Comments on: My God Is Not http://aroomofmamasown.com/2008/03/my-god-is-not/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Second Road Family » Signposts Along the Way http://aroomofmamasown.com/2008/03/my-god-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-6445 The Second Road Family » Signposts Along the Way Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:43:57 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/wordpress/?p=397#comment-6445 [...] again. Prayer wasn’t something that fit well with my conception of what my God is and what my God is not and healthy humility wasn’t something that had been a part of my experience. And yet, [...] [...] again. Prayer wasn’t something that fit well with my conception of what my God is and what my God is not and healthy humility wasn’t something that had been a part of my experience. And yet, [...]

]]> By: Mary P Jones (MPJ) http://aroomofmamasown.com/2008/03/my-god-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3792 Mary P Jones (MPJ) Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:16:00 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/wordpress/?p=397#comment-3792 selvin, my apologies. I have removed the image. I find the images I use on my site by searching for material licensed under Creative Commons in Flickr. When searching for an image to go with this post, I recall searching for an image that could be used with attribution and that was ok to modify, as I knew I wanted to create a negative image.<br/><br/>I just checked and see that your image is indeed marked as all rights reserved. I must have made a mistake in my search. It was not my intent to use or modify an image under copyright. selvin, my apologies. I have removed the image. I find the images I use on my site by searching for material licensed under Creative Commons in Flickr. When searching for an image to go with this post, I recall searching for an image that could be used with attribution and that was ok to modify, as I knew I wanted to create a negative image.

I just checked and see that your image is indeed marked as all rights reserved. I must have made a mistake in my search. It was not my intent to use or modify an image under copyright.

]]> By: selvin http://aroomofmamasown.com/2008/03/my-god-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3791 selvin Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:37:00 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/wordpress/?p=397#comment-3791 Hi Mary,<br/>Its an interesting article which you've written and it's good to see one of my pictures being displayed here<br/><br/>If you haven't noticed this image is under "All rights reserved" copyrights. Would have been great if you had taken my concurrence before uploading it here..<br/>There is a commercial fee in displaying this image, request you to get into a formal agreement or this will considered as a violation of intellectual property.<br/><br/>Appreciate you revert to me on mail asap<br/><br/>Thanks<br/>-Selvin Hi Mary,
Its an interesting article which you've written and it's good to see one of my pictures being displayed here

If you haven't noticed this image is under "All rights reserved" copyrights. Would have been great if you had taken my concurrence before uploading it here..
There is a commercial fee in displaying this image, request you to get into a formal agreement or this will considered as a violation of intellectual property.

Appreciate you revert to me on mail asap

Thanks
-Selvin

]]> By: Misery Marketing http://aroomofmamasown.com/2008/03/my-god-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-2346 Misery Marketing Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:31:00 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/wordpress/?p=397#comment-2346 lol. nice one tjw. <br/><br/>Thats some bold unconventional stuff there. I like it. lol. nice one tjw.

Thats some bold unconventional stuff there. I like it.

]]> By: thejunkyswife http://aroomofmamasown.com/2008/03/my-god-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-2339 thejunkyswife Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:26:00 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/wordpress/?p=397#comment-2339 You're going to hell. You're going to hell.

]]> By: Kellee http://aroomofmamasown.com/2008/03/my-god-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 Kellee Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:19:00 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/wordpress/?p=397#comment-2327 This has given me MUCH to ponder as I'm on my own path of re-discovering my God. And although I do not agree with everything you've written, I can totally & completely respect it. <br/><br/>Good work! Hope you don't mind if I "steal" this assignment! This has given me MUCH to ponder as I'm on my own path of re-discovering my God. And although I do not agree with everything you've written, I can totally & completely respect it.

Good work! Hope you don't mind if I "steal" this assignment!

]]> By: Mary P Jones (MPJ) http://aroomofmamasown.com/2008/03/my-god-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-2325 Mary P Jones (MPJ) Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:34:00 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/wordpress/?p=397#comment-2325 Danielle, yes, it's true that taking ownership of the word God and applying it in my life is a huge, huge difference for me.<br/><br/>I see this as a huge step toward forgiving my childhood church and making peace with Christianity. But I don't see it as a change in my core beliefs or a step toward embracing a different set of beliefs about the nature of the universe.<br/><br/>I have to work through the fact that I do still feel some defensiveness around that: that I feel the need to explain the distinction, that I want to make others see that my God is a true and legitimate God and not a step toward some new (more real and true) God, and that the God I am talking about now is not a new presence in my life, just my willingness to use that name for it. (As long as we're on what God is not, right?) ;) Danielle, yes, it's true that taking ownership of the word God and applying it in my life is a huge, huge difference for me.

I see this as a huge step toward forgiving my childhood church and making peace with Christianity. But I don't see it as a change in my core beliefs or a step toward embracing a different set of beliefs about the nature of the universe.

I have to work through the fact that I do still feel some defensiveness around that: that I feel the need to explain the distinction, that I want to make others see that my God is a true and legitimate God and not a step toward some new (more real and true) God, and that the God I am talking about now is not a new presence in my life, just my willingness to use that name for it. (As long as we're on what God is not, right?) ;)

]]> By: Mary Ann (Moanna) http://aroomofmamasown.com/2008/03/my-god-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-2323 Mary Ann (Moanna) Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:00:00 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/wordpress/?p=397#comment-2323 Great posting and thanks for the link back to your April 2007 posting. That ending made me smile. <br/><br/>For me, God is not an old white man who oversees the Oscars and Olympic games. God does not answer my prayers but gives me (or is) a place where I can find the right answer for myself. <br/><br/>I used to think God managed my days until 9/11 and then I figured that out of all those who died on that day there were surely people who woke up and trusted that they were going to be exactly where God wanted them to be that day. And yet I believe God is where they all went in that moment. <br/><br/>I'm still confused and a little disconnected from God. Yet I have this sort of weird prayer connection with my mom. And I believe God crossed my path with yours because I needed to learn something from you or just because. So God is. I think so.<br/><br/>Love you MPJ. Great posting and thanks for the link back to your April 2007 posting. That ending made me smile.

For me, God is not an old white man who oversees the Oscars and Olympic games. God does not answer my prayers but gives me (or is) a place where I can find the right answer for myself.

I used to think God managed my days until 9/11 and then I figured that out of all those who died on that day there were surely people who woke up and trusted that they were going to be exactly where God wanted them to be that day. And yet I believe God is where they all went in that moment.

I'm still confused and a little disconnected from God. Yet I have this sort of weird prayer connection with my mom. And I believe God crossed my path with yours because I needed to learn something from you or just because. So God is. I think so.

Love you MPJ.

]]> By: Danielle Sends You A Heartfelt Hug http://aroomofmamasown.com/2008/03/my-god-is-not/comment-page-1/#comment-2322 Danielle Sends You A Heartfelt Hug Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:04:00 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/wordpress/?p=397#comment-2322 This is a much different place than where you were a year ago...and that is an awesome thing ;) This is a much different place than where you were a year ago...and that is an awesome thing ;)

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