Comments on Decompressing Faith: Fear and Honesty: The 'Pagan' Stacks

Sounds good. Do you have Irish roots? I was just...

2009-07-02T03:13:46.885-07:00

Sounds good. Do you have Irish roots? I was just thinking about all this stuff last night, how drawn I am to the Celtic, and I guess some of that is because that is where my bloodlines lie.

You would so love my art therapist, Erin. She lives by the Celtic year and is often telling me bits and pieces about Celtic customs and stuff. Coolness.

Book sounds good. When I first read it I thought it said, "The Red Haired Girl From the Blog". Heh :) Look forward to hearing more :)

That's what I love about this place, Michelle...to...

2009-06-01T21:06:02.074-07:00

That's what I love about this place, Michelle...to have that freedom. But it takes time to shake the old fear, ya know?

I'll be writing more, Jarred.

2009-06-01T21:04:40.566-07:00

I'll be writing more, Jarred.

Barry - I think maybe just because Ireland is the ...

2009-06-01T21:04:20.872-07:00

Barry - I think maybe just because Ireland is the largest nation it gets the most attention. But I've tried to understand it the way you explain it.

Robert - So are you a convinced preterist yet, for...

2009-06-01T21:03:22.843-07:00

Robert - So are you a convinced preterist yet, for hanging around Transmillennial? Haha!

Yes it was finished, and I think people have been trying to unfinish it ever since. We think it really couldn't be that simple.

I completely identify with you reading some of it ...

2009-06-01T09:20:33.021-07:00

I completely identify with you reading some of it and putting it down - not being ready to process the new perspective yet. When I was finally ready to allow my mind to be open and not be concerned if it was evil or sinful to do so, I delved into lots of new topics that wound up very interesting and enlightening.

I"m not familiar with that particular book. I loo...

2009-06-01T05:56:31.169-07:00

I"m not familiar with that particular book. I look forward to hearing more about it in the future.

It's just a minor bugbear of mine. Most times I've...

2009-05-30T01:56:20.754-07:00

It's just a minor bugbear of mine. Most times I've heard Americans talking abotu anything Celtic, they generally tend to assume that Irish culture, language and history is what is meant by Celtic. I'm as Celtic as any Irishman - I was born and raised in a Celtic country, to native parents, and I'm fluent in a Celtic language.

Nothing at all to do with your actual post, but there we are!

"Celtic" these days generally refers to the language, history and culture of the people of Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man. I guess that because there are so many Irish-Americans the Irish background tends to receive more coverage over there.

Hey Erin- very cool to see you taking on Xena lik...

2009-05-29T21:27:55.536-07:00

Hey Erin- very cool to see you taking on Xena like style, or is it more Valkyrie hehe I am getting to know people on the forum over at transmillennial/parousia very very cool place. I think Jesus final words before He died, *it is finished* really did have as much impact as they sound like, done with the old in with the new as far as relationship with God. Look forward to your coming posts.

Barry - I don't think Celtic is synonymous with I...

2009-05-29T18:48:20.666-07:00

Barry - I don't think Celtic is synonymous with Irish...I think Celtic is synonymous with Celtic.

But any further explanation you would care to offer would be welcome. I like my information to be accurate, for sure.

Thanks Cindy.

2009-05-29T18:40:22.886-07:00

Thanks Cindy.

Donna - You'd probably love it. One to look for wh...

2009-05-29T18:40:13.851-07:00

Donna - You'd probably love it. One to look for when you venture into the City (of books, that is) :) And, yes, you can borrow it as soon as I'm done!

Maria - I think what you said is important...that ...

2009-05-29T18:39:37.572-07:00

Maria - I think what you said is important...that anything not inherently Christian is evil by default. I lived under this, in fear, for so many years. It's refreshing to hear someone else say it.

As the owner of a number of books on ancient and m...

2009-05-29T18:28:52.327-07:00

As the owner of a number of books on ancient and modern pagan religions, I'm the last person to get my theology in a twist over you reading that!

To go off at a complete tangent, though, I do have one gripe: how come nearly everyone on that side of the Atlantic seems to think Celtic means Irish? Don't the rest of us (Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Manx and Scottish) Celts get a look in?

cool. looking forward to the what comes next.

2009-05-28T19:51:10.314-07:00

cool. looking forward to the what comes next.

so when can I borrow it???? Sounds like a great re...

2009-05-28T18:56:51.722-07:00

so when can I borrow it????
Sounds like a great read!!!

It looks like an interesting book, Erin. And cons...

2009-05-28T09:32:16.850-07:00

It looks like an interesting book, Erin. And considering the level of interest in Celtic Christian spirituality, it would be surprising if some of the pagan roots didn't show through. Honestly, I think our Western version of Christianity needs to hear some of those voices as a corrective to our overly intellectual, dualistic views -- like the Native American appreciation of creation and ourselves as part of the created order.

I have to admit I still find it challenging in an uncomfortable way to be immersed in a worldview so far from my own. I had that feeling reading E. Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love, for example. But I think we have to get past the notion that if something isn't explicitly "Christian" it must be straight from the pit -- not to say there isn't a place for discernment (in the Bible stacks as well).

Don't worry, Jeff, I have the next couple of posts...

2009-05-28T06:29:52.031-07:00

Don't worry, Jeff, I have the next couple of posts mostly written.

Okay, you have my attention. Now don't go getting...

2009-05-28T05:54:25.723-07:00

Okay, you have my attention.

Now don't go getting all busy and write the next installment two months later.

:)