Comments for onehandclapping http://julieclawson.com Sat, 17 May 2008 18:40:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 Comment on Human Rights and Christian Comfort by Adam G. http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/14/human-rights-and-christian-comfort/#comment-2852 Adam G. Sat, 17 May 2008 18:32:45 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/14/human-rights-and-christian-comfort/#comment-2852 Good post. Evangelicalism - and American Evangelicalism in particular - has long taken a hands-off approach to human rights, peach and justice. The mistake has been in thinking that Christianity is a matter of private piety and a way to get to heaven. As I have come to understand it, the "Gospel" isn't merely the preaching of a private faith, but rather the proclamation that Jesus is Lord. Specifically, the crucified and risen Jesus is Lord. He is Lord NOW. If that's the case, then we need to be about calling the nations to repentance and faith, and the powers to account. Good post. Evangelicalism - and American Evangelicalism in particular - has long taken a hands-off approach to human rights, peach and justice. The mistake has been in thinking that Christianity is a matter of private piety and a way to get to heaven.

As I have come to understand it, the “Gospel” isn’t merely the preaching of a private faith, but rather the proclamation that Jesus is Lord. Specifically, the crucified and risen Jesus is Lord. He is Lord NOW. If that’s the case, then we need to be about calling the nations to repentance and faith, and the powers to account.

]]> Comment on Should Christians Apologize? by Weekly Meanderings « The Way of a Pilgrim http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/08/should-christians-apologize/#comment-2851 Weekly Meanderings « The Way of a Pilgrim Sat, 17 May 2008 15:51:00 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/08/should-christians-apologize/#comment-2851 [...] came across this week (a whole lot of NPR…what does that say about me?). 1. The problem with “me-centric” Christianity 2. I find myself doing this with people walking their dogs…then I feel bad 3. Strangers bring [...] […] came across this week (a whole lot of NPR…what does that say about me?). 1. The problem with “me-centric” Christianity 2. I find myself doing this with people walking their dogs…then I feel bad 3. Strangers bring […]

]]> Comment on Let’s Talk About Sex by Pam Hogeweide http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/12/lets-talk-about-sex/#comment-2850 Pam Hogeweide Sat, 17 May 2008 05:20:14 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/12/lets-talk-about-sex/#comment-2850 oops..........LOL, I meant POST!!!!!!!!!!!! Not past, but that is a hoot how that sounds...:-) oops……….LOL, I meant POST!!!!!!!!!!!! Not past, but that is a hoot how that sounds…:-)

]]> Comment on Let’s Talk About Sex by Pam Hogeweide http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/12/lets-talk-about-sex/#comment-2849 Pam Hogeweide Sat, 17 May 2008 05:19:39 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/12/lets-talk-about-sex/#comment-2849 great and provocative past, julie. about five years ago a mom at my kids school invited me to a For Your Pleasure party. FYP is a line of products designed to <i>enhance the bedroom experience.</i> At that time I blushed and became flustered when the mom invited me. I politely declined. Later, I asked a close friend about it and she discouraged me from even having second thoughts about going. "Is it going to help bring you closer to your husband or just give you a thrill?" Ok.... Fast forward five years. Another invite (actually an EVITE!). And this time I'm going. It's tomorrow night. As for my friend's question, well, after twenty years of marriage bringing fresh thrills into our intimacy would most definitely bring my husband and I closer! Another point I want to touch in on is how conservative women are often taught to hide our curves. Big shirts, loose fitting pants and flowy dresses and skirts. I hid my curves for years wearing ill-fitting clothes. Until I started watching What Not to Wear. For real. And then I realized, hey, I am a woman with womanly curves. I have boobs. It's ok to wear clothes that prove this. And so, I now enjoy wearing things that actually fit and do not worry about looking too curvy. I'm a woman. I'm supposed to have curves! I might as well have been wearing a burka considering how oversized many of my shirts were in an effort to hide my boobage. Here's to freedom to be curvy and sexy and discover the healthy sexuality that God intended for our pleasure!!! great and provocative past, julie.

about five years ago a mom at my kids school invited me to a For Your Pleasure party. FYP is a line of products designed to enhance the bedroom experience. At that time I blushed and became flustered when the mom invited me. I politely declined. Later, I asked a close friend about it and she discouraged me from even having second thoughts about going. “Is it going to help bring you closer to your husband or just give you a thrill?” Ok….

Fast forward five years. Another invite (actually an EVITE!). And this time I’m going. It’s tomorrow night. As for my friend’s question, well, after twenty years of marriage bringing fresh thrills into our intimacy would most definitely bring my husband and I closer!

Another point I want to touch in on is how conservative women are often taught to hide our curves. Big shirts, loose fitting pants and flowy dresses and skirts. I hid my curves for years wearing ill-fitting clothes. Until I started watching What Not to Wear. For real. And then I realized, hey, I am a woman with womanly curves. I have boobs. It’s ok to wear clothes that prove this. And so, I now enjoy wearing things that actually fit and do not worry about looking too curvy. I’m a woman. I’m supposed to have curves! I might as well have been wearing a burka considering how oversized many of my shirts were in an effort to hide my boobage.

Here’s to freedom to be curvy and sexy and discover the healthy sexuality that God intended for our pleasure!!!

]]> Comment on Let’s Talk About Sex by Minnow http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/12/lets-talk-about-sex/#comment-2848 Minnow Sat, 17 May 2008 05:10:22 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/12/lets-talk-about-sex/#comment-2848 Julie--Off topic but not--I found I was most impressed with the appearance of my own body when I was in the waddling around stage of pregnancy. I find pregnant women some of the most attractive people I see. When I studied to be a midwife one of the topics was sex during pregnancy. Try opening that kettle of worms in a polite circle of Christians...humm... Chris--Your advice to your friend was spot on. At the same time, the emotional baggage so to speak that we carry around with regard to sex is not all "guilt because the Church or God or even worse our mothers said we shouldn't and we did" some of it is real pain from sharing our most intimate self with someone who proved not to be trust worthy. This too needs to come into our conversations with our children, their friends, each other... Julie–Off topic but not–I found I was most impressed with the appearance of my own body when I was in the waddling around stage of pregnancy. I find pregnant women some of the most attractive people I see. When I studied to be a midwife one of the topics was sex during pregnancy. Try opening that kettle of worms in a polite circle of Christians…humm…
Chris–Your advice to your friend was spot on. At the same time, the emotional baggage so to speak that we carry around with regard to sex is not all “guilt because the Church or God or even worse our mothers said we shouldn’t and we did” some of it is real pain from sharing our most intimate self with someone who proved not to be trust worthy. This too needs to come into our conversations with our children, their friends, each other…

]]> Comment on Let’s Talk About Sex by Chris Kirk http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/12/lets-talk-about-sex/#comment-2847 Chris Kirk Fri, 16 May 2008 13:57:20 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/12/lets-talk-about-sex/#comment-2847 My church upbrining was similar to the ideas that you shared in this book. In fact, my "talk" involved my father handing me a copy of James Dobson's, "Preparing for Adolescence." Needless to say, I unfortunatley didn't emerge from childhood with a healthy view of sexuality. Just yesterday I found myself talking with a youth pastor friend who was asking about how to get his kids to stop having sex and drinking. I shared with him that this totalitarian attitude that "Sex is Bad," does little to inhibit sexual behavior and in fact encourages hidden and rebellious expressions of sexuality. I proposed that he open up a dialogue with students about their sexual choices minus the judgement and fear-mongering and include discussions about how students should engage in sex (responsibly, safely, etc) if they should choose to do so. Unfortunately, I don't think he's ready to lose his job yet. Thanks for the post, Julie! My church upbrining was similar to the ideas that you shared in this book. In fact, my “talk” involved my father handing me a copy of James Dobson’s, “Preparing for Adolescence.” Needless to say, I unfortunatley didn’t emerge from childhood with a healthy view of sexuality.

Just yesterday I found myself talking with a youth pastor friend who was asking about how to get his kids to stop having sex and drinking. I shared with him that this totalitarian attitude that “Sex is Bad,” does little to inhibit sexual behavior and in fact encourages hidden and rebellious expressions of sexuality. I proposed that he open up a dialogue with students about their sexual choices minus the judgement and fear-mongering and include discussions about how students should engage in sex (responsibly, safely, etc) if they should choose to do so. Unfortunately, I don’t think he’s ready to lose his job yet. Thanks for the post, Julie!

]]> Comment on Human Rights and Christian Comfort by CHARIS SHALOM » Bloggers Unite for Human Rights http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/14/human-rights-and-christian-comfort/#comment-2846 CHARIS SHALOM » Bloggers Unite for Human Rights Fri, 16 May 2008 05:48:59 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/14/human-rights-and-christian-comfort/#comment-2846 [...] Julie Clawson on Human rights and Christian comfort. [...] […] Julie Clawson on Human rights and Christian comfort. […]

]]> Comment on Human Rights and Christian Comfort by Tia Lynn http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/14/human-rights-and-christian-comfort/#comment-2845 Tia Lynn Fri, 16 May 2008 02:16:20 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/14/human-rights-and-christian-comfort/#comment-2845 Hey Julie. Great stuff. It's baffling to me how so many christians are outright against such “earthly” endeavors. I had one christian couple tell me that we should let people in Africa starve so maybe they’ll finally cry out to God and at least maybe go to heaven. It’s just disgusting. Great post. Also, I know you are a pastor/church leader. The last couple of posts on my blog have been on 1 Timothy 2:9-15, I am sure you are familiar with it. :) Anyway, I would love to hear from you on it, since you are a woman who has actually experienced being a leader in a faith community. I was curious to how you personally view this verse and maybe if you had any words for some of the moderate C’s that are having trouble grasping the E’s understanding of it. Thanks! Tia Lynn Hey Julie. Great stuff. It’s baffling to me how so many christians are outright against such “earthly” endeavors. I had one christian couple tell me that we should let people in Africa starve so maybe they’ll finally cry out to God and at least maybe go to heaven. It’s just disgusting. Great post.

Also, I know you are a pastor/church leader. The last couple of posts on my blog have been on 1 Timothy 2:9-15, I am sure you are familiar with it. :) Anyway, I would love to hear from you on it, since you are a woman who has actually experienced being a leader in a faith community. I was curious to how you personally view this verse and maybe if you had any words for some of the moderate C’s that are having trouble grasping the E’s understanding of it. Thanks!

Tia Lynn

]]> Comment on Human Rights and Christian Comfort by Christianization and Humanization and our task in Zimbabwe « my contemplations http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/14/human-rights-and-christian-comfort/#comment-2843 Christianization and Humanization and our task in Zimbabwe « my contemplations Thu, 15 May 2008 15:30:30 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/14/human-rights-and-christian-comfort/#comment-2843 [...] Julie Clawson on Human rights and Christian comfort. [...] […] Julie Clawson on Human rights and Christian comfort. […]

]]> Comment on Human Rights and Christian Comfort by Sally http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/14/human-rights-and-christian-comfort/#comment-2842 Sally Thu, 15 May 2008 15:05:48 +0000 http://julieclawson.com/2008/05/14/human-rights-and-christian-comfort/#comment-2842 "To leave behind our excuses and our theology shields and not be afraid to visibly care is a needed step in our world today" AMEN “To leave behind our excuses and our theology shields and not be afraid to visibly care is a needed step in our world today”

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