tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post4973761514406300088..comments2024-03-24T19:55:32.537-05:00Comments on The View from This Seat: “Conquering Fear”LKSeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-76803364536313346462010-06-10T21:08:44.791-05:002010-06-10T21:08:44.791-05:00I think the idea of dying young as late as possibl...I think the idea of dying young as late as possible hit the nail on the head! I often think that my struggle to resist fear is not the fear of death but the fear of living beyond what continues to give quality to life. I am familiar with Rabbi Kushner's book, and I reflect on its contents often. Vicki PriceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-14369974297527166232010-06-10T10:28:49.493-05:002010-06-10T10:28:49.493-05:00Here are comments received from my esteemed friend...Here are comments received from my esteemed friend, Dr. Glenn Hinson:<br /><br />"I like that, Leroy--'die young as late as possible.' I've felt fortunate to have had few health problems even as I approach 80. I'm thankful to have learned from Douglas Steere how important it is to look at life from the bright side rather than the dark side."LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-58101961589803835742010-06-10T09:29:47.492-05:002010-06-10T09:29:47.492-05:00A relatively new "Thinking Friend," a pa...A relatively new "Thinking Friend," a pastor in the Kansas City Northland, made the following comments in an e-mail to me this morning:<br /><br />"A nicely rendered piece, Leroy.<br /> <br />"Having not read the book, I am unsure of the relevance of the following, but I hear Jesus asking of his friends--why are you afraid--or telling them--don’t be afraid.<br /> <br />"I'd like to think that the Gospel is about a perfect love that casts out fear (1 John).<br /> <br />"I'd like to believe that as I allow Divine Love to penetrate me to the core--it replaces even my deepest fears with serenity.<br /> <br />"This is probably not something that happens completely in this life but I'd like to believe it can happen profoundly."LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-51448167284642440072010-06-10T08:35:55.569-05:002010-06-10T08:35:55.569-05:00What an apropos subject for our time - and all tim...What an apropos subject for our time - and all time. One of the two greatest sins, from my perspective, which I face. At the end of the book of the Apocolypse, leading the group of those cast into perdition are the cowards. Christ himself took aim at the fearful in his parable of the talents.<br /><br />The subject of FEAR, its daily ramifications, and proactively addressing it, needs to be a priority - especially in my life. This is a superior additional commandment to those I grow up with: Thou shall not smoke, drink, dance, play cards. This has the ring of godliness.1sojournernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-2096085779992090472010-06-10T07:48:57.169-05:002010-06-10T07:48:57.169-05:00It is an interesting observation -- do not be afra...It is an interesting observation -- do not be afraid as being the "eleventh commandment". My mind flits back and forth, remembering the many times that this message is communicated by God in the Bible. Something to think about today and tomorrow. I may get Kushner's book after I finish reading yours!Gregory Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356963573996529946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-49055812843542420742010-06-10T07:37:37.697-05:002010-06-10T07:37:37.697-05:00The first comment received was from a Thinking Fri...The first comment received was from a Thinking Friend whom I do not know personally. He wrote,<br /><br />"Love it!!! Very succinct 'book review'....<br />I am going to purchase a copy of Kushner's book and read it."LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.com