tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.comments2023-10-06T02:47:29.654-07:00Pastor Dan ScottDan Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639114688490155918noreply@blogger.comBlogger375125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-38724977792469454402015-08-12T19:22:41.682-07:002015-08-12T19:22:41.682-07:00John Piper, as much as I love and respect his cont...John Piper, as much as I love and respect his contribution to the Christian walk as well as the reformed church look and parrellel them selves to the biblical but today modern day pharisees. They comment on churches that they feel haven't been "enlightened" as they have as if they were the varsity church and anyone that disagrees with there lofty but limited knowledge of the bible is junior varsity. They say they preach Christ centrality but have little to no evidence in there churches of the presence of God with evidence of souls saved, bodies healed, or humans delivered. Note these are all things that JESUS did! Srry had to vent about him and his so called depravity focused big business reformed church. <br /><br />Face the facts people. <br />Ps. I am a middle class African American and benefited from the wealth teachings in the bible you would probably call the "Prosperity Gospel". My life is closer to Jesus and deeper then ever before. <br />Take it from a prosperity gospel lay person. <br />So much division in the church because of this it's childish really. Prosperity Gospel Loser..... I guesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529109497082414171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-12445713715578564732015-05-15T12:10:00.684-07:002015-05-15T12:10:00.684-07:00Many people reclaim, because they think that life ...Many people reclaim, because they think that life is hard. But they don't know how dificult it is for some people like prostitutes to pray, and to sing in the church. Many people don't go to church, and they don't know that there are others, who go to the services, although they are abused and have to work very hard.Petala Parreira P11https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468433929470422223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-81676654146351237222015-03-22T06:00:33.315-07:002015-03-22T06:00:33.315-07:00Very well articulated! Thank you!!!Very well articulated! Thank you!!!Eric Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418376728881436760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-70723243260707403332014-07-24T08:39:22.702-07:002014-07-24T08:39:22.702-07:00Exciting to see what the Holy Spirit is doing in t...Exciting to see what the Holy Spirit is doing in the worldVerner Drosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967170565750927814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-88682763696703328752014-05-31T07:03:11.839-07:002014-05-31T07:03:11.839-07:00I just finished Holy Ghost Girl. You aptly articul...I just finished Holy Ghost Girl. You aptly articulated the disturbing dissonance I am experiencing from her story. This is a book that will stay with me for a long time.Sandy Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000264663307241681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-53109704888806503732014-05-31T07:02:27.652-07:002014-05-31T07:02:27.652-07:00I just finished Holy Ghost Girl. You aptly articul...I just finished Holy Ghost Girl. You aptly articulated the disturbing dissonance I am experiencing from her story. This is a book that will stay with me for a long time. Sandy Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000264663307241681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-30153328162778243372014-04-07T08:03:39.578-07:002014-04-07T08:03:39.578-07:00Dan, I'm loving reading your blogs this mornin...Dan, I'm loving reading your blogs this morning. Of course I have to stop so I can read for classes....So glad you'll be part of our classes this July.<br /><br />It struck me as I was reading this that, outside of my time in Italy, my main connection to the RCC has been in charismatic communities here in America. In Ann Arbor and in John Michael Talbot's community. It probably has given me a different impression of Catholicism than may be typical.<br />Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-32362758712737962712014-03-14T21:09:37.367-07:002014-03-14T21:09:37.367-07:00Amen brother!
