Comments on: Learning from one another http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/ Family life commentary by Amy Scott. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:41:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Amy http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70719 Amy Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:57:39 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70719 love your writing. love, love, love Wendell Berry's writing too. yeah--i don't quite get it all either--probably due to sleep deprivation and not having enough time for reading and deep thinking! :-) Hope I didn't say anything to make you feel bad for me like the young man you spoke of. love your writing.

love, love, love Wendell Berry’s writing too.
yeah–i don’t quite get it all either–probably due to sleep deprivation and not having enough time for reading and deep thinking! :-)

Hope I didn’t say anything to make you feel bad for me like the young man you spoke of.

]]> By: Karen http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70706 Karen Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:06:34 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70706 Your entry made me stop and think about where my children might be picking up this obnoxious habit. Yep! I'm totally guilty. Your entry made me stop and think about where my children might be picking up this obnoxious habit. Yep! I’m totally guilty.

]]> By: Margaret in VA http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70699 Margaret in VA Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:09:35 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70699 I saw just this same phenomenon a couple of weeks ago at a church dinner. The young man visiting who is going to a "Bible college" decided to take on one of the elders in our church regarding several of the Presbyterian doctrines. It WAS painful to watch, especially as the young men in the church gathered around to see what would happen. Eventually the elder had to say, "this discussion is really not profitable we should end it." because the young man had no sense of logic and was just like a little pit bull-grabbing on to anything he could! The same thing occured to me, this young man, with the proper respect and regard for relationships could have learned so much! I saw just this same phenomenon a couple of weeks ago at a church dinner. The young man visiting who is going to a “Bible college” decided to take on one of the elders in our church regarding several of the Presbyterian doctrines. It WAS painful to watch, especially as the young men in the church gathered around to see what would happen. Eventually the elder had to say, “this discussion is really not profitable we should end it.” because the young man had no sense of logic and was just like a little pit bull-grabbing on to anything he could!
The same thing occured to me, this young man, with the proper respect and regard for relationships could have learned so much!

]]> By: Kristi http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70692 Kristi Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:39:09 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70692 I meant to put this comment after your previous post and without all the horrible typos, too. Woops! :) I meant to put this comment after your previous post and without all the horrible typos, too. Woops! :)

]]> By: Kristi http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70691 Kristi Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:37:55 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70691 I bet you've probably read <a href="http://www.credenda.org/issues/7-2femina.php?" rel="nofollow">this article</a>regarding "principles vs. methods" by Nancy Wilson. It is one that (thank God!) steered me in the proper direction several years ago as I was preparing for my first baby. I feel like I don't "fit in" to many circles with other moms sometimes, but I don't like getting into arguments in which <em>methods</em>are mistaken for princiiples. I bet you’ve probably read this articleregarding “principles vs. methods” by Nancy Wilson.

It is one that (thank God!) steered me in the proper direction several years ago as I was preparing for my first baby.

I feel like I don’t “fit in” to many circles with other moms sometimes, but I don’t like getting into arguments in which methodsare mistaken for princiiples.

]]> By: April http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70684 April Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:21:33 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70684 You know, salt could do some damage to a constantly-open mouth. Can you imagine the swollen tastebuds? Geesh, if we could only be exposed to ideas with which we agreed, we'd only be able to talk to ourselves. Although, I think even that would be difficult for me! And how would a marriage ever work? :) I remember in the days of my youth (I'm feeling kind of aged today at 32) that I felt threatened when I didn't know something. Now I just assume that I don't know much and life is MUCH better! You know, salt could do some damage to a constantly-open mouth. Can you imagine the swollen tastebuds? Geesh, if we could only be exposed to ideas with which we agreed, we’d only be able to talk to ourselves. Although, I think even that would be difficult for me! And how would a marriage ever work? :)

I remember in the days of my youth (I’m feeling kind of aged today at 32) that I felt threatened when I didn’t know something. Now I just assume that I don’t know much and life is MUCH better!

]]> By: Andrea http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70682 Andrea Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:27:01 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70682 Amen. I feel like you can always learn something from someone, even if you disagree with something about them or even something they say. It's called....humility. Amen.
I feel like you can always learn something from someone, even if you disagree with something about them or even something they say. It’s called….humility.

]]> By: Nicole http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70681 Nicole Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:11:59 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70681 We call these people "thunder puppies". We call these people “thunder puppies”.

]]> By: Jeana http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70672 Jeana Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:17:01 +0000 http://humblemusings.com/archives/2007/08/02/learning-from-one-another/#comment-70672 This reminds me that I never commented on that post, although when I read it I thought a hearty "Amen!" Otherwise I'll just say that you can lead a fool to knowledge but you can't make him think. Amen--to that post and this one. This reminds me that I never commented on that post, although when I read it I thought a hearty “Amen!”

Otherwise I’ll just say that you can lead a fool to knowledge but you can’t make him think.

Amen–to that post and this one.

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