Comments on: KARL - Inspiration Addiction http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2007/04/29/karl-inspiration-addiction/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:03:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: dreams re-dux « the carnival in my head http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2007/04/29/karl-inspiration-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1458 dreams re-dux « the carnival in my head Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:09:35 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/blog/?p=27#comment-1458 [...] work!  this will mean that we will have to get out of our seats, get sober from our self-serving inspiration addiction, put down our bible-verse-applying-to-keep-us-safe and enter into wild and unpredictable [...] [...] work!  this will mean that we will have to get out of our seats, get sober from our self-serving inspiration addiction, put down our bible-verse-applying-to-keep-us-safe and enter into wild and unpredictable [...]

]]> By: Jesus school: not the most inspiring in town « the carnival in my head http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2007/04/29/karl-inspiration-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 Jesus school: not the most inspiring in town « the carnival in my head Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:51:03 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/blog/?p=27#comment-1303 [...] & directly many have become “addicted to inspiration.” i know i used to be.  i remember leaving many a church service energized & filled up and [...] [...] & directly many have become “addicted to inspiration.” i know i used to be.  i remember leaving many a church service energized & filled up and [...]

]]> By: randi http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2007/04/29/karl-inspiration-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 randi Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:56:14 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/blog/?p=27#comment-1112 very interesting! Came here from Kathy's most recent blog.... I DO get what you're saying... I do think often of how we are faking ourselves out with this Sunday "experience" stuff....because any true experience I've had with the Spirit is quiet like a whisper.... BUT at the same time I LOVE rejoicing on Sundays... celebrating Him and praising Him in many forms! BUT I Love doing this every day in many forms... not just Sunday. BUT at the same time -- I *do* get the hearts behind these people striving to bring glory to God by putting their best 'efforts' out there. Whether I partake in it or not... I *do* get WHY they do what they do.... They believe He deserves our best. The best we can do on presentations and striving to offer Him our best outside & inside. SO I'm really in the middle on this issue... BUT I DO get what you're saying about the addiction. If these "experiences" are THE way you relate to GOd..... there's an issue. If YOU *NEED* these 'things'... there's a problem... cuz they are not supposed to be about you... but instead Him. ya know? :) very interesting! Came here from Kathy’s most recent blog…. I DO get what you’re saying… I do think often of how we are faking ourselves out with this Sunday “experience” stuff….because any true experience I’ve had with the Spirit is quiet like a whisper…. BUT at the same time I LOVE rejoicing on Sundays… celebrating Him and praising Him in many forms! BUT I Love doing this every day in many forms… not just Sunday.

BUT at the same time — I *do* get the hearts behind these people striving to bring glory to God by putting their best ‘efforts’ out there. Whether I partake in it or not… I *do* get WHY they do what they do…. They believe He deserves our best. The best we can do on presentations and striving to offer Him our best outside & inside.

SO I’m really in the middle on this issue… BUT I DO get what you’re saying about the addiction. If these “experiences” are THE way you relate to GOd….. there’s an issue. If YOU *NEED* these ‘things’… there’s a problem… cuz they are not supposed to be about you… but instead Him.

ya know? :)

]]> By: fan or follower? « the carnival in my head… http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2007/04/29/karl-inspiration-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 fan or follower? « the carnival in my head… Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:42:07 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/blog/?p=27#comment-1110 [...] on the journey.  i always like this metaphor karl has:  pornography is to intimacy what church inspiration addiction is to community.   like pornography, inspiration addiction fires all the neurons & [...] [...] on the journey.  i always like this metaphor karl has:  pornography is to intimacy what church inspiration addiction is to community.   like pornography, inspiration addiction fires all the neurons & [...]

]]> By: Marna http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2007/04/29/karl-inspiration-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Marna Thu, 10 May 2007 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/blog/?p=27#comment-88 wow, i never thought of it that way. i'm guilty of looking for the "amazing" fix from a worship service and you're right, it does feel like getting a fix to feed an addiction. and i echo mike in that i don't want that anymore. i need "hope and long term journeying, listening more than telling, and a faithfulness to live the principles Jesus shared in every way we know how." that's what I want to be addicted to. wow, i never thought of it that way. i’m guilty of looking for the “amazing” fix from a worship service and you’re right, it does feel like getting a fix to feed an addiction. and i echo mike in that i don’t want that anymore. i need “hope and long term journeying, listening more than telling, and a faithfulness to live the principles Jesus shared in every way we know how.” that’s what I want to be addicted to.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2007/04/29/karl-inspiration-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Anonymous Wed, 09 May 2007 02:41:00 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/blog/?p=27#comment-86 must say, that at the begining, there was a big part of me that hoped the refuge would be one of those amazeing places. but i'm so glad i settled for "less", because by doing that i have received so much more. couldn't ever go back to amazeing. i need real. i'm spoiled! mike must say, that at the begining, there was a big part of me that hoped the refuge would be one of those amazeing places. but i’m so glad i settled for “less”, because by doing that i have received so much more. couldn’t ever go back to amazeing. i need real. i’m spoiled! mike

]]>