Anyone that claims Mr. Ramsey profe...Amen brother!<br /><br />Anyone that claims Mr. Ramsey professes the Prosperity Gospel has never actually listened to Mr. Ramsey.Job561https://www.blogger.com/profile/13616271326039362814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-36664000517203573472014-03-02T22:03:40.825-08:002014-03-02T22:03:40.825-08:00Great stuff Dan! Catholic friends have had the mo...Great stuff Dan! Catholic friends have had the most profound impact on my spiritual pilgrimage.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080111092261737227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-25820893974612756742014-02-22T12:41:15.358-08:002014-02-22T12:41:15.358-08:00I have said to Joel's critics for years that h...I have said to Joel's critics for years that he reaches millions of people who would never "darken the doors" of a local church. People listen to him when they fast forward the channel thru every "right" t.v. evangelist. As you said, give them some hope, make them thirsty for something more than the world and then a seasoned Christian should come along and disciple. Some plant, some water...<br /><br />EXCELLENT read. thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317665220156326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-39105966939676595832014-02-22T09:10:56.885-08:002014-02-22T09:10:56.885-08:00Well said. I know Joel. I know he, like all of u...Well said. I know Joel. I know he, like all of us, is far from perfect. But there seems to be a great deal of fuss about a guy who goes about doing good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347873108035989956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-68376755297532606802014-02-22T09:07:33.011-08:002014-02-22T09:07:33.011-08:00Well said. Blessings!Well said. Blessings!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347873108035989956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-50794677004292072872014-02-21T21:19:20.750-08:002014-02-21T21:19:20.750-08:00Dan, your blog did make me think...maybe his smile...Dan, your blog did make me think...maybe his smile and "soft" voice is good!! I do wish he were more like his father whose church in Houston was known as "The Oasis of Love"...Really reached out to a hurting community...but wasn't afraid to preach truth...and he was part of a movement that made his fellow Baptist seminary friends cringe! Why, he even had fellowship with Catholic leaders!!! But Joel's marketing strategy from the time he was groomed to take over his father's pulpit was to "coat" the truth so it would not be offensive...even if it were not the "whole" truth according to the Bible. Yes, then there's MacArthur who proclaims "truth" with a vengeance (some would say "hate"). Reminds me of Benny Hinn...whose first book, "Good Morning Holy Spirit" was so filled with extreme Biblical errors that his publisher pulled all of a very large printing off the store shelves. He overtly only wanted to be a best-selling author...whether what he wrote was truth or not!!Gdavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865392378961445188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-36241664041614885412014-02-21T20:33:56.327-08:002014-02-21T20:33:56.327-08:00Dan, Thanks for expanding this healthy dialog. As ...Dan, Thanks for expanding this healthy dialog. As you've heard me say, having been raised first by Baptist grandparents, then most of my youth by a Pentecostal preacher father, I was thrust into the exploding spiritual movement of the 70's on a national basis. Because of my position I worked extensively with nearly every church tribe, and to my amazement, I learned more about true Biblical Christianity from the Catholics who were part of that renewal movement than any other group. There was something powerful about joining the discipline of their Catholic background with the freshness of the Holy Spirit! Oh for another spiritual awakening like we had in the 70's! Even so, come Holy Spirit!!Gdavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865392378961445188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-60022880677721138982014-02-21T19:59:24.167-08:002014-02-21T19:59:24.167-08:00So encouraged to see what God the Holy Spirit is d...So encouraged to see what God the Holy Spirit is doing among his people. I have a renewed hope for unity.Nathan R. Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300641414049198794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-41976347493505339322014-02-21T12:52:11.705-08:002014-02-21T12:52:11.705-08:00Wow. Powerful insight into the importance of relat...Wow. Powerful insight into the importance of relationship. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595494454540967758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-9180744938194598942014-02-21T11:31:19.152-08:002014-02-21T11:31:19.152-08:00We pray that God will use you mightily to bring Hi...We pray that God will use you mightily to bring His hope, healing and a tremendous move of the Holy Spirit to those so close to His heart.This is amazing pastor Dan.<br /><br />I think of my own father's audiences with 2 papal fathers back in the 70's and 80's. One of them asked him simply to, "Pray for us." When he asked what he could pray for specifically, the pope spoke of a renewal of the Holy Spirit in the Catholic church. Dad was invited to share at several retreats and God moved mightily during those times, filling many with His Spirit.<br /><br />We know that God is faithful in all things and certainly has a plan and purpose to use you mightily in the coming days amonst these dear people. God bless you as you seek and serve Him. May he open every door before you.<br />Kim Gambinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332843880401245654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-18978588505512121562014-02-21T10:20:32.733-08:002014-02-21T10:20:32.733-08:00Thanks for being transparent and so relevant. Thanks for being transparent and so relevant. