Comments on: Opportunity of a Lifetime

By: Too busy for…? | More Than Fine...

Too busy for…? | More Than Fine... — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:18:25 +0000

[...] of you may have read this article from the Washington Post or seen the accompanying video (below). I found it on Pete Wilson’s blog the other [...]

By: John

John — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:43:34 +0000

I'm coming in late on this post (I'm subscribed now so that won't happen anymore), but one statement in the article is really nailing me right now: What's the moral mathematics of the moment? Moral Mathematics of the Moment Now that just SCREAMS sermon title doesn't it? Man I wish I could get access to that video because, you're right, Pete, it's very convicting. John’s last blog post..Outsourced Evangelism

By: Rob Shepherd

Rob Shepherd — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:45:45 +0000

Dang you get a lot of comments. I tried to read them all to make sure I'm not repeating what someone else said...I couldn't get through them all. Anyway, this was a great post. I do think that many people missed hearing him play because he wasn't playing their music. I would bet that if he added a drum beat or mixed it with a DJ more people would have listened. We are all too busy to stop and listen. That is why it is so important to deliver a message people will stop and listen to. Rob Shepherd’s last blog post..Wrestling

By: bub

bub — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:05:21 +0000

Here's my 2 cents after reading everyone else's. I think if you had put Charlie Daniels out there playing the fiddle you would have had a huge crowd watching him. I think that our culture is much more interested in celebrity and populism than talent. I'm not saying that Charlie Daniels is not talented but he has celebrity. At least he did. But that's enough. It's like if you took me to a cricket match with the best cricket players in the world. Even if I knew that they were the best players in the world I still would be bored to tears. Why? It's cricket! bub’s last blog post..An Error in My Thinking

By: Saskia

Saskia — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:50:58 +0000

I think it’s kind of important to realize that hearing a snatch of this guy’s music will probably not make you realize that he is different from any other guy trying to make few bucks by playing in the subway. So first people have to recognize it, then they have to have time to stop. Plus, not everyone out there likes classical music..ultimately, I think this video is less telling than you’d like.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:07:10 +0000

I’d like to think I would’ve stopped to listen. I’m not from the city, so this would be a unique experience for me. When we’ve been at the mall and there is a gentleman playing the piano, we’ve often stopped to listen and visit. I wrote a post about it awhile back. It’s a little like stopping to smell the roses, huh?
http://laurelsthoughts.blogspot.com/2005/12/pushing-pause.html

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By: Links « Reflect. Love.

Links « Reflect. Love. — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:15:10 +0000

[...] Another post that I just needed. Pete Wilson posted this blog and video about hearing from God. Great word here–http://withoutwax.tv/2009/03/24/opportunity-of-a-lifetime/ [...]

By: Starwoodgal

Starwoodgal — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:28:48 +0000

Anything with a stinger. I vividly remember swinging on the swing set when I was three and my two older brothers ran out the sliding glass door, stood at each end of the swing set and shook it as hard as they could and then ran away. The wasps that were nesting in the top tube of the swing set flew out and attacked me. The flew up my pants legs and stung me several times. Trauma Drama! Starwoodgal’s last blog post..Sad Sack - that’s me….

By: Gina T

Gina T — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:43:56 +0000

Great comparison and I find myself way to often being busy and ignoring God yearning to spend time with me. In my mind, I am always going to spend time with him when everything is done and then he gets nothing from me b/c I am tired or b/c it is just my leftovers. I am as ignorant as those people not recognizing and acknowledging that the Savior of the universe wants to spend time with me. Wow, what an honor!

By: Christie

Christie — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:20:00 +0000

I struggle with this constantly. We are in a very busy season of life right now. The movers come tomorrow to move us across the country. Instead of pushing through my endless to-do list this afternoon, I went outside to play with my boys. Thanks for the reminder to stop and hear!