tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post5172040152985128825..comments2024-03-22T05:53:17.342-04:00Comments on On This Rock: No Judging,..Just Jesus?Father John Hollowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-59812066890785306422012-01-31T12:47:13.488-05:002012-01-31T12:47:13.488-05:00"Merely having an open mind is nothing. The o..."Merely having an open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid." G.K. ChestertonFather John Hollowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-66320420156590027962012-01-31T10:49:43.127-05:002012-01-31T10:49:43.127-05:00Preaching is great! Say what truth (and love) is f...Preaching is great! Say what truth (and love) is for you, gain converts, open people's hearts and minds. Can it end there, before we insist upon legislation, deciding what a life should be for others and denying freedoms? Just checking.<br /><br />Talk to us, let us both live with open ears, learn from our own mistakes and trust each other as we navigate this confusing and challenging life, even when what we see appears wrong to each other. There's always learning behind the next move we (and our brothers and sisters) make. <br /><br />This is why I enjoy the conundrum Tolstoy evokes with his extreme views. He advocated living without courts, police, punishment. Obviously impossible if we are going to protect each other from harm, but things will always be imperfect when we try to find the line where protecting someone ends and limiting freedoms for adults begins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com