tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post6411530046710910435..comments2023-05-14T07:51:18.017-05:00Comments on The Suburban Christian: Book discussion chapter 3: Countering commuter cultureAl Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04407264726681695790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-30525146942936757722007-05-25T10:01:00.000-05:002007-05-25T10:01:00.000-05:00Chapter 3 was good. Chapter 4 is even better.Chapter 3 was good. Chapter 4 is even better.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-2757315620204426832007-05-23T02:04:00.000-05:002007-05-23T02:04:00.000-05:00I have some of the same here: I run a small christ...I have some of the same here: I run a small christian based arts organisation, and we are going to a couple of other churches this summer. Team members kept saying "But we're going to XYZ church by car, right?". It's great to see christians increasingly talking about this sort of thing. Keep up the good work...Andy in Germanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355384132590719230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-6362861145759926602007-05-22T20:52:00.000-05:002007-05-22T20:52:00.000-05:00What your saying is so true, Al. As a big time co...What your saying is so true, Al. As a big time commuter, I have found exactly these problems in my life - no time for ministry, bad health, fractured relationships (although my carpool friendship is great :).<BR/><BR/>I'm working on it though - 7 minute drive to work coming soon.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943429844411466571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-20182786974775330182007-05-22T17:46:00.000-05:002007-05-22T17:46:00.000-05:00Al -- I wish I had a little of your wisdom in know...Al -- I wish I had a little of your wisdom in knowing how to respond to people who feel defensive about the things I'm learning in your book. When I mentioned that I was thinking of riding the bus to work, one friend told me she would pray for me. Then, after she found out I probably wouldn't actually save money by doing it (I only live three miles from work), she asked, "What's the point?" To take the bus would mean I would actually have to walk an extra mile a day (to and from bus stops), and it would also mean that there would be one less car on the road doing all the things cars do. But when I explained this, it seemed like she felt I was asking her to take the bus. I wasn't.<BR/><BR/>What I am learning more than anything in my life is that I need to THINK about what I'm doing through the grid of my Christian faith, rather than just passively living like everyone else. Thanks for letting us discuss this with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-8687103084430684952007-05-22T16:35:00.000-05:002007-05-22T16:35:00.000-05:00Yes, your last point here was what surprised me mo...Yes, your last point here was what surprised me most... the health issue. All those extra ailments that suburbanites have, ostensibly because of commute time! <BR/><BR/>Wouldn't you know it, I went out and bought a bike at the end of the week. It felt so good to ride it as our Sunday fun together. Emissions-free. And all the mileage went to my legs.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-25088271557641213912007-05-22T15:59:00.000-05:002007-05-22T15:59:00.000-05:00Thanks for being willing to say the hard things, t...Thanks for being willing to say the hard things, the unpopular but necessary and prophetic things challenging us to get out of our lazy and all-too-comfortable American mindsets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com