Comments on: Richard Rohr on Action and Contemplation: Homebrewed Christianity 41

By: Black Coffee Reflections » Monday Morning Brief - 2.3.09 » There are some who call me Tim…

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:55:42 +0000

[...] Dobson the other week and I loved Fermi Project’s latest with Jon Tyson. Also really enjoyed Homebrewed Christianity’s podcast with Richard Rohr. Cleaned the Fireside Room (the youth room) while listening to Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks [...]

By: Chad Crawford

Chad Crawford — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:11:24 +0000

@Tripp – Sorry. You and Jesus like birds and I like squirrels. No – on the contrary I found it very enlightening. But the Northern California Homebrewed Christianity Studio does not have the technology to render higher pitched animal voices decipherable. Our techs are working on the problem. So I think you should retell the full parable in written form.

By: Alexander Carpenter

Alexander Carpenter — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:47:12 +0000

Ryan speaks the word on the image. Solid reviews chief.

And props on another solid ‘cast.

By: Tripp Fuller

Tripp Fuller — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:27:56 +0000

Chad you edited out the comparison between two types of people, squirrels and birds. I can’t believe you didn’t find that as enlightening as I did.

Glad you enjoyed it Jo Ann.

By: Jo Ann W. Goodson

Jo Ann W. Goodson — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:15:34 +0000

Wow !!! Just listened and prayed through the conversations between Chad and Richard Rohr and my very first words would have to be AMEN AND AMEN. Richard Rohr is one of my favorite people and authors. What he says about action and contemplation is for me right on. When you have experienced that inner “Knowing” that the two of you discuss, it has to end with the “and” as Richard talks about being the most important thing. You need them both to be part of this dance with God. Contemplation leads you to action and sustains you through your action. The false self that Chad discusses with Richard is so true. We must forego our ego to live in that inner life of knowing and dance with God. That is a difficult but necessary thing for us to continue to work through with God’s help. None of us ever completely “arrive” but we do live within the mystery and faith in God. We do not have to know or do everything ourselves as God is working as creator and we are simply joining God in God’s work. I agree with Richard when he speaks of the Emergent Movement. I do think this is of God for all the reasons that he gave. Zach Roberts asked me about this subject and I answered him the same way that Richard did Chad. Because no one person or group is leading this “movement” and it is appealing to so many diverse people all over the world, I do agree that it is the work of God’s Holy Spirit. We should never try to control it, just embrace it and live with and through the effort. Wish I could attend the gathering in March. This is another historical event, as the inauguration was, that I wouled love to be a part of. Thank you Chad and Tripp for this wonderful time you provided me with each of you and Richard Rohr. By the way, I led several small groups at Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston-Salem using Richard’s book on Spiritual Disciplines. These were great groups. Again thank you for this wonderful conversation.