Comments on: A God Who Stoops To Ludicrous Depths

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:10:35 +0000

New Zealand has a different approach to nativity.
A church in the city has put up a controversial billboard depicting Mary & Joseph in bed with the caption,
“Poor Joseph. God is a hard act to follow.”

Many people are up in arms. First it was defaced by brown paint now the billboard has been stolen!

http://conversationsatintersections.blogspot.com/2009/12/mary-joseph-defaced-literally.html

By: Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:27:49 +0000

@Chrystie, I agree Chrystie.I can’t seem to shake that quote. I really think that’s one of the central themes God is teaching me this year during Christmas.

By: Chrystie

Chrystie — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:46:16 +0000

“Those who believe in God can never in a way be sure of Him again. Once they have seen him in a stable, they can never be sure where he will appear or to what lengths he will go or to what ludicrous depths of self-humiliation he will descend in his wild pursuit of man…”

I LOVE that quote, Pete. Love it! I think so often we put God in a safe and predictable box. The thing is, He cannot be contained. He is SO huge, so powerful, so magnificent, so glorious, and SO unpredictable. And, unfortunately, that makes him dangerous to our safe little lives. But, I want to see His glory. I want to see His magnificence. I want to “walk in dangerous proximity to God” (from the book Dangerous Wonder by Michael Yaconelli).

Thanks for that quote and the reminder not to allow our exposure to the nativity scene at Christmastime desensitize us to the wonder of it all!
.-= Chrystie´s last blog ..Let Me Be Weak =-.

By: Randy Kinnick

Randy Kinnick — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:20:52 +0000

Well said. Icons can become so common in our environment that we become numb to their influence.

I love the Frederick Buechner quote. It reminds me of the poem, “The Hound of Heaven” by Francis Thompson.

In relation to this topic, I wrote a blog post about the spiritual relevance of an iconic Christmas movie from my childhood.
http://randykinnick.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/youre-a-mean-one/
.-= Randy Kinnick´s last blog ..You’re a Mean One… =-.

By: Bill Foote

Bill Foote — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:09:19 +0000

I had to come back and read that again. Keep that quote in mind and it will change the way you view nativity scenes. What an incredible moment, when God invaded earth to live among man. Just another aspect of Christianity that sets it apart from any other religion. God help every manger scene to become an inspiration to worship you.

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A God Who Stoops to Ludicrous Depths « The YourSpace Project — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:20:36 +0000

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By: Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:15:51 +0000

@Gitz, that is so cool.

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The most famous pregnancy crisis story, like, EVER « Learning from Sophie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:12:18 +0000

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By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:46:10 +0000

@gitz That’s really sweet
.-= Jen´s last blog ..Yes, Well… =-.

By: gitz

gitz — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:58:20 +0000

I so wish my mom would have kept our Nativity from when we were growing up. It was old and chipped, but it has such memories attached. It was one that had a manger and the baby Jesus was separate and wrapped in a blanket. We didn’t put him in the manger until after we got home from midnight Mass, and had the wisemen across the room … helping them travel closer each day. I love that it wasn’t a decoration to us, but a way to learn and play out the story.
.-= gitz´s last blog ..You Need to Prepare for this One… =-.