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  • 1/30/2008 9:26 PM ded wrote:
    you said plenty and its encouraging
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  • 8/14/2007 9:54 PM Dave Anderson wrote:
    I, too, have some of the same feelings concerning fasting, but when I have done it, I usually find the benefit for me is not a feeling of "superspirituality" but of a desperate need for more of Him.
    Thanks for your words.
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    1. 8/15/2007 8:21 AM Terry Henry wrote:
      It has always amazed me that we shy away from the very things that can help us such as fasting.

      In nature, when wild animals are sick they don't eat—it seems like when we are not feeling well spiritually we tend to eat more.

      Skipping a few meals now and then not only can help our God perspective but is also good for our bodies as well.

      Thanks for stopping by.

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  • 8/14/2007 9:50 PM Steve Sensenig wrote:
    Great analogy there with the bike-riding and balance. And a great view of fasting.

    I'm totally with you on the frustration when someone else decides that it's time for me to fast!
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    1. 8/15/2007 7:19 AM Terry Henry wrote:
      It sure is a lot of fun to share words with friends. Like iron sharpens iron, friends act as a balance for one another.

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  • 8/14/2007 9:16 PM Jimazing wrote:
    Your honesty... your journey... your questions make me wish I were your friend. If you are anything like me, you will find that each layer of the onion reveals more about who God created you to be. Some layers will be more pleasant than others.

    As you uncover Terry Henry, you will find an effectiveness that you have never known. You will find a unique expression of God because He only made one you. To me, it is like finding me and finding God at the same time. Not that I am God, but the process of living out that unique expression of God is a peeling away of the hurts, habits and hangups that keep me from Him.

    Keep asking the questions and pushing back the darkness. In my experience, they frequently do not lead to happiness, but they do lead to a deeper fulfillment. I'm along for the ride... oh wait, that's the other blog
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    1. 8/15/2007 7:15 AM Terry Henry wrote:
      Thanks for the encouraging words. I haven't been to deep into your journey (jimazing.com/blog) but it sounds like we'd have a lot to talk about if we were met and take a long walk together.

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  • 8/14/2007 3:42 PM Larry wrote:
    Don't know who you are or how I ran across your "blogg" but I find it extremely interesting. So much so that I am going out this evening and look for the book "Blue Lake Jazz"
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    1. 8/14/2007 8:21 PM Terry Henry wrote:
      I am just a guy who is processing his life sort of out loud and beginning to re-discover what it was I originally saw in the church and Christianity.

      I the past couple of weeks I have traveled many miles to see a friend who was a part of a Derek Prince foundation series class I taught many years ago become a pastor in a little Methodist church in the middle of almost nowhere—led an Emmaus gathering in praise and worship—worshipped with another church group and biked miles and miles with a friend.

      Glad you stopped by and let me know what you think of the book.

      Check out lookingforthelongride as well if you already haven't.




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  • 8/8/2007 7:14 AM Steve Sensenig wrote:
    There is definitely a freedom where you're at in this. And sometimes that freedom makes it seem like there are more questions than answers. I guess I'm getting to the point in my own journey where I'm starting to enjoy asking the questions, even if the answers are not immediately discernible. Just having the freedom to ask...
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    1. 8/8/2007 7:28 AM Terry Henry wrote:
      Clarity is all around and a confidance building that heretofore has not been available or has just been out of reach. This one will be won. Thanks for the support.

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  • 7/13/2007 9:36 AM ded wrote:
    Thomas Merton...now there's a thinker! The last book of his I tried to read was Zen and the Birds of Appetite. I didn't get past chapter three. Maybe I should try again. If you haven't tried him yet, get hold of Henri Nouwen.

    I think as we deconstruct the pat answers and socially determined codes that have supported us, we find ourselves vulnerable but open to so many more thoughts. It is overwhelming.

    I agree with you. We can't predict; we move and hope. Along the way, we learn more and more the reality of being in Him; for in Him we live and move and have our being.
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    1. 7/13/2007 11:21 AM Terry Henry wrote:
      I guess where I am heading today is somewhere in between not knowing anything but what I have read in the Bible (is this possible?) and understanding where we have come from and the current state of apologetics. I don't really want to get hung up in all the possible definitions for what Evangelical Christianity means ("...emphasis on scriptural authority, conversion and new life) or how we can relate the "universalness" of the gospel to a post-modern people who are into deconstructing just for the sake of deconstructing. Yet I find myself being stirred by the debate that is all around me. Nothing is as simple as love it seems.

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      1. 7/13/2007 1:06 PM ded wrote:
        Indeed, nothing is as simple as love.
        Galatians 5:6 comes to mind--
        " For when we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the lack of it makes any difference at all; what matters is faith that works through love."
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  • 7/4/2007 4:56 PM Old Pete wrote:
    Hi Terry
    I've been looking at this and your other web site. I'm in the UK, rather older than you, with clear memories of hitch hiking - and being given a lift by an American Air Force Officer who was on his way to Paris!

    I get the distinct impression that you are on what could be an exciting journey - maybe similar to the one I started out on over ten years ago.

    I was told several years ago that I have a knack of asking the awkward questions to which there are no easy answers.

    Would you like to share your thoughts?

    My blog contains a link to my web site

    Pete
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    1. 7/5/2007 4:51 PM Terry Henry wrote:
      Thanks for stopping by. I will check out your site today. Yes...the ride will always get more interesting as we progress towards a true understanding of the church and what part we fit into as the body of Christ. My ride is being driven into some areas I can't discuss at this point...maybe more later.
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      1. 7/6/2007 5:12 AM Old Pete wrote:
        Hi Terry

        Your suggestion that you hope I post a lot more in the future highlights a problem I have.

        It has taken me seven years and many hundred hours of writing and rewriting to get where I have now with the web site. There are dozens of pages that are not linked to - some of which are definitely controversial (or unorthodox). I started out with a purpose, and that purpose changed quite significantly, four times in five years. I'm convinced that it was in writing the web site that I learned so much of what Father wanted me to understand - including quite a lot about why people believe what they have been taught even if it doesn't fit with the gospel story.

        I have a picture of life as a series of stepping stones. I've reached a particular point on my journey where I sense Father saying, "I've brought you this far on your own. Now I'd like you to share that journey with others. I don't have anything new to say. The problem is in how to share some of my experiences and understanding at the right time and in the right way .

        I created my two blogs as starting points. I'm not planning to add new posts - because any new posts would hide the introductory nature of what is there.

        A couple of days ago I was asked if I could explain in a single email, "How has life moved on for you in the last year?" My answer is at http://uk.geocities.com/oldpete66/thelastyear.html

        I've actually edited my blog to include this link.

        At this stage I have no idea what happens next.

        I'd appreciate any thoughts you might have

        Pete
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        1. 7/6/2007 5:28 AM Terry Henry wrote:
          I guess I understand....you have traveled the roads necessary and written what
          you have found along the way. I can respect that.

          I am still in process and have found a love for words and am hopefully being
          used to bring some understanding to this whole thing of being out of the box.

          Like is says in scripture, "...of the writing or blogs there is no end."

          Have a great day in GB.


          Terry

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  • 7/1/2007 8:33 AM Reed wrote:
    Terry, I got turned onto all of the "emerging church" authors by Greg Millsaps. I enjoyed Donald Miller and Dallas Willard. The most impacting read for me was Brian McClaren's "A Generous Orthodoxy". It was like reading my own thoughts for the last decade. I think it will be a very enjoyable read for you as well.

    The 2 blog idea seems like a lot of work to me. I am curious as to your rationale behind the need for 2 sites.
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    1. 7/1/2007 10:15 AM Terry Henry wrote:
      I guess the idea of two sites seemed appealing because the overtly spiritual stuff could be on one and then the everyday stuff on the other. But as I think of it now I wonder what I was thinking....Looking for the Long Ride is the everyday and the everyday is a mixture of all He shows me in that 24 hour period....I do like the colors and large type of Reluctant and might see what I can do about that and really don't know what I did to get it there. Thanks....
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  • 6/28/2007 10:48 PM Steve Sensenig wrote:
    I like the two different sites. I think I will really enjoy this one!

    Carey's thoughts about the difference between "looking" and actually following are well-put. I think this sums up what I've been seeing (although I couldn't put my finger on it) in your recent posts.

    And as David said, it's really kind of fun once you get used to it!
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  • 6/28/2007 4:53 PM Carey wrote:
    You've moved from "looking" for the long ride to "follow(ing) the path,"(as your last sentence mentions.)
    In spiritual terms, that sounds like progress to me, because the latter course implies a direction that we didn't have before.
    I like the idea of you having two websites, one for existential angst (looking...), the other for more productive sojourning along a path that He established before the world was born.
    If you can juggle the two, I will be amused, and edified, I am sure. Keep up the good work. See ya Saturday.
    C
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    1. 6/29/2007 8:43 AM Terry Henry wrote:
      Carey, you have always had a way of seeing things in a unique way and I appreciate that about you.

      The sub-title of "looking" is "Describe Your Ride" and I guess one of the original thoughts was that it would be a forum of people sharing what their rides look like. At present it seems like mostly my adventure with several friends cheering me on from their ride...and that's perfectly alright.

      Sandi's observation about two sites is that it needs to be balanced and not take Christian stuff out of "looking" because that is a part of the ride and that some may read one and not the other and might be exposed to Christ. But I guess that is a "ride" in itself. With your help I know we will land in the right spot.
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  • 6/21/2007 9:45 PM ded wrote:
    Terry,

    Maybe what you are experiencing is simply entering the reality being renewed every morning in the spirit of the Lord as opposed to waking up with a programmed way of tackling the day as a Christian. It's kind of fun once you get used to it.
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    1. 6/28/2007 4:56 PM Carey wrote:
      Yes, it is fun, walking in faith.
      C
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  • 6/19/2007 8:32 PM ded wrote:
    You raise questions and state things about yourself so openly at once. All couched in this folksy, sublime manner which draws the reader in.

    Yeah.

    We are a community of faith whether we recognize it or not and we each are fulfilling the patterns of life which are our part. Along the way, we either love others or we don't.

    Thanks for this.
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    1. 6/19/2007 9:58 PM Terry Henry wrote:
      Based on your response I had to re-read my entry to see what I had said that led you to say what you did. I am like you, looking for truth wherever that may be found—in meals with friends, at the mall, in the classroom or on a bike ride. The box that I find myself in has not allowed me to be who I have been created to be—nor allowed me to love as I should. For that I repent and desire to move on into the mystery that is before me.
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