tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post5761831982934755573..comments2023-10-29T03:15:57.291-07:00Comments on By This Still Hearth - Age with Purpose: Learning from an AtheistJoAnne Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-18499940990034622242014-02-02T08:22:38.424-08:002014-02-02T08:22:38.424-08:00No kidding. Many an atheist wants sincerely to be ...No kidding. Many an atheist wants sincerely to be a good person just doesn't understand why that's not enough. It is a great pleasure to affirm their desire even as we pray for them to understand that it comes from the eternity God planted in their heart. JoAnne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-84950095424221655122014-02-02T08:00:14.966-08:002014-02-02T08:00:14.966-08:00What a great reminder to all of us. We all have di...What a great reminder to all of us. We all have different ideas and beliefs and most of the time we are right there to judge or criticize without even listening first. Thank you for this great post. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-16183706483724097342014-01-30T12:00:15.199-08:002014-01-30T12:00:15.199-08:00Thanks, Christa. You are absolutely right that we ...Thanks, Christa. You are absolutely right that we do tend to judge, almost without being aware of it. How many times I have appeared to listen to someone, but are really thinking about what I'm going to say next. Yikes! Somehow, we need to connect, tell the truth (and the Truth), and give one another the mutual dignity we deserve. Lord have mercy.JoAnne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-37780679188141287212014-01-30T11:55:21.848-08:002014-01-30T11:55:21.848-08:00I love this! I have been reading many more blogs t...I love this! I have been reading many more blogs these days now that I write for one and I usually read comments. Through these comments I have really began to realize the judgmental views that most people (regardless of beliefs) have. I think this judgement and anger comes from a lack of listening and trying to understand others. We should always share God's word, but we should know a person and their beliefs well enough to approach conversations in a way that may actually reach them instead of condemning them. Great post, thanks for sharing.Christa https://www.blogger.com/profile/01938098794721991454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-33760208668304543632014-01-27T14:55:04.863-08:002014-01-27T14:55:04.863-08:00I find that few atheists arrive at their 'fait...I find that few atheists arrive at their 'faith' by either family tradition or childhood teaching. Instead, they have almost all thought seriously about why they believe as they do. I wish more of my believing friends would do as much. Still, as you say, God does know hearts and I'm glad of it. Thanks for your insightful comment.JoAnne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-9601542615986158222014-01-27T12:41:59.413-08:002014-01-27T12:41:59.413-08:00Some atheists, I think, have a rather profound fai...Some atheists, I think, have a rather profound faith without recognizing it as faith. They display a deep faith in moral right and wrong, without even recognizing the author of morality.<br /><br />I often see professing believers demonstrating much less faith by confining their perceptions of God to their understanding of a written moral code. They follow legalistic rules rather than searching the Spirit's call. Often, they fail to even put much thought into even the list of rules, being satisfied to simply regurgetate the interpretation of rules others have fed them.<br /><br />It is a puzzler...I'm glad God knows the heart...and trust Him to lead my heart.Joe Potehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128078440003054702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-54971643920418729592014-01-26T10:29:39.222-08:002014-01-26T10:29:39.222-08:00Thanks Sheila. She does help keep me honest!Thanks Sheila. She does help keep me honest!JoAnne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-28984370986476981712014-01-26T08:17:09.422-08:002014-01-26T08:17:09.422-08:00Visiting from Deidra's today. What an interest...Visiting from Deidra's today. What an interesting perspective! Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048851144169610362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-16613705726902742932014-01-26T06:12:52.485-08:002014-01-26T06:12:52.485-08:00Thanks--it's pretty hard sometimes to remember...Thanks--it's pretty hard sometimes to remember that we're not in charge of the salvation of everybody we know. In fact, we're in charge of none of them.JoAnne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162883238388829088.post-42162229122336663072014-01-25T19:52:19.981-08:002014-01-25T19:52:19.981-08:00JoAnne, you nailed it at the end (this 'how to...JoAnne, you nailed it at the end (this 'how to love people so very much NOT like you')--"Lord, have mercy."<br />This was a good reminder--we ALL need the grace of Jesus. great post.Jody Lee Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017263035298663701noreply@blogger.com