Comments on: Who Is John Stott? http://preachermike.com/2004/11/30/110182732134374076 Sniffing out the work of God in the world... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:00:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David U http://preachermike.com/2004/11/30/110182732134374076#comment-1905 David U Wed, 01 Dec 2004 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/?p=382#comment-1905 Mike that was an EXCELLENT article, and thanks for taking the time to bring it to our attention. I don't make a habit of reading the Times, so I doubt I would have seen it. I confess in front of your millions of readers that when someone mentions the Times, I have a reaction similar to Nathanael's when he said "can any good come out of Nazareth?" I see I need to back off of that prejudice, and look for the good in everything....even the Times! :) I read my first Stott book this year, and it made me hunger for more. I have become a huge fan, and should have started reading him much earlier........like maybe in the 80's when you were referencing him from the pulpit at College. Hey, better late than never! Thanks again! Mike that was an EXCELLENT article, and thanks for taking the time to bring it to our attention. I don’t make a habit of reading the Times, so I doubt I would have seen it. I confess in front of your millions of readers that when someone mentions the Times, I have a reaction similar to Nathanael’s when he said “can any good come out of Nazareth?” I see I need to back off of that prejudice, and look for the good in everything….even the Times! :) I read my first Stott book this year, and it made me hunger for more. I have become a huge fan, and should have started reading him much earlier……..like maybe in the 80’s when you were referencing him from the pulpit at College. Hey, better late than never! Thanks again!

]]> By: Anonymous http://preachermike.com/2004/11/30/110182732134374076#comment-1904 Anonymous Wed, 01 Dec 2004 13:20:00 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/?p=382#comment-1904 GEORGE: Bozo? ERIC: No. GEORGE: B-O-Z-O? ERIC: Sorry, I... GEORGE: You've never heard of Bozo the Clown? ERIC: No! GEORGE: How could you not know who Bozo the Clown is? ERIC: I don't know, I just don't. GEORGE: How can you call yourself a clown and not know who Bozo is? ERIC: Hey, man - what are you hassling me for? This is just a gig, it's not my life. I don't know who Bozo is, what - is he a clown? GEORGE: Is he a clown? What, are you kidding me!? ERIC: Well, what is he? GEORGE: Yes, he's a clown! ERIC: Alright, so what's the big deal! There's millions of clowns! GEORGE: Alright, just forget it. ERIC: Me forget it? You should forget it! You're livin' in the past, man! You're hung up on some clown from the sixties, man! GEORGE: Bozo?

ERIC: No.

GEORGE: B-O-Z-O?

ERIC: Sorry, I…

GEORGE: You’ve never heard of Bozo the Clown?

ERIC: No!

GEORGE: How could you not know who Bozo the Clown is?

ERIC: I don’t know, I just don’t.

GEORGE: How can you call yourself a clown and not know who Bozo is?

ERIC: Hey, man - what are you hassling me for? This is just a gig, it’s not my life. I don’t know who Bozo is, what - is he a clown?

GEORGE: Is he a clown? What, are you kidding me!?

ERIC: Well, what is he?

GEORGE: Yes, he’s a clown!

ERIC: Alright, so what’s the big deal! There’s millions of clowns!

GEORGE: Alright, just forget it.

ERIC: Me forget it? You should forget it! You’re livin’ in the past, man! You’re hung up on some clown from the sixties, man!

]]> By: Jeff http://preachermike.com/2004/11/30/110182732134374076#comment-1903 Jeff Wed, 01 Dec 2004 12:19:00 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/?p=382#comment-1903 My thoughts exactly, thank you for bringing this article to my attention. I watched the show twice Sunday, and I've been wanting to express something similar to Mr. Russert all week. In my opinion Russert is the best in the business, however, either he or his producers took the easy way out. Surely he doesn't <EM>really</EM> think these guys are the best he can find. Was P.T. Barnum not available? My thoughts exactly, thank you for bringing this article to my attention. I watched the show twice Sunday, and I’ve been wanting to express something similar to Mr. Russert all week. In my opinion Russert is the best in the business, however, either he or his producers took the easy way out. Surely he doesn’t really think these guys are the best he can find. Was P.T. Barnum not available?

]]> By: WDS http://preachermike.com/2004/11/30/110182732134374076#comment-1902 WDS Wed, 01 Dec 2004 02:58:00 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/?p=382#comment-1902 Beautiful post! The author of the article gets it. It's refreshing even to those outside the pale when they see authentic Christianity. Fortuantely, inside the pale we get to see it every day in some form. Sometimes it's through the voice of Stott, Cope, (any number of names here)... What a novel idea to unbelievers—authentic Christianity. Beautiful post! Beautiful post! The author of the article gets it. It’s refreshing even to those outside the pale when they see authentic Christianity. Fortuantely, inside the pale we get to see it every day in some form. Sometimes it’s through the voice of Stott, Cope, (any number of names here)… What a novel idea to unbelievers—authentic Christianity. Beautiful post!

]]> By: Val http://preachermike.com/2004/11/30/110182732134374076#comment-1901 Val Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:57:00 +0000 http://www.preachermike.com/?p=382#comment-1901 While I may agree w/ Brooks that neither Sharpton nor Falwell should be held up as experts on religion in public life, it seems contradictory for Mr. Brooks to speak of a better tone in the same column wherein he reduces himself to calling people names like "Bozo." Bozo was a friend of mine, so I just felt I should defend his honor. While I may agree w/ Brooks that neither Sharpton nor Falwell should be held up as experts on religion in public life, it seems contradictory for Mr. Brooks to speak of a better tone in the same column wherein he reduces himself to calling people names like “Bozo.” Bozo was a friend of mine, so I just felt I should defend his honor.

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