Comments on: Living Wide Awake http://originsproject.org/2009/06/living-wide-awake/ The Origins Project Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Linda http://originsproject.org/2009/06/living-wide-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Linda Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:48:58 +0000 http://originsproject.org/?p=333#comment-830 Erwin, I have read "Wide Awake" and completely agree with it...all of it. It was as if someone had lived alongside me my whole life and had seen all of the disconnects I've seen in the church and had answers. It is a great book! I feel like, for the first time in a long time, I'm not alone in feeling like we are missing out...really missing out...on what Christianity is supposed to be. I do have questions for you though, regarding as you said (above) some of the things being written about the "emerging church", etc. If you search your name on the internet your named one of the leaders, but what "they" describe as the emerging church is not what I see in your book. Are you a part of the emerging church movement? If so, what is the movement? I have been a follower of Jesus since I was a small child and have learned to search all sides of an issue/movement before coming to a conclusion. I have heard bad things about this movement, but love everything I've heard that comes from your websites and blogs. There is a huge disconnect and I'd love some clarification. It may just be that there are no labels to give you, so they chose one. Is there a blog/resource/other you could suggest? Thanks. Erwin,

I have read “Wide Awake” and completely agree with it…all of it. It was as if someone had lived alongside me my whole life and had seen all of the disconnects I’ve seen in the church and had answers. It is a great book! I feel like, for the first time in a long time, I’m not alone in feeling like we are missing out…really missing out…on what Christianity is supposed to be.

I do have questions for you though, regarding as you said (above) some of the things being written about the “emerging church”, etc. If you search your name on the internet your named one of the leaders, but what “they” describe as the emerging church is not what I see in your book. Are you a part of the emerging church movement? If so, what is the movement? I have been a follower of Jesus since I was a small child and have learned to search all sides of an issue/movement before coming to a conclusion. I have heard bad things about this movement, but love everything I’ve heard that comes from your websites and blogs. There is a huge disconnect and I’d love some clarification. It may just be that there are no labels to give you, so they chose one.

Is there a blog/resource/other you could suggest?

Thanks.

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]]> By: Tony http://originsproject.org/2009/06/living-wide-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Tony Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:48:55 +0000 http://originsproject.org/?p=333#comment-775 Interesting thought, not an uncommon thought as you propose. I enjoy your thoughts about Christianity, there is only one concern I have, you speak as though you, or your church, is creating a new movement, and I quote, "can the church become the greatest humanitarian movement on the planet" .."Can we create humanity’s next great culture"... My point of view, and its just my opinion .. The Church, the true church, already is. Nothing has or will derail the message of the church, so in my opinion, someone who has been in church, around church, my whole life, we are not creating a new movement, we must continue an eternal one! In Him Tony Interesting thought, not an uncommon thought as you propose. I enjoy your thoughts about Christianity, there is only one concern I have, you speak as though you, or your church, is creating a new movement, and I quote, “can the church become the greatest humanitarian movement on the planet” ..”Can we create humanity’s next great culture”… My point of view, and its just my opinion .. The Church, the true church, already is.
Nothing has or will derail the message of the church, so in my opinion, someone who has been in church, around church, my whole life, we are not creating a new movement, we must continue an eternal one!

In Him
Tony

]]> By: lewies van der merwe http://originsproject.org/2009/06/living-wide-awake/comment-page-1/#comment-726 lewies van der merwe Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:11:51 +0000 http://originsproject.org/?p=333#comment-726 Erwin! Please keep dreaming... Please keep pushing people to find God's dream for their live... Please keep challenging us to become God's heroes - pointing people to God as we do what He enables us to do! Thanks for being a hero pointing to God! Erwin!

Please keep dreaming…

Please keep pushing people to find God’s dream for their live…

Please keep challenging us to become God’s heroes – pointing people to God as we do what He enables us to do!

Thanks for being a hero pointing to God!

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