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411190201133601907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-71187852064671777762014-02-20T19:36:56.747-08:002014-02-20T19:36:56.747-08:00As for me Joel is a God send, all 3 of my sons suf...As for me Joel is a God send, all 3 of my sons suffered from anxiety, and depression. He was a light of Jesus in their darkness, he encourages in the body of Christ, all 3 are walking in their healing now, and his words were just what they needed. I was one of those single moms raising them all alone.<br />Divorce hurts even years after.Rosy Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693838130089591720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-83226863593380945762014-02-20T17:57:51.152-08:002014-02-20T17:57:51.152-08:00Thank you Pastor Dan. BTW, can you tweet? I am way...Thank you Pastor Dan. BTW, can you tweet? I am way behind the tech learning curve, and all I did was change from a pc to a Mac. Thankfully, I am retired and don't have to think any more about pastoral search committees. However, I do appreciate that our pastor prepares his sermons prayerfully and theologically and also psychologically. And he is a good guy to boot ... and my son-in-law. We sure enjoyed your time with us in OKC where in addition to encouraging us you proclaimed grace and truth. Thank you. Grace, peace and joy my friend. Te best is yet to be because of Jesus. - Jack DabneyJohn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04561437333184297611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-62871578882234484242014-02-20T16:43:53.540-08:002014-02-20T16:43:53.540-08:00Pastor Dan,
You smile just fine... I remember you ...Pastor Dan,<br />You smile just fine... I remember you laughing and smiling and being brutally honest with me. Your sermons also bring about healing and true insight into who we are to become. I thank you. I owe you so much. God con't to bless you and keep you healthy so that more generations can hear you speak, preach, listen (and of course SING) :) Dena MosleyAlabama Belle 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349233262593586821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-36943908697218149592014-02-20T14:13:27.243-08:002014-02-20T14:13:27.243-08:00You have a beautiful smile and I love this post. ...You have a beautiful smile and I love this post. Joel has said that he always wanted to be behind the camera, and he was for years for his dad. He stepped up to the plate when his father passed and has a very huge following. I like Joel, always have. People aren't encouraged enough, people don't believe in themselves enough. He fills in the gap that so many Pastor's fail to get across (not you). Ask and Ye shall receive, knock and the door will open. He is an encourager, that so many people have never known. He gets people to Christ and Christ will fill in Joel's gaps. We all are one body, no part is more important than the next. You forgot the part about him being a big cry baby (his words).Nanny Karrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498720895917913215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-24438438334682422732014-01-01T14:15:57.238-08:002014-01-01T14:15:57.238-08:00I have to disagree with the thrust of the second c...I have to disagree with the thrust of the second cause...the we will accept same sex marriage because we have adopted narcissism as a basis of marriage. One cannot argue that many people are hedonistic--let's marry for the pleasure; Or romantic--let's marry so we may live in love. But the alternative is absolutely false--namely, the argument that a same sex marriage is by nature incapable of a covenantal relationship. The failure is not the inability of an LGBT couple to achieve it, the failure is the blindness, hardness of heart that denies what God can build in the lives of a committed, faith centered LGBT couple. We will never advance the cause of a covenant life if we keep pretending that only we can be dressed in such heavenly garb. Someone will inevitably comment on the emperor's new clothes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818221917391713884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-64379995372386886052013-12-05T08:10:20.004-08:002013-12-05T08:10:20.004-08:00I was raised by godly parents who taught me solid ...I was raised by godly parents who taught me solid financial principles. Although we were never wealthy, and sometimes very poor, we always seemed to have money for what we needed. My parents were good stewards, which often meant I had far fewer toys than my friends, wore discount store clothes, and drank water when we went out to eat. I resented the restrictions placed on me by their carefulness and when I was out on my own, denied myself little. As a result, I ended up drowning in credit card debt. I kept expecting God to swoop in and miraculously rescue me, but I did nothing to change my habits. In my 30s, I realized God wasn't going to honor me for sinful over-indulgence. I got serious and followed Dave's principles, as well as my parents' teaching, and made a huge dent in the debt. When I married, God did provide the rescue that I had longed for. But the principles I learned during that time of extreme discipline have carried through into my marriage. My husband trusts me to manage our finances, something he would've been unable to do before. I've learned that we have money because we show constraint. We live beneath our means and are able to be generous with others. It's one of the most beautiful lessons God has ever allowed me to learn. If only I would've accepted my parents' teaching at a young age... And yes, I believe Dave Ramsey SHOULD be wealthy. He's worked hard to achieve it, teaches the principles to others, and would be weird if he was living in a trailer! He quietly gives away much of his wealth to worthy causes. His arrogance is at times off-putting, but his message is true.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464505714650718466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-75968563917295349722013-12-05T06:36:54.430-08:002013-12-05T06:36:54.430-08:00Great blog. You never cease to amaze at how well ...Great blog. You never cease to amaze at how well you are able to communicate through written word. Thank you for taking time out of your crazy busy schedule to post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375794634021325606noreply@blogger.com