Comments on: Sacred and Secular http://solarcrash.com/2007/12/sacred-and-secular/ Creativity, Church, and Culture in the City Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:05:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Solar Crash: December 2007 Round-up | Solar Crashhttp://solarcrash.com/2007/12/sacred-and-secular/comment-page-1/#comment-3037 Solar Crash: December 2007 Round-up | Solar Crash Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:06:21 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/2007/12/19/sacred-and-secular/#comment-3037 [...] Starfish Manifesto True Community Sacred and Secular I’m Damned Top Wordpress [...] [...] Starfish Manifesto True Community Sacred and Secular I’m Damned Top Wordpress [...]

]]> By: Lonhttp://solarcrash.com/2007/12/sacred-and-secular/comment-page-1/#comment-2359 Lon Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:30:55 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/2007/12/19/sacred-and-secular/#comment-2359 Hey Alan... exactly - awareness. although i have to admit, there are some things in life that are more sacred than others. i've always wondered if my blog will become an issue in my future moving forward... ah well.Rhea - Great thought. Another way I look at it is that we're all seekers... if anything, Christians as seekers of truth and life in Christ... we should be the lead-seekers of the world declaring that there's got to be more to life! labels sometimes are a necessary evil just to sort some things out in our heads, but i find it can be more harmful than helpful usually... Hey Alan… exactly – awareness. although i have to admit, there are some things in life that are more sacred than others. i’ve always wondered if my blog will become an issue in my future moving forward… ah well.

Rhea – Great thought. Another way I look at it is that we’re all seekers… if anything, Christians as seekers of truth and life in Christ… we should be the lead-seekers of the world declaring that there’s got to be more to life! labels sometimes are a necessary evil just to sort some things out in our heads, but i find it can be more harmful than helpful usually…

]]> By: Rheahttp://solarcrash.com/2007/12/sacred-and-secular/comment-page-1/#comment-2356 Rhea Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:52:14 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/2007/12/19/sacred-and-secular/#comment-2356 I love that idea that the secular doesn't know that it's sacred yet. It makes me think about how we view Christians and non-Christians. I heard a missionary say one time that he doesn't consider those outside the church unbelievers or non-Christians, but pre-Christians. Seems kinda like the same thing. I love that idea that the secular doesn’t know that it’s sacred yet. It makes me think about how we view Christians and non-Christians. I heard a missionary say one time that he doesn’t consider those outside the church unbelievers or non-Christians, but pre-Christians. Seems kinda like the same thing.

]]> By: Alanhttp://solarcrash.com/2007/12/sacred-and-secular/comment-page-1/#comment-2355 Alan Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:30:06 +0000 http://solarcrash.com/2007/12/19/sacred-and-secular/#comment-2355 I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest to Tom Harpur, the religion editor of the Toronto Star. Of Anglican tradition, he has fallen out of favour with most of whom are our forebears... You know, stuff about denying that Christ is God will do that to you. However, this is a forum of sorts, and most thoughts are fair to discuss, if not exactly faithful.On the other hand, I remember mocking many an article I've read of his in the star. He does have a good head, particularly on matters involving the idiocy of religion.Anyway, Harpur recognizes the value of tradition, and even keeps to his Anglican roots. But he might say that the value of the act, any act, is the encounter with God. And if there is a place to encounter, there must be a place where one cannot. Your definition of secular is good! Rather than being a delineation between Church and City, it is one of awareness and ignorance.But watch yourself, there are hardliners everywhere watching... I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest to Tom Harpur, the religion editor of the Toronto Star. Of Anglican tradition, he has fallen out of favour with most of whom are our forebears… You know, stuff about denying that Christ is God will do that to you. However, this is a forum of sorts, and most thoughts are fair to discuss, if not exactly faithful.

On the other hand, I remember mocking many an article I’ve read of his in the star. He does have a good head, particularly on matters involving the idiocy of religion.

Anyway, Harpur recognizes the value of tradition, and even keeps to his Anglican roots. But he might say that the value of the act, any act, is the encounter with God. And if there is a place to encounter, there must be a place where one cannot. Your definition of secular is good! Rather than being a delineation between Church and City, it is one of awareness and ignorance.

But watch yourself, there are hardliners everywhere watching…

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