Comments for Soulgardeners http://www.soulgardeners.com learning what it means to become human Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on When Jesus hung on a cross by Suzette http://www.soulgardeners.com/blog/when-jesus-hung-on-a-cross/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 Suzette Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:30:10 +0000 http://www.soulgardeners.com/?p=1044#comment-1370 Precious! Liam - "the observer" Precious! Liam – “the observer”

]]> Comment on When Jesus hung on a cross by Jacques http://www.soulgardeners.com/blog/when-jesus-hung-on-a-cross/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Jacques Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:59:36 +0000 http://www.soulgardeners.com/?p=1044#comment-1369 Fantastic! Fantastic!

]]> Comment on Lent is an angiogram by Suzette http://www.soulgardeners.com/blog/lent-is-an-angiogram/comment-page-1/#comment-1366 Suzette Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:14:15 +0000 http://www.soulgardeners.com/?p=1037#comment-1366 Thank you for the honest sharing of your journey! Iit is encouraging!! t is most definitely a human habit that makes us regress so easily into old habits. It made me think how quickly I revert back to " truths of the past" and the importance for me to be plugged into the Source of Life, and allow Him to change/reset me back to His Way!!! I think a Lenten Angiogram should be incorporated more often into our rhythm! Thank you for the honest sharing of your journey! Iit is encouraging!!
t is most definitely a human habit that makes us regress so easily into old habits. It made me think how quickly I revert back to ” truths of the past” and the importance for me to be plugged into the Source of Life, and allow Him to change/reset me back to His Way!!! I think a Lenten Angiogram should be incorporated more often into our rhythm!

]]> Comment on Labels by Tom Smith http://www.soulgardeners.com/blog/labels/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Tom Smith Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:55:00 +0000 http://www.soulgardeners.com/?p=1040#comment-1359 Indeed! Indeed!

]]> Comment on Labels by Tom Smith http://www.soulgardeners.com/blog/labels/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 Tom Smith Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:54:29 +0000 http://www.soulgardeners.com/?p=1040#comment-1358 Thanks Andries, I appreciate your response and concern Thanks Andries, I appreciate your response and concern

]]> Comment on Labels by Lyn van Rooyen http://www.soulgardeners.com/blog/labels/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 Lyn van Rooyen Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:34:16 +0000 http://www.soulgardeners.com/?p=1040#comment-1357 Thanks, Tom! This is so relevant in the HIV world we work in - we so easily label people living with HIV. We send out a weekly Bible message in a Time of HIV to more than 650 people. I would love to send this out one week, if you would give me permission? I will of course give credit and link to the original post. Please let me know management@cabsa.org.za Lyn Thanks, Tom! This is so relevant in the HIV world we work in – we so easily label people living with HIV. We send out a weekly Bible message in a Time of HIV to more than 650 people. I would love to send this out one week, if you would give me permission? I will of course give credit and link to the original post. Please let me know management@cabsa.org.za
Lyn

]]> Comment on Labels by Riekies Huisamen http://www.soulgardeners.com/blog/labels/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Riekies Huisamen Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:54:12 +0000 http://www.soulgardeners.com/?p=1040#comment-1356 I wish it was not necessary for sickness and pain and hunger and poverty to be part of our journey. But then on the other hand - Jesus says you are blessed Tom, blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh, blessed are you who are vulnerable, for you will be strong. A weird understanding of being blessed but it is good and we are safe in the arms of a good and Beautiful God. I wish it was not necessary for sickness and pain and hunger and poverty to be part of our journey. But then on the other hand – Jesus says you are blessed Tom, blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh, blessed are you who are vulnerable, for you will be strong. A weird understanding of being blessed but it is good and we are safe in the arms of a good and Beautiful God.

]]> Comment on Labels by Andries Louw http://www.soulgardeners.com/blog/labels/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 Andries Louw Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:36:30 +0000 http://www.soulgardeners.com/?p=1040#comment-1355 Tom, this immediately caught my attention as I was also wearing similar colour coded labels in a hospital in Feb. I underwent surgery to fix a broken tendon on my right foot last week, 28 Feb. A plate broke on my foot in mid-Jan. The doctor who stitched me up assured me that the tendon was fine but after some weeks I was still unable to move my right big toe in the same manner as my left toe. I'm realising I need to write a blog post to tell the whole story, but as I will be on crutches now for at least 2 weeks, it's amazing how many positives are coming out of this experience One of my labels said "Epileptic". When I had my first seizure at age 16, it was extremely hard for me to accept. I'm incredibly grateful that I have only had about 5 major seizures in my life thus far. The most liberating moment for me was when I heard Johnty Rhodes say on a radio add something like: "Hi, I'm Johnty Rhodes. I have epilepsy...." Later I heard someone comment that he didn't say: "I'm an epileptic", but "I have epilepsy". He was removing the label for himself and for others, basically saying that epilepsy didn't define or even identify him. His identity was Johnty Rhodes, who happened to live with this thing called epilepsy. And I can so identify with what you say about that keeping you humble and reminding you about your own brokenness and fragility. Sorry to hear about your ordeal Tom. So glad that you are recovering. Tom, this immediately caught my attention as I was also wearing similar colour coded labels in a hospital in Feb. I underwent surgery to fix a broken tendon on my right foot last week, 28 Feb. A plate broke on my foot in mid-Jan. The doctor who stitched me up assured me that the tendon was fine but after some weeks I was still unable to move my right big toe in the same manner as my left toe. I’m realising I need to write a blog post to tell the whole story, but as I will be on crutches now for at least 2 weeks, it’s amazing how many positives are coming out of this experience

One of my labels said “Epileptic”. When I had my first seizure at age 16, it was extremely hard for me to accept. I’m incredibly grateful that I have only had about 5 major seizures in my life thus far. The most liberating moment for me was when I heard Johnty Rhodes say on a radio add something like: “Hi, I’m Johnty Rhodes. I have epilepsy….” Later I heard someone comment that he didn’t say: “I’m an epileptic”, but “I have epilepsy”. He was removing the label for himself and for others, basically saying that epilepsy didn’t define or even identify him. His identity was Johnty Rhodes, who happened to live with this thing called epilepsy.

And I can so identify with what you say about that keeping you humble and reminding you about your own brokenness and fragility.

Sorry to hear about your ordeal Tom. So glad that you are recovering.

]]> Comment on Labels by Tom Smith http://www.soulgardeners.com/blog/labels/comment-page-1/#comment-1354 Tom Smith Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:31:19 +0000 http://www.soulgardeners.com/?p=1040#comment-1354 Thanks Jacques ... I think we will have to reflect before that halftime ;) Thanks Jacques … I think we will have to reflect before that halftime ;)

]]> Comment on Labels by Tom Smith http://www.soulgardeners.com/blog/labels/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 Tom Smith Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:30:28 +0000 http://www.soulgardeners.com/?p=1040#comment-1353 Thanks for sharing Kevin. BTW next to those labels is your card you left in the hospital. I am so grateful for you and Jenny. Thanks for sharing Kevin. BTW next to those labels is your card you left in the hospital. I am so grateful for you and Jenny.

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