our life of being raised in the "Church of Christ." Wow, we finally get it. Awesome.<BR/>I would love to add your blog to mine. Just let me know.<BR/>mgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948815408614818879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-48438387520623766322007-03-30T05:41:00.000-07:002007-03-30T05:41:00.000-07:00Brian,surfed here from Edward Fudge's daily post. ...Brian,<BR/>surfed here from Edward Fudge's daily post. You moved me to tears brother. As the other posts have said, you have put in words what so many of us feel--and I guess we've often ran from that word "feel". The Jesus I serve is a Truth AND Heart God. We need passionate truth expressed through authentic love. Thanks for pouring your heart out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-30521685514968438062007-03-30T05:36:00.000-07:002007-03-30T05:36:00.000-07:00Excellent points and full of wisdom and truth.I kn...Excellent points and full of wisdom and truth.<BR/>I knew there were others with my views. Thank you for saying what we have all felt but couldn't express.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-4033364822282695262007-03-29T22:36:00.000-07:002007-03-29T22:36:00.000-07:00Rock on bro -- well said.Rock on bro -- well said.Kristina Baswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398742533008545243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870252.post-64925170949210755812007-03-29T19:02:00.000-07:002007-03-29T19:02:00.000-07:00Brian,Your thoughts on My Secret Life of Disciples...Brian,<BR/><BR/>Your thoughts on My Secret Life of Discipleship are quite something. <BR/><BR/>Know this : God has you right where He wants you for His reasons...and if you leave the denominational church of Christ He still has you right where He wants you for His reasons. <BR/><BR/>While I admire your tenacity and determination I must tell you that at some point in your life you will be brought to the end of even these nobel desires that you write about; all your trying and doing.<BR/><BR/>Not until you see yourself in reality as nothing more than a mere vessel, a pot, a glass as the container of the Water of Life or as just the branch that is attached to The Vine in which you are the means of expressing HIM and He manifesting Himself through you, as you....you will be unsatisfied and frustrated. That's just the truth of it. <BR/><BR/>It is not your life you are living...it is HIM living HIS life in you. <BR/><BR/>Now, if you have seen all of this and know it and are not working from a place of "got to, must do, ought to" then you are 'there' and I just bless on you !<BR/><BR/>I simply know that with our cofC background we still carry around the legalism of works, thinking we have to do, do do do do do, even to change the church of Christ from within. And He will let us until we at last drop in our tracks from the weight and burden of it. <BR/><BR/>I hope and pray that all you do is from the place of rest He promises and if so, when you are tired from all your doing it will be a tiredness of peace and contentment, not frustration and anguish.<BR/><BR/>These are such good words....I should read them to myself each day !<BR/><BR/>Ancora ImparoